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Thai Navy SEAL dies after yearlong infection after cave rescue
Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara is the second Thai Navy SEAL to perish after rescuing 12 boys and their coach from a cave in northern Thailand

'Wild Boars' deal with fame one year after Thai cave rescue
Their newfound fame has also forced silence on them, as the boys and their families can no longer talk freely about their ordeal – the result of exclusivity contracts that ban them from speaking to the press

Thai cave rescue film to be released on mission anniversary
The first film on the dramatic cave rescue will be a genuine retelling of the gripping mission, directed by Thai-born director Tom Waller

British divers in Thai cave rescue make UK honors list
The 7 underwater specialists receive awards for bravery and excellence, with two members – Richard Stanton and John Volanthen – given the George Medal, the country's second highest civilian gallantry award

Thai cave boys leave Buddhist monastery after honoring dead rescuer
11 of the boys, together with their coach, were ordained to 'make merit' for late rescue diver Saman Kunan

Thai boys rescued from cave to be ordained in Buddhist ceremony
The boys will spend time living in a monastery before returning to normal life – a common practice in Buddhist-majority countries like Thailand

Thai cave boys speak of 'miracle' rescue after hospital discharge
The "Wild Boars" team members look healthy and happy as they answer questions about the 9 days they spent in the dark before being discovered by members of an international rescue team

Thai cave boys to leave hospital, speak to media
The Wild Boars football team are being discharged 'so media can ask them questions and after that they can go back to live their normal lives without media bothering them,' says a spokesman

Elon Musk’s ‘pedo’ attack rattles Tesla investors: ‘This thing is unraveling’
Musk's Tesla has never earned an annual profit. His tweets, the latest of which involves pedophile accusations against a key figure in the rescue of the Thai boys trapped in a cave, are proving to be a big distraction
British caver considering legal action after Elon Musk 'pedo' tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk launches a tirade against Vernon Unsworth without providing any justification or explanation, after the cave expert slams his offer of a miniature submarine to extract the footballers from the Tham Luang cave as a 'PR stunt'

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Thailand cave rescue to be turned into Hollywood movie
Pure Flix is in talks actors, writers and potential investors for the movie

Thai boys were sedated, stretchered from cave in dramatic rescue
(UPDATED) Video of the rescue is released by authorities who had until late Wednesday closely guarded the details of the seemingly unprecedented operation

Coach Ek, the unlikely stateless hero of Thai cave drama
Coach Ekkapol Chantawong, the 25-year-old who was among the last to emerge from the cave on Tuesday, is lauded for keeping the the young footballers - aged 11-16 - calm as starvation loomed in the dark

FIFA says rescued Thai boys won't attend World Cup final
'FIFA's priority remains the health of everyone involved in the operation and we will look into finding a new opportunity to invite the boys to a FIFA event to share with them a moment of communion and celebration,' a spokesman says

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4 boys rescued from flooded Thai cave
(UPDATED)The rescued boys emerged as night fell from the Tham Luang cave complex after navigating a treacherous escape route of more than four kilometres (2.5 miles) through twisting, narrow and jagged passageways

T-Junction 'crisis' point looms near end of Thai cave rescue
Authorities have highlighted the tiny passageway near T-Junction, or Sam Yak in Thai, as the most dangerous element of the journey for the 'Wild Boars' team
