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An ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died

Credit: AP Photo/SIMON DAWSON

An ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died

Police arrest a man for attempted murder after toddler ends up in crocodile enclosure at English zoo

Police arrest a man for attempted murder after toddler ends up in crocodile enclosure at English zoo

Qantas plans a 22-hour London-Sydney nonstop flight, set for October next year

Qantas plans a 22-hour London-Sydney nonstop flight, set for October next year

Turkish state broadcaster drops veteran World Cup commentator over Iran-New Zealand mix-up

Turkish state broadcaster drops veteran World Cup commentator over Iran-New Zealand mix-up

Monumental cave art on Paris’ oldest bridge finally opens, as the public steps and sniffs inside

Monumental cave art on Paris’ oldest bridge finally opens, as the public steps and sniffs inside

Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot

Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot

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Knicks in 6: NY man’s high school yearbook prediction 6 years ago goes viral

Knicks in 6: NY man’s high school yearbook prediction 6 years ago goes viral

Catalonia’s famed human tower climbers greet Pope Leo in Barcelona

Catalonia’s famed human tower climbers greet Pope Leo in Barcelona

Join the beaver hunt: Toronto neighborhood offers unique World Cup-themed scavenger hunt

Join the beaver hunt: Toronto neighborhood offers unique World Cup-themed scavenger hunt

Wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, gets maiden India call-up

Wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, gets maiden India call-up

FIFA cancels World Cup tickets to about 60 fans who got them for free due to error

FIFA cancels World Cup tickets to about 60 fans who got them for free due to error

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

What it’s like to go inside New York City’s dank, dangerous, bug-filled sewers

What it’s like to go inside New York City’s dank, dangerous, bug-filled sewers

Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo

Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo

Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and demons

Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and demons

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Videos showing groups of people entering NYC sewers at night baffle residents and investigators

Videos showing groups of people entering NYC sewers at night baffle residents and investigators

Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

Scotland celebrates World Cup return with banknote featuring image of McTominay’s overhead kick

Scotland celebrates World Cup return with banknote featuring image of McTominay’s overhead kick

A round of a-paws for ‘La Perra,’ winner of the Palm Dog award at Cannes

A round of a-paws for ‘La Perra,’ winner of the Palm Dog award at Cannes

Tractors, ATVs and golf carts, oh my: Michigan seniors arrive at school in style on Tractor Day

Tractors, ATVs and golf carts, oh my: Michigan seniors arrive at school in style on Tractor Day

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