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scientists have identified more than 500 new species in 2020, including scarab beetles from New Guinea and a new type of monkey found on an extinct volcano in Myanmar.

Florida is turning to the dogs to help solve its Burmese python problem.  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has been training dogs to track down pythons for more than a month. Last week, one of the dogs had its first successful find.  Truman, a black Labrador retriever, found an 8-foot python in the Rocky Glades Public Small Game Hunting Area in Miami-Dade County on Dec.

Princess Diana's bridesmaid, who swore she would never marry, is set to tie the knot.

Prince Charles wedding when she was only 13 years old. She never thought she'd get married herself but announced recently that her and her partner of 25 years got engaged during lockdown.India, granddaughter of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, followed her mother's footsteps - who was a bridesmaid for the Queen.Last week, now 53, India revealed the happy news that her partner, David Flint Wood, also the father to her five children, are set to get married.

The Luang Prabang Film Festival, a Laos-based boutique event showcasing emerging cinematic voices from Southeast Asia, has unveiled an ambitious lineup despite being forced to shift its activities entirely online in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The festival, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, will screen 24 features and 10 shorts, including the critically acclaimed human trafficking thriller Buoyancy and Thai drama Manta Ray, about the plight of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

The Crown Season 4 is finally here to save us from lockdown boredom.This season will cover the time period from 1977 until 1990, which includes the death of Lord Mountbatten.Louis Mountbatten was the son of Prince Louis of Battenberg, and great grandson of Queen Victoria I.He served in World War I, World War II, and successfully led a campaign against Japan that led to the recapture of Burma.He was also Philip Mountbatten’s uncle, and introduced him to the future Queen Elizabeth.Over the first three seasons of the historical drama, Lord Mountbatten has been portrayed as an uncle meddling in Prince Philip’s relationship with Queen Elizabeth.He’s also portrayed as a sympathetic confidant to Prince Charles, and a military man who helped plot a

The new season of The Crown begins in 1979 and it becomes very clear, very quickly, that the Royal Family are very concerned about Prince Charles' love life.

14 Nov 2020 From pistachio cultured pearls to Burmese sapphires, ethereal gems take on a vivid glamour in the latest high jewellery collections.Photographs by Matthew TownSet design by Julia DiasJewellery Editor Sarah Royce-GreensillWe rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Thank you for your support.Need help?Visit our page.

monkey is "already facing extinction" with only around 200 remaining.

After previously announcing his newborn daughter Azaylia was diagnosed with leukaemia, Ashley Cain has now revealed the tot needs a bone marrow transplant.The Ex On The Beach star, who recently gave an update on Azaylia's battle as she underwent chemotherapy, told his followers the news in an emotional video on Instagram. Ashley explained that due to her mixed ethnicity of Caribbean, Burmese, Indian and English, it will be very difficult to find a match for her transplant.The 30 year old held back the tears as he got emotional and panned the camera over to his baby girl, who was sleeping.

Next month, Myanmar’s first openly gay candidate will contest the country’s general election in what could be a watershed moment for LGBTQI rights in the socially conservative Southeast Asian nation.As with many other former British colonies throughout Asia, homosexuality remains criminalised in Myanmar by way of archaic laws that are remnants of colonial rule.

Turquoise Mountain, which helps protect heritage crafts in Myanmar.Butcher stripe face mask, £20, Emma Willis“We’ve certainly noticed that men want a mask that’s in the same vein as their shirt,” says Emma Willis, who has created masks in the same breathable cotton as her elegant range of shirts.

Great Wall of China, 
saw the Terracotta Warriors and visited the Tibetan Plateau. Christmas Day was spent on the train between Yangon and Mandalay in Myanmar.

Incredible pictures show what life is like inside the rarely-seen Kayan tribe of Myanmar.

drugs trade is no different.

th Bomb Squadron who were known as the Burma Bridge Busters, his experience in the war inspired Steven Spielberg to make “Saving Private Ryan.” He helped Steven make his first movie in 1964 by creating special effects for the 17-year old’s debut titled “Firelight.”  Steven came to visit once, and I showed him the factory and the engineering floor. I tried to get him interested in engineering, but his heart was in movies. “At first I was disappointed, but then I saw how good he was in moviemaking.” – 2016 interview for the GE website #RIP Arnold Spielberg, 103.

Travel When the world fully reopens, why not boost your confidence with a group adventure? One Traveller is a singles’ holiday specialist for the over-50s with destinations ranging from Malta to Myanmar, while Wild Frontiers Travel, offers exceptional small group trips to farflung places.ConnectWhatever your interest, register with meetup.com and you should be able to find like-minded people in your local area – it already has thousands of groups running all over the UK. And if not, you can start your own.LearnTry taking up a new hobby from the comfort of your living room.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A hero soldier’s final moments as he dashed to freedom from a Japanese POW camp have been revealed 75 years after VJ Day.Ben Bradford-Martin, of 1st Battalion, the Cameronians, was listed as missing for decades, presumed killed in Burma during World War II.But as the country paused to remember the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day yesterday, a historian revealed he had details of his escape and the horrific conditions he and his comrades endured.His story and a bugle donated to his regiment by his mother Margaret form the centrepiece of a new VJ Day exhibition at Low Parks museum in Hamilton.Curator Barrie Duncan told how prisoners were

It was the day that the guns in the Far East finally fell silent and the ­Forgotten Army knew they would finally be coming home.

After another day of living hell toiling on the “Death Railway”, Eric Adie and Peter Ramm were herded towards waiting trucks, about to be moved up country.