AUSTRALIA: RESCUERS SAVE 100 WHALE AS OPERATION CONTINUES

Fri 25 September 2020: Nearly 350 whales have died in Australia’s one of biggest mass beaching incidents At least 100 stranded whales were rescued during an ongoing mass operation in Australia’s southern island state of Tasmania.  Dozens of rescuers and volunteers, engaged in the country’s biggest incident of whale stranding, have succeeded in freeing nearly […]

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TURKEY DISPLAY 1,800-YEAR-OLD HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS IN MUSEUM

Wed 23 September 2020: Turkey’s fight against trafficking cultural property continues during COVID-19, says culture and tourism minister A 1,800-year-old Lydian-era atonement inscription was featured Wednesday in a museum exhibit in Turkey, after it was smuggled from the country and found 23 years ago in Italy. The inscription was returned to Turkey early on Wednesday and placed in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations […]

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SPECIES OF DINOSAUR 125 MILLION YEARS-OLD DISCOVERED IN CHINA

Tue 22 September 2020: Archeologists in China have discovered two perfectly preserved fossils of a new 125 million-year-old dinosaur species. Paleontologist Pascal Godefroit, who co-authored a study of the recent discovery, said they discovered two intact fossils the Changmiania liaoningensis species of dinosaur. “These animals were quickly covered by fine sediment while they were still […]

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ST. LOUIS ZOO CLAIMS 62-YEAR-OLD PYTHON LAID 7 EGGS WITHOUT MALE

Sun 13 September 2020: A 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. Experts at the Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium at the St. Louis Zoo are trying unravel the mystery of the unnamed female python who laid eggs July 23. Mark Wanner, manager of herpetology at the zoo, […]

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CHILDREN NEED ‘DIGITAL PARENTS’ TO MINIMIZE POSSIBLE HARM ON ONLINE PLATFORMS, EXPERT SAYS

Sun 13 September 2020: Experts said fathers and mothers should become “digital parents” because of the time their children spend on online platforms, which increased significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. According to a US technology company, OpenVault, time spent on the internet rose nearly 50% during the pandemic, on a yearly basis. Experts say families […]

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WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE SHEEP SOLD AT AUCTION FOR $490,000 (WATCH)

Sat 29 August 2020: Previous record set in 2009, when sheep of same breed sold for $308,382 The world’s most expensive sheep was sold in Scotland for £367,500 ($490,625), PA Media reported Friday. Double Diamond was sold Thursday at the Scottish National Texel sale in Lanark. The pedigree Texel ram lamb was sold by Charlie […]

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TEENAGERS FIND LARGE TROVE OF EARLY ISLAMIC GOLD COINS IN ISRAEL

Wed 26 August 2020: A trove of early Islamic gold coins have been unearthed during a recent dig in the central Israeli city of Yavne, archaeologists said Monday. The collection of 425 complete gold coins, most dating to the Abbasid period around 1,100 years ago, was a “extremely rare” find, Israel Antiquities Authorities archaeologists Liat […]

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EXODUS-DEJA VU EXHIBITION ATTRACTS ONLINE VISITORS WORLDWIDE

Wed 19 August 2020: Gathering wide international acclaim, virtual exhibition runs through September An online exhibition of the works of renowned photographers who documented the travails of refugees, Exodus-Déjà Vu has received international acclaim since its inauguration on June 20, the World Refugee Day. The name Deja Vu comes from the people who are forced […]

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