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Thai school apologises after student’s ‘punishment haircut’ sparks outcry

The haircut has reignited debate over outdated grooming punishments still used in Thai schools despite a court ruling

The Independent UK

It’s a big day for the internet’s favourite meme animal

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The Independent UK

Thailand’s star baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates her first birthday

A Thai zoo has thrown a four-day celebration for its internet-famous pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, who has become a global internet sensation.

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Moo Deng: Why is the internet obsessed with a viral baby hippo?

Moo Deng the baby hippo became a global sensation after her videos of frolicking at a Thai zoo went viral. She has featured in brand campaigns and is likely to even have her own livestream. However her newfound fame isn’t without problems, Maroosha Muzaffar reports

The Independent UK

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at Thailand zoo

Thousands of fans have flocked to Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation

The Independent UK

Moo Deng turns 1: Thailand’s internet-famous baby hippo celebrates birthday feasting on massive fruit platter

Pygmy hippo’s fame brought millions of fans, global gifts and soaring zoo visitors in just one year

The Independent UK

Hippo Birthday: Thai Internet Sensation Moo Deng Is A Year Old

Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind the cute animal infancy that earned her worldwide internet fame.

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'Hippo Birthday': Thailand's Moo Deng Marks One Year Old

Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, leaving behind the animal infancy which boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics.

International Business Times

Is every memecoin just a scam? Experts on whether Andrew Tate and Trump are fleecing their followers

After I was turned into a memecoin, I looked into the hype behind the crypto that only a tiny percentage of people profit from

The Guardian - US

Travelling to Thailand? Everything you need to know about the new digital entry form

Thailand expects 39 million travellers to visit in 2025.

Euronews

Zoo denies Moo Deng exploitation claim

The natural resources minister has rejected claims by foreign animal rights groups that Thailand is unethically exploiting celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng for monetary gain.

Bangkok Post

Adorable endangered Malayan tapir calf born at Washington zoo

‘Moo Deng who,’ one user wrote of the 20-pound ‘fuzzy, walking watermelon’

The Independent UK

Zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo

The 15-pound newborn was delivered on December 9

The Independent UK

Watch the most memorable videos of 2024: From ‘soggy Sunak’ to ‘Moo Deng’ the hippo

As the new year draws to a close, The Independent looks back at the most memorable — and often bizarre — video moments of 2024.

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Social media moments that defined 2024: From lookalike contests to Moo Deng

Our Senior Social Features Editor looks back on the most viral happenings of the year

The Guardian - US

The year in patriarchy: coconut trees, ‘childless cat ladies’ and crimes against humanity

It’s now time to ‘hold space’ for everything that happened in 2024 with a list – so here are 10 of the biggest stories from the year in patriarchy

The Independent UK

Moo Deng’s zoo habitat set for makeover after donation from crypto billionaire

‘I very much look forward to seeing Moo Deng live long and prosper,’ crypto billionaire says

The Independent UK

One Good Thing: This is what made us happy in 2024

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Latin Times

Bitcoin Founder Adopts Moo Deng, Gifts Massive Donation for 'Dedicated Exhibit' to the Viral Hippo

Canadian computer programmer Vitalik Buterin donated to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo to become a adoptive parent of the internet-famous baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng.

The Guardian - UK

‘The people’s pygmy princess!’ How Moo Deng captured the world’s hearts

The moist, ungovernable hippo combines the aesthetic of a potato and the iron will of a toddler – and her name means ‘bouncy pork’. Here’s how she became 2024’s most in-demand mammal

The Guardian - AU

From Moo Deng to Me Espresso: it’s the 2024 bumper pop culture quiz of the year

Do you know your hot rodent boyfriends, which celebrity is selling feet pics on OnlyFans and who fell off a stage this year? Then this is the quiz for you

The Guardian - UK

From Charli to Jilly to Moo Deng the hippo: the faces we won’t forget from 2024

Some made a splash in politics, social media, sport or the arts. Others took a brave personal stand. Observer writers and critics pick the names on everyone’s lips this year

The Independent UK

From Hot Rabbi to Hawk Tuah: Wildest cultural moments of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: From the influx of celebrity lookalike contests to Moo Deng’s viral fame and some baffling movie press tours, Louis Chilton and Katie Rosseinsky look back at the year in pop culture

Evening Standard

Best New Year's Eve party decorations to ring in 2025 in style

3, 2, 1: Abha Shah rounds up the themes and decorations to throw the best-dressed New Year’s Eve bash around

The Independent UK

2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals

Did you have a “Brat summer” this year

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