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‘I’ve woken up with them on my face’: millipede infestation horrifies Wellington • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:49 AM ET (The Guardian)
New Zealand: British couple's death probed as murder-suicide • Apr. 2, 2025, 2:52 AM ET (BBC)

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