30 h. ago 'It's yachting, not cruising': why a SeaDream voyage provides one of the most unique luxury experiences at sea

As night time set in, spectacular bursts of orange light in the distance were drawing near as we stood portside on the moving yacht while enjoying the last few sips of champagne before bed.

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31 h. ago North Koreans drinking 'deep sea water' as state media advertises bizarre new products

The advertisement published in the English-speaking Pyongyang Times highlights three different choices of bottled H2O that are all apparently 'winning great favour with customers'

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41 h. ago Poem of the week: Search Engine: Notes from the North Korean

Kim’s meditation on the disruptions experienced by family members during the Korean war and North Korean dictatorship explores absence, searching and separationSearch Engine: Notes from the North Korean-Chinese-Russian BorderBy which a strip of land became a hole in time – Durs Grünbein Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Tragedy as British father, 47, drowns in 'accident at sea' while on holiday with his son in Turkey

He is said to have entered the sea before he was later found motionless in the water off the coast of Turnuc, near Marmaris, on July 31.

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4 d. ago Putin praises ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong

Letter sent to mark anniversary of end of Japan’s colonial occupation of Korea is latest sign of increasingly close ties between two leaders

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5 d. ago Kim Jong Un’s sister denies North Korea has removed border loudspeakers

North Korean leader’s firebrand sister says Pyongyang has no intention of halting broadcasts or courting better ties with the South

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6 d. ago Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of frontline speakers

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border

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6 d. ago Putin calls North Korea’s Kim to promise ‘closer contact’ ahead of Trump summit

Russian president Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to reaffirm their “friendship” ahead of his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

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7 d. ago North Koreans ‘worked like slaves’ to make up for Russian losses in Ukraine – report

Defectors describe 18-hour shifts, violence from managers and round-the-clock surveillance as Moscow bypasses UN ban to bring in labourers

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7 d. ago Tourists killed on Ukraine beach as swimmers set off sea mines in water

The huge explosion happened as people flocked to the resort amid high temperatures.

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8 d. ago My beautiful French detour: the belle epoque charm of the Pays de la Loire coastline

This tucked-away corner of north-west France is home to beautiful beaches, salt marshes and ciderThe saying goes “curiosity killed the cat”, as if being nosy is a bad thing. As I stood knee-deep in the cool Atlantic Ocean, marvelling at the beauty and emptiness of the Plage de Port Lin, I decided this was nonsense: without this little detour, “just to have a look”, I’d never have discovered Le Croisic, on the Guérande peninsula. The downside is that time isn’t on my side: it’s past 5pm and I’m supposed to be at the big resort, La Baule-Escoublac, six miles east by now. But the presqu’île (a “nearly island”), as the French call it, tucked in the corner where Brittany meets Pays de la Loire, is calling out to be explored.First, though, a late afternoon dip in the sea is too hard to resist, and I wade into the water, sharing a delighted smile with fellow swimmers. Two elderly women in flowery swimming caps nod a cheery “Bonsoir” as I take my first strokes. Afterward...

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8 d. ago Six things everyone needs to know before wild swimming in Scotland

Summertime is the best time of year to brave the sea or open water, but there are a few things to bear in mind if you're thinking of taking the plunge

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1 week ago South Korea claims North Korea has removed speakers from tense border

South Korea's military says North Korea has started removing some loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border

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1 week ago Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show

Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdogRadioactive water from the base that holds the UK’s nuclear bombs was allowed to leak into the sea after old pipes repeatedly burst, official files have revealed.The radioactive material was released into Loch Long, a sea loch near Glasgow in western Scotland, because the Royal Navy failed to properly maintain a network of 1,500 water pipes on the base, a regulator found. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Girl, 9, attacked and 'dragged under water' by sea lion while learning to surf

Corale Olsen, aged nine, has told how she was "screaming" after being bitten by an angry sea lion while at a surfing camp at Asilomar State Beach, Monterey County, in California

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2 w. ago South Korea begins removing loud speakers blasting propaganda from border with North

The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border

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2 w. ago South Korea begins removing propaganda speakers from border with North

The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border

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2 w. ago Social media ads promoting small boat crossings to UK to be banned

Change to border security bill will also make it a crime to advertise fake passports, visas and work opportunitiesMinisters are to outlaw social media adverts promoting journeys on small boats across the Channel to asylum seekers.The government will create a UK-wide criminal offence that could lead to perpetrators being sentenced for up to five years in prison and a hefty fine. Continue reading...

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