Tropical Storm Ileana makes landfall near the coastal Mexican city of Topolobampo
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Malay MailFive Fisheries Dept personnel injured while capturing giant arapaima fishes kept illegally under Masjid Tanah building
MASJID TANAH, Oct 12 — Five members of the Department of Fisheries (DOF) were reportedly injured during an operation to...
- The Guardian
They are relics of the Gondwana age but five years after Australia’s black summer these trees are dying a ‘long, slow death’
Rainforest trees at Nightcap national park have not evolved to deal with bushfires, leaving the landscape vulnerable for years after major burns
- CBC
Great white shark found dead on Haida Gwaii
A great white shark has been found dead on the coast of Haida Gwaii in northern B.C..It was discovered by Mike Miles, who says he saw it while driving just south of Tlell, B.C., off Haida Gwaii's east coast."I thought I was seeing a young orca, then thought it was a beaked whale," he told CBC News via text message. "Then, a great white shark! Cool and a bit sad."He reported it to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), which has confirmed the species, saying it was a male measuring
- Yahoo Finance
Did Exxon lie about recycling? California widens climate fight with 'kind of new' legal strategy.
The state of California is weaving together legal theories not typically used in concert to allege ExxonMobil overstated the recyclability of its plastic products.
- Associated Press
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro. It’s difficult to hear the nurses, neighbors and volunteers flowing through the community resource hub he has set up in a former church for his neighbors in Tipton Hill, a crossroads in the Pisgah National Forest north of Asheville. This generator runs a refrigerator holding insulin for neighbors with diabetes and powers the oxygen machines and nebulizers some of them need to breathe.
- RFI
Tunisian farmer revives parched village with EU funding
Parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with dogged local efforts can help tackle the impact of climate change. A local dam built by woman farmer Saida Zouaoui in the village of Ghardimaou after years of effort has turned her into a local hero for her fellow smallholders, who say it helped increase their production despite a six-year drought.Zouaoui's stone and cement dam was constructed w
- CNN
Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
It’s a gut-wrenching concept: drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating wild animals
- Associated Press
It's not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more
Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby predators chomping on salmon and fattening up for the winter. Within half a mile of a well-populated neighborhood in Anchorage, the state’s biggest city, several trail cameras regularly capture animals ranging in size from wolverines to moose. Ten cameras capture lynx, wolves, foxes, coyotes, eagles, and black and brown bears — "just whatever is out here,” said Donna Gail Shaw, a co-administrator of the Facebook group.
- Malay Mail
Malaysians online call for justice after Kuala Terengganu council shoots dead Kopi, the stray dog that went viral for playing with kitten (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Kuala Terengganu City Council has reportedly shot dead Kopi, a stray dog that went viral on s...
- Malay Mail
Ku Li says Anwar is ‘all talk’, call for reforms merely borne out of anger against Dr Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Umno veteran Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has mocked his party’s ally Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...
- Malay Mail
MACC seizes RM5m after raiding safe house of prominent Selangor politician currently probed over corruption involving sand mining concession
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reportedly seized around RM5 million from a s...
- Malay Mail
ETS train to Ipoh late by two hours after passenger deliberately yanks emergency brake; KTMB warns of legal action
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — An intercity train to Ipoh, Perak that departed last night and was scheduled to reach its destina...
- Malay Mail
What inheritance tax? Loke says not once discussed by Cabinet, tells DAP MPs to ‘get facts right’
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Transport Minister and DAP secretary general Anthony Loke today shot down news reports that the A...
- Malay Mail
Senior police officer and six others arrested in Cheras extortion and molestation case
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — A senior police officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent and six members of the Cheras N...
- Malay Mail
Why politicise China Navy vessels’ visit to Penang when Gerakan president was also present? Exco asks Perikatan and PAS
Penang state exco Wong Hon Wai urged politicians, particularly from PAS and Perikatan Nasional (PN), to stop politici...
- INSIDER
Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat
Iran's failed attacks on Israel show that ballistic missiles aren't wonder weapons that can win wars by themselves.
- Malay Mail
No more mattresses and hanging towels: Subang Jaya council clears footbridge occupied by homeless foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Subang Jaya City Council said it has cleared a pedestrian bridge that has become the residenc...
- The Hill
Opinion - The 4 reasons Harris is losing
I have spoken with three Democratic operatives behind the scenes who all believe the race is slipping away from Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Malay Mail
‘We never expected such attention’: Parents express gratitude, end fundraiser for 19-month-old with ovarian cancer after campaign raised RM105,000
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The parents of Daneen Auni Riksi, a 19-month-old girl battling stage three ovarian cancer in Saba...
- Malay Mail
Thefts on inbound flights to Hong Kong spike 164pc from Jan to Aug this year, HK$4.2m watch among stolen items
HONG KONG, Oct 12 — The number of thefts on flights to Hong Kong surged by 164 per cent in the first eight months of the...