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More than 50 pilot whales have died in Australia - volunteers are racing to save the rest

A tragic incident has unfolded in Western Australia as more than 50 pilot whales died after becoming stranded on a beach near Albany. Experts from the state's Parks and Wildlife Service were joined by volunteers who worked through the night, braving cold temperatures to monitor the whales. The service confirmed on Wednesday morning that 51 of the animals had died. With the hope of saving the remaining 46 whales, the Parks and Wildlife Service is collaborating with volunteers to guide them back into deeper waters. Volunteers, clad in wetsuits, were seen diligently assisting the distressed whale...

Pogacar claims 10th career stage win in Tour de France stage 6

Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar claimed a 10th career stage win at cycling's biggest race on Thursday after launching a stunning counterattack and dropping defending champion Jonas Vingegaard in the finale. A day after losing more than a minute to Vingegaard in the first Pyrenean stage, Pogacar showed he was not ready to give up and revived the suspense. Vingegaard crossed the finish line 24 seconds behind Pogacar following their pulsating duel and seized the race leader's yellow jersey, 25 seconds ahead of his Slovenian rival, according to provisional results. The brutal 145-ki...

200 marathons in one year: Meet the endurance runner raising awareness of the water crisis

For most people, running a single marathon would be an incredible achievement. Australian businesswoman and advocate Mina Guli plans to run 200 in the space of a single year. On 22 March - World Water Day - the 52 year old laced up for the first run of her epic #RunBlue challenge, a bid to raise awareness about the global water crisis. She’s since completed 127 runs, each 42.195 kilometres in length. By the time she completes the last leg in March 2023, Guli will have run 8439 kilometres. That is the equivalent of jogging from Morocco to northern Estonia and back again. “The one thing we all h...

Holocaust restitution: Artworks stolen by the Nazis go on display in Strasbourg

In the aftermath of the Second World War, 61,000 artworks and objects were recovered in Germany by the Allied forces and brought back to France. Many of them had been despoiled from Jewish families. While more than 45,000 items of property were returned to their owners, approximately 2,200 works (known as MNRs, National Museums Recovery) were placed under the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and entrusted to the custody of national museums. In Strasbourg, an exhibition is bringing together 27 of these paintings and art objects which were repatriated in 1945, with the hope of r...

South Korean police admit 'heavy responsibility' for deadly Seoul crush

South Korea's police chief accepted "a heavy responsibility" for failing to prevent a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul. Yoon Hee Keun, commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, said on Tuesday that officers did not effectively handle earlier emergency calls about the impending disaster. The admission came as the South Korean government faces growing public scrutiny over whether the crowd surge Saturday night in Seoul's Itaewon district -- a popular nightlife neighbourhood -- could have been prevented and who should take respons...

Verified at a price: Twitter's verified users might soon be forced to pay to keep their blue ticks

Since his official takeover of the company on Thursday 27 October, new Twitter owner Elon Musk has wasted no time making changes to the platform. After a fiery start which saw the company's top executives being sacked by Musk without much ceremony, the billionaire is now reassessing the app’s approach to verified accounts. Twitter blue-tick users are soon to be chargedThe change was announced by Musk in a tweet on Sunday, which reads: "Whole verification process is being revamped right now." No more details were provided on what changes might be coming to the app's blue ticks, leading to specu...

Futurist John Sanei: 'Certainty is not a luxury we have anymore

Future strategist and bestselling author John Sanei says that society should ‘prepare for all eventualities’ when contemplating the future despite adding that there is no way to actually future-proof the future. “The only thing we can manage is our behaviour and if we are creating an adaptable behaviour towards the future, then it really doesn't matter what the future brings us. And so there is no certainty anymore,” he told Euronews. John was speaking at the first edition of the Dubai Future Forum at the Museum of the Future in the emirate. He said, “It's incredible to get 400 of the top futu...

Tim Burton moved to tears as he received recognition for decades-long career at the Lumière Festival

In front of an applauding crowd of thousands in Lyon, world-renowned American film director Tim Burton was recognized for his 35-year-long career in the birthplace of cinema. “In all my life, I've never received so much love," he said while wiping away tears as he received the Lumière lifetime achievement award in the French city. "It is such an honour to be honoured in the cradle of cinema ... And so, I'm kind of speechless, but thank you so much. I will never forget this." The Lumière Institute created the award in 2009, which has since become one of France's most prestigious film awards. Ly...

Liz Truss' government in meltdown as top minister quits and Tory MPs squabble in parliament

Britain's interior minister quit on Wednesday with a broadside at Liz Truss before her lawmakers openly quarrelled in parliament, underscoring the erosion of the prime minister's authority after just weeks in the job. The departure of Home Secretary Suella Braverman — she cited a "technical" breach of government rules — means Truss has now lost two of her most senior ministers in less than a week, both replaced by politicians who had not backed her for the leadership. Hours after the resignation, lawmakers openly rowed and jostled amid confusion over whether a vote on fracking was a confidence...

Burmese Pythons are destroying Florida’s ecosystem. These snake-hunting veterans are fighting back.

Hunting for massive pythons in the dead of night doesn’t sound particularly relaxing. But for a group of Florida veterans coping with PTSD, it’s a form of therapy. The Swamp Apes - an association of python hunters founded 15 years ago - disappear deep into the Florida Everglades each night. They’re searching for Burmese pythons - an invasive species that has devastated the delicate wetland ecosystem. "The pythons have left a great impact - negative impact - in the environment here,” says Tom Rahill, python hunter and founder of Swamp Apes. “Where once there were thousands of animals, now it’s ...