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Ice stupas: the Himalayan answer to water shortage

Retreating glaciers have left villages in Ladakh with acute water shortages. Local engineer Sonam Wangchuk, noticing one day how ice under a bridge stayed frozen even in summer, came up with a solution as ingenious as it is beautiful

Fake news, conspiracies, and the mysterious death of Magdalena Zuk

Sexual conspiracy theories and fake news have spread like wildfire in the case of Magdalena Zuk, a Polish woman who died on holiday in Egypt last month. Despite two autopsies confirming there was no foul play, the ridiculously far-fetched coverage – including an ‘investigation’ by a fake TV detective – shows no signs of abating. It is a parable for our times that could prove devastating to Egyptian tourism, not to mention Zuk’s loved ones. Edmund Bower reports

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Tory defending key seat charged in election fraud investigation

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Why markets will tackle climate change, with or without Donald Trump

Japan launches major drill in Sea of Japan with US carriers

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World news in pictures

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    Protestors wearing masks depicting the leaders of the G7 countries pose for a selfie during a demonstration organised by Oxfam in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy

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    Former US president Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive on stage during the Protestant church day (Kirchentag) event at the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Berlin

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    Policemen perform surveillance on the area around Brandenburg Gate from a roof top prior to an event with former US president Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the German Protestant Kirchentag (Church Day) in Berlin, Germany

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    Police officers on jetski's patrol the beach of Isolabella, ahead of a G7 summit, in the Sicilian town of Taormina, southern Italy

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    European Council President Donald Tusk speaks to US President Donald Trump after welcoming him at EU headquarters, as part of the NATO meeting, in Brussels

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    A demonstrator reacts after injuring his head during a protest against President Michel Temer and the latest corruption scandal to hit the country, in Brasilia, Brazil

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    US President Donald Trump meets with European Council President Donald Tusk, President-of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and officials during a meeting at the European Union Headquarters during a NATO meeting in Brussels

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  • 8/39 24 May 2017

    Riot police officers clash with demonstrators during a protest against President Michel Temer and the latest corruption scandal to hit the country, in Brasilia, Brazil

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    Smoke rises near the building of the Agriculture Ministry during a protest against Brazilian President Michel Temer and the latest corruption scandal to hit the country, in Brasilia, Brazil

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    Newly-elected Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

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    An opposition activist plays the violin in front of an armoured vehicle of the riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas

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    French cartoonist and film director Arthur de Pins and French music composer Mat Bastard with an actor dressed as a zombie during a photocall for the film 'Zombillenium' at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes

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    The Tejas Express luxury train leaves for its first return journey between Goa and Mumbai at the Karmali railway station in the Indian state of Go

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    an Indian child plays a game on a touch-screen onboard the Tejas Express luxury train during its first journey between Mumbai and Goa in Mumbai.

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    Indian passengers travel onboard the Tejas Express luxury train during its first journey between Mumbai and Goa in Mumbai

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    Indian passengers travel onboard the Tejas Express luxury train during its first journey between Mumbai and Goa in Mumbai

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    An Italian soldier stands guard on a road near Taormina in Sicily. The heads of the Group of Seven (G7), including new US president Donald Trump and new French president Emmanuel Macron will meet in Taormina, Sicily.

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    Thai Police Lt. General Saroj Keokajee holds a press conference in front of Pra Mongkut Klao Hospital, which was struck by a small bomb, in Bangkok

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    Thai soldiers secure the area as a patient is escorted to safety after a bomb exploded at military-owned Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

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    German police evacuated the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, after a suspicious object was found in the mailroom

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    North Korean ground-to-ground medium-to-long range strategic ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 being launched in a test-fire

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    Israeli soldiers wait for the arrival ceremony of US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel

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    US President Donald Trump hugs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel

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    US President Donald J. Trump speaking on the podium after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, outside Tel Aviv, Israel

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    US President Donald Trump delivers a few remarks to reporters before his meeting with Israel's President Reuven Rivlin at Rivlin's residence in Jerusalem

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    Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem

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    White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President, attend a press conference at the President's Residence in Jerusalem

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    An artist paints a picture of high jump star Germaine Mason, who died on April 20 in a motorbike crash on the outskirts of Kingston, in Portland, Jamaica

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    People accompany the coffin of high jump star Germaine Mason, who died on April 20 in a motorbike crash on the outskirts of Kingston, to the cemetery in Grange Hill, Portland, Jamaica

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    Jamaica's Olympic champion Usain Bolt reacts during a funeral service for high jump star Germaine Mason, who died on April 20 in a motorbike crash on the outskirts of Kingston, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, in Hayley Park Road, in Kingston, Jamaica

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    An aerial view of an art installation featuring Korean war-era tanks painted in different colours around a globe with a slogan reading: 'Peace All Around the World', at the Peace dam, north of Hwacheon near the Demilitarized one (DMZ) separating North and South Korea

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    A general view of art installations at the Peace dam, north of Hwacheon near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea

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    French President Emmanuel Macron, visits soldiers of Operation Barkhane, France's largest overseas military operation, in Gao, Northern Mali,

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    Israeli soldiers fire tear gas during clashes with Palestinian protesters after a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus

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    Palestinians attack a passing vehicle belonging to an Israeli settler near the Hawara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus

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    The parliament building is seen through flare smoke during a demonstration of uniformed officers marking a 24-hour general strike against the latest round of austerity in Athens, Greece

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    Iranian President and candidate in the upcoming presidential elections Hassan Rouhani speaks during a campaign rally in the northwestern city of Ardabil

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    The skyline of Dubai is pictured from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world standing at 828 metres

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    A makeshift altar with a cup of coffee, water glass and newspaper headlining the story of slain Mexican journalist Javier Valdez is pictured in a cafe previously frequented by Valdez in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico

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Herrera insists he is 'happy' at United amid Barcelona interest

The Spaniard has been linked with a move to Barcelona after an impressive season at United

England injury blow as Chris Woakes ruled out the Champions Trophy

The Warwickshire all-rounder picked up a side strain against Bangladesh

Ian Johnston At least Trump would read his own climate change agreement

If Trump is driven to do anything at all, it is to put his name on everything he possibly can, like an un-neutered tomcat vigorously spraying his scent

Arnold Schwarzenegger says 'people will rise up' over Paris Agreement

'One man cannot destroy our progress. One man can't stop our clean energy revolution. And one man can't go back in time'

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Amanda Holden's dress led to 216 complaints to Ofcom

'So Amanda is effectively topless on Britain's Got Talent,' one viewer tweets

New JRR Tolkien book finally published after 100 years

About an immortal Elf falling in love with a mortal man

Emirates tried to make Taiwanese employees wear Chinese flag pins

A leaked email to cabin crew forced a dramatic review of uniform policy 

New 'California' design show celebrates the best of the West Coast

California was at the forefront of mid-century design. Now, for the first time, a show at the Design Museum's examines the impact of Californian Sixties style on the way we live...

Scientists discover what could be a life-long cure for allergies

People share their pettiest reasons for not going on a second date

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Election 2017: What each party’s manifesto means for your money

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