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1 month, 1 week ago

Python hitches 98-km ride from UP to Bihar hidden in truck engine, leaves workers shocked. Watch

A massive python covered an incredible 98-kilometre journey undetected, hidden inside the engine compartment of a truck travelling from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, to Narkatiaganj, Bihar. Python travelled 98 km hidden in truck engine, rescued safely by forest officials. Python’s stealthy journey The truck, loaded with stones for a road construction project, departed from Kushinagar, oblivious to the hitchhiking python nestled …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two hitchhiking friends were murdered on Queensland’s 'highway of death' 52 years ago. Some believe their killer can still be found

ABC

It's a desolate, 800-kilometre strip of bitumen that has become so synonymous with tragedy, it's earned the sinister nickname "the highway of death". In July that year, with no car, little cash, camping gear and an itch for adventure, Anita and Robin set off on a two-week, 2,500-kilometre hitchhiking holiday up Australia's east coast to visit Robin's mother, who lived …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hitchhiker’s guide, rule one: a German tourist will always be along eventually

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Day break: Simon Calder eating breakfast in the Greek fishing port of Vathi Finally Miltiades drove …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Surf life saving patrol season starts this weekend as Surfers Paradise club celebrates oldest member

ABC

At the age of 17, Claude Jeanneret was asked to join the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club following WWII because so many of its members had fought overseas and there was nobody left to patrol the beach. Patrol season begins Surf life saving remains the largest volunteer organisation in Australia. Surf Life Saving Australia's National Coastal Safety report released …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Students flout safety norms seeking free lift from motorcycle riders in Kerala’s Kozhikode

The Hindu

Despite frequent warnings by the police and school authorities in the wake of rising kidnapping cases, schoolchildren in Kozhikode district of Kerala continue to seek free lift from strangers on the road. Meanwhile, senior police officers in Kozhikode city said the wide coverage of surveillance cameras had already addressed the safety concerns in the area to a large extent. They …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Daylesford family beats the morning chills — and perils of pollution — as they hitchhike their way to India

ABC

A few weeks ago, Patrick Jones, Meg Ulman, and their 11-year-old son, Woody, were waking to icy cold winter mornings at their home in Daylesford, in central Victoria. "The pleasure of hitchhiking is just meeting other people, and just the story sharing," Mr Jones said. "We've done a lot of travel before on bicycles and hitching and public transport in …

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9 months ago

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy says he starved for 120 hours straight during hitchhike in Europe 50 years ago

Hindustan Times

Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy said that he “experienced hunger” for 120 hours non-stop while he was hitchhiking in Europe 50 years ago. He said that 50 years ago, “I experienced hunger for 120 hours non-stop when I was hitchhiking in Europe and at a place called Nish, a border town between Bulgaria and what was then Yugoslavia and …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hitchhiking was once common in Australia and abroad. What changed?

ABC

It's rare to see a hitchhiker on the side of an Australian road these days. It was a time where "hitchhiking felt normal", she says, and it wasn't uncommon for university students to do it often. There was a hitching stop where students would go to pick up a lift," Dr Garner tells ABC RN's Late Night Live. Search for …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Hitchhiking Tom Waits was once picked up by ‘Nature Boy’ songwriter Eden Ahbez

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tom Waits has recalled the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Hitchhiking: the lift that keeps on giving

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Missing Queensland woman last seen in Streaky Bay was on holiday with family, police say

ABC

A Queensland woman who went missing on South Australia's western Eyre Peninsula three days ago had travelled to the area with family for a holiday, and had no known contacts in the region, police have said. Key points: A search is underway for a Queensland woman who was last seen in Streaky Bay on Sunday Her family and police are …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Kozhikode train fire | Kerala police weighing security implications of the arson attack on train

The Hindu

The Kerala police are weighing the security implications of the arson attack inside a compartment of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train in Kozhikode late on April 2. The State police said nine persons sustained severe burns, and three of a family died when they jumped off the moving train in a panic to flee the fire. ‘Police have a lead …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Hitchhiking possum embarks on relay from Gold Coast to Sydney thanks to wildlife carers

ABC

A six-month-old possum that embarked on an interstate hitchhiking journey in a removalist van now faces a milk-run return journey after recovering in a Gold Coast wildlife hospital. Key points: Queenie was found on the Gold Coast in a removalist van that had come directly from Sydney The six-month-old ringtail possum recuperated in Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Wildlife carers between the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘I was a prisoner of Mexico’s US-backed migrant detention regime’

Al Jazeera

On July 11, 2021, I arrived by car at Tapachula International Airport in the Mexican state of Chiapas – a grandiose title for the diminutive compound and runway plunked down amidst tropical vegetation just west of Mexico’s border with Guatemala – for what was meant to be my return flight to the neighbouring state of Oaxaca, where I had taken …

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2 years ago

Mum reunited with son she had grieved after he vanished 12 years ago

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Joyce said: "I got a …

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2 years, 9 months ago

A hitchhiker’s guide to humanity

Al Jazeera

One sunny afternoon in September 2006, my friend Amelia and I hitchhiked from the Lebanese capital of Beirut to the south Lebanese city of Tyre. We eventually left Samir’s care and resumed autostop, encountering borderline obscene hospitality at every turn as Lebanese and Palestinians not only gave us rides but also opened their homes, plied us with food and drink, …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Hawaii group aims to expand Maui coqui eradication efforts

Associated Press

WAILUKU, Hawaii — A group fighting invasive species on the Hawaiian island of Maui wants to expand efforts to eradicate coqui frogs near a popular surfing spot before the animals spread. The Maui Invasive Species Committee is considering either enlisting community volunteers to take on the coqui near Peahi on Maui’s north shore or hire a nonprofit company to do …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Invasive species, growing human activity threatens Antarctica's ecosystems

Hindustan Times

We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true. An iceberg floats in Andvord Bay, Antarctica And each vessel, each cargo item, and each person could be harbouring non-native species, hitchhiking their way south. We mapped the last five years of planes and ships visiting the continent, illuminating for the first time the …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Brian Laundrie: Second woman reveals she picked up missing man hitchhiking

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “While this warrant allows law enforcement …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Nasa solves mystery of piece of Mars that went missing as Perseverance rover searched for alien life

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa thinks it knows where a mysteriously missing piece of Mars went. Last …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Central Americans praise Biden as illegal crossings on track to reach highest number in two decades

The Telegraph

In the border town of Brownsville, Texas, dozens of Central American migrants arrive at the bus station each day to receive a Covid-19 test and a ticket to what they hope is a new life in America. She left behind two other teenage children and her own clothing business, but she felt she had to make the journey to America …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Ever seen a frog hitchhiking on fish? Viral video has Twitter making jokes

India Today

Have you ever seen a frog hitchhiking on a fish? Twitter account Nature Is Lit shared the aforementioned video with the caption, “frog hitching a ride.” The 8-second video shows a large white fish swimming in a water body. frog hitching a ride pic.twitter.com/8HTec3rch2 — Nature is Lit August 18, 2020 We have not seen anything like this before. Just …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Olivia Munn puts on leggy display as she pretends to hitchhike

Daily Mail

Olivia Munn has found herself back on the market, after her split with boyfriend Tucker Roberts. She put on a leggy display in denim short shorts Sunday, as she pretended to hitchhike at a roadside veggie stand for an Instagram photo op. Not hitchhiking: Olivia Munn put on a leggy display in denim short shorts Sunday, as she pretended to …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Netanyahu Plans To Annex Parts Of The West Bank. Many Israeli Settlers Want It All

NPR

Netanyahu Plans To Annex Parts Of The West Bank. Many Israeli Settlers Want It All Enlarge this image toggle caption Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images The last time David Deutsch visited the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank, it was to ask God to cure him of cancer. Religious Jewish settlers like Deutsch …

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Python hitches 98-km ride from UP to Bihar hidden in truck engine, leaves workers shocked. Watch

Two hitchhiking friends were murdered on Queensland’s 'highway of death' 52 years ago. Some believe their killer can still be found

Hitchhiker’s guide, rule one: a German tourist will always be along eventually

Surf life saving patrol season starts this weekend as Surfers Paradise club celebrates oldest member

Students flout safety norms seeking free lift from motorcycle riders in Kerala’s Kozhikode

Daylesford family beats the morning chills — and perils of pollution — as they hitchhike their way to India

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy says he starved for 120 hours straight during hitchhike in Europe 50 years ago

Hitchhiking was once common in Australia and abroad. What changed?

Hitchhiking Tom Waits was once picked up by ‘Nature Boy’ songwriter Eden Ahbez

Hitchhiking: the lift that keeps on giving

Missing Queensland woman last seen in Streaky Bay was on holiday with family, police say

Kozhikode train fire | Kerala police weighing security implications of the arson attack on train

Hitchhiking possum embarks on relay from Gold Coast to Sydney thanks to wildlife carers

‘I was a prisoner of Mexico’s US-backed migrant detention regime’

Mum reunited with son she had grieved after he vanished 12 years ago

A hitchhiker’s guide to humanity

Hawaii group aims to expand Maui coqui eradication efforts

Invasive species, growing human activity threatens Antarctica's ecosystems

Brian Laundrie: Second woman reveals she picked up missing man hitchhiking

Nasa solves mystery of piece of Mars that went missing as Perseverance rover searched for alien life

Central Americans praise Biden as illegal crossings on track to reach highest number in two decades

Ever seen a frog hitchhiking on fish? Viral video has Twitter making jokes

Olivia Munn puts on leggy display as she pretends to hitchhike

Netanyahu Plans To Annex Parts Of The West Bank. Many Israeli Settlers Want It All