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Satellite images show China has built a village with 100 homes in disputed Indian territory

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China has built a 100-home village in disputed Indian territory that Beijing claims is theirs amid rising tensions between the two countries.  Satellite images dated 1 November 2020 show a development of 101 homes in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh at a location 2.8 miles inside Indian territory. Images from just over a year … Read more

IFS warns UK is in ‘wholly uncharted territory’ after Covid crisis

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Rishi Sunak will need to find £40BILLION a year in tax rises and spending cuts by the middle of the decade if he wants to balance the books in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, says IFS as it warns UK is in ‘uncharted territory’ Institute for Fiscal Studies said the UK economy is in … Read more

Koala named Triumph lets out a gorilla-like bellow as he marks his territory 

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Koala named Triumph lets out a gorilla-like bellow that ‘sounds like he’s got asthma’ as he marks his territory Triumph the koala rubbed his chest against a climbing frame to mark his territory Male koalas have a scent gland on their chest that produces pungent oily liquid They rub their chest on trees to warn … Read more

Northern Territory fisherman reels in giant crocodile

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Terrifying moment an excited fisherman reels in his catch in the Northern Territory – only to find a giant crocodile on the end of the line Video posted online of a fisherman reeling in a huge crocodile from his boat  Footage was filmed in October on the Victoria River west of Katherine in the NT   … Read more

The Block ventures into adults-only territory as Jimmy and Tam create a phallic utensil holder

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‘It’s so hard!’ The Block ventures into adults-only territory as Jimmy and Tam create a phallic utensil holder during racy pottery challenge By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:20 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 11:35 BST, 29 September 2020 Tuesday’s episode of The Block saw the teams participating in a pottery-making challenge, … Read more

The Block stars Elyse Knowles and boyfriend Josh Barker enjoy idyllic holiday in Northern Territory

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‘It’s been on our bucket list for so long!’ The Block stars Elyse Knowles and boyfriend Josh Barker enjoy idyllic holiday in Northern Territory By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:09 BST, 13 September 2020 | Updated: 10:10 BST, 13 September 2020 Elyse Knowles and her boyfriend Josh Barker recently moved to Byron … Read more

Epic moment 20 crocodiles fight over a dead cow in the Northern Territory 

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Epic moment four-metre crocodile fights off 20 other crocs to feast on a dead cow in an Outback billabong Michele Bain watched the ferocious scene unfold from her houseboat She saw the long tracks where the the four-metre reptile dragged its victim More than 20 crocodiles surrounded the cow, gnashing their teeth together By Charlotte … Read more

China ‘KIDNAPS’ five Indian citizens in disputed border territory

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India has accused China of kidnapping five of its citizens along the disputed Himalayan border.  Relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have hit a multi-decade low since a mass brawl along the frontier left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The two sides have since renewed patrols along the 2,000-mile Line of Actual Control (LAC) which has been … Read more

Turkish President Recep Erdogan warns Greece to enter talks over disputed Mediterranean territory

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face the consequences.  At a hospital’s opening ceremony in Istanbul, he said: ‘They’re either going to understand the language of politics and diplomacy, or in the field with painful experiences.’  Ankara is currently facing off against Greece and … Read more