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Image copyrightAFPImage captionSeveral of the boys had previously attended a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave will have their heads shaved and don robes to be ordained as novices in a Buddhist ceremony on Tuesday. Their coach will also receive monk’s orders.… Continue reading Thai cave boys to be ordained in Buddhist ceremony

​ A giant mural entitled The Heroes has been created in Chiang Rai, Thailand, to honour the rescue operation that saved 12 young footballers and their coach, who were trapped in a cave for over a fortnight. Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES The artwork was created by a team of local artists, and prominently… Continue reading Thai cave: Artists’ huge painting + statue honours rescue heroes

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionThe 12 boys and their coach pictured with a drawing of Saman Gunan (also spelled Kunan), who died working to rescue them The 12 young footballers who were saved from a Thai cave after an international rescue effort are mourning a former Navy Seal who died in the operation. Volunteer diver Saman Gunan … Continue reading Thai cave rescue: Thai boys’ tears for lost rescue diver Saman

​ Image copyrightEPAImage captionAn ambulance arrives at a nearby hospital after leaving from the cave The operation to free 12 boys and their coach from a cave in northern Thailand is running “smoothly”, the head of the operation says. Four boys have been brought above ground, rescuers say. The mission has now been paused for … Continue reading Thai cave rescue: Four boys freed but rest must wait