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A country lane exits the B4391 in the village of Llangynog, Powys. Any motorist who takes it gradually exits the modern world ...

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Six cadets of the Hellenic Air Force Academy were arrested by Turkish authorities near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, after displaying Greek flags ...

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