KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 —The navy vessel KD Pendekar which experienced “severe flooding” following a leak earlier today has completely sunk off the coast of Johor. In a statement this evening, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) said the KD Pendekar sank at 3.54pm two nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop. …
Read More »The King’s 20-year-old niece wants to pursue a career in the military, which could make her the first female Royal since her late grandmother to do so. Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie and granddaughter to Queen Elizabeth II, has ‘fallen in love’ with army cadets, a …
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The Princess of Wales has made her first appearance at Crathie Kirk since revealing her cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Kate Middleton, 42, appeared in high spirits as she was pictured arriving for Sunday service with her husband William. Also snapped making their way to the Scottish church were King …
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By Tash Mosheim Published: 19:55 EDT, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 20:03 EDT, 25 August 2024 The Royal Mint has abandoned around £4million worth of copper coins in warehouses across the UK. Roughly 260 million excess 1p and 2p coins are sitting in cash centres, outnumbering those currently in circulation. …
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By Ed Holt Published: 12:01 EDT, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 12:07 EDT, 25 August 2024 This is the dramatic moment the Royal Navy intercepted a speedboat and seized cocaine worth £40m. In the footage Royal Navy soldiers can be seen leaving the HMS Trent on multiple smaller vessels, where they …
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DODE CHURCH/MATT JAMES Both Dode and Paddlesworth in the North Downs were thriving settlements until the plague hit in 1349 Man recalls seeing Hitler in Vienna on birthday BBC/MARK NORMAN Mr Farago was taken to Brussels on Kindertransport trains, which took children out of Nazi-controlled areas to safer territory A …
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La carte postale a été livrée à la bonne adresse plus d’un siècle plus tard… capture ecran – google street view Une carte postale non distribuée a finalement atteint sa destination, au Pays de Galles, 121 ans après avoir été postée pour la première fois. It was sent in 1903, …
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Article content As Canadian poet laureate Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip famously sang, “You are ahead by a century.” Article content He certainly wasn’t singing about an undelivered postcard that finally arrived some 121 years after it was first sent off by mail. The Christmas-themed card was recently delivered …
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This postcard was in transit for 121 years. Bild: dpa An Ewart writes a postcard to a Lydia Davies, the Royal Mail delivers the message. So far, so normal? Not quite. No time? blue News summarizes for you It took an incredible 121 years for a postcard to be delivered …
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USPS Delivery Times : The U.S. Postal Service is considering swapping some resources that would speed delivery times for most of its customers, but that would come at the expense of those who live in rural and remote locations, according to a report. Washington Post. “We are trying to save …
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