The US will keep protecting grizzly bears in Rocky Mountain states over Republican objections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The US will keep protecting grizzly bears in Rocky Mountain states over Republican objections.
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CNNIt looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range. Now, the Marna Banggara initiative is bringing it back to the country’s Yorke Peninsula.
- HuffPost
The U.S. Is Already Losing Manufacturing Jobs, And Not Just Because Of Trump
Donald Trump’s anti-wind orders dealt the final blow, but Joe Biden’s permitting reform failure started the death spiral.
- The Independent
LA fires updates: Trump tours wildfire-damaged Pacific Palisades, vows to support California ‘100%’
The California governor smiled as he shook hands with the president, despite previous online acrimony between pair
- AFP News
More than 250 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed on Thursday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city."There really needs to be a wake-up call on the need to invest in the education system and protect children," she told AFP. Authorities encouraged people to work from home this week, but the scheme is voluntary and has just 100,000 registered participants in a city of some 10 million.
- AFP News
Smog chokes Baghdad as oil-fired factories belch out smoke
Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke.But I don't smoke," Zubaidi told AFP. When his doctor finally realised that Zubaidi lived just metres from the Dora power plant in south Baghdad, he told him its emissions were the likely cause of his asthma.
- AFP News
Bamboo farm gets chopping for US zoo's hungry new pandas
On a snow-blanketed field in Virginia, a handful of workers were silent but for the groan of a chainsaw chopping through bamboo -- a delicacy for their furry clients down the road in the US capital of Washington.Trudging through ankle-deep snow, three young men chopped down scores of bamboo stems -- some reaching 20 feet high -- and began piling them up.
- Storyful
Rangers Use Chainsaw to Rescue Moose After It Falls Into Icy Lake
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) forest rangers and Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) rescued a moose that had fallen through the ice on Lake Abanakee in Hamilton County, New York, on January 16.Footage showing parts of the lengthy rescue mission was released by the DEC on January 21.According to a DEC press release, a bystander reported seeing the moose fall through the ice and struggle to get out of the water. In response, forest rangers ventured onto the ice, using a chainsaw to cut a channel while another officer cleared ice blocks, creating a pathway for the moose to escape.Once the pathway was open, officers guided the moose to shore. It reportedly took several attempts for the hypothermic animal to stand and regain its strength before it eventually walked off into the woods.Drew Cavanagh, Acting Director of DEC’s Division of Forest Protection, praised the rescue team, stating, “I applaud our Forest Rangers and ECOs on their coordinated and heroic efforts to rescue an animal that was clearly in distress. It’s a testament to the professionalism, resilience, and dedication of these two police forces to New York’s natural resources and wildlife.”According to the DEC, the moose was later identified as a bull moose that had dropped its antlers. It was reportedly in the frigid waters for approximately two hours. Credit: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation via Storyful
- Reuters
LA fire insured losses estimated at $28 billion, KCC says
Since the fires broke out on Jan. 7, they have burned an area nearly the size of Washington, D.C., killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures, according to California's fire department. The estimated losses include damage from the fires, as well as smoke, time-element losses for residents in evacuation zones whose homes were not damaged by the fire, guaranteed replacement cost coverage and demand surge, KCC said in its report. These losses should be covered by typical insurance policies, it added.
- The Guardian
‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires
Rescue workers have swung into action to board, feed and treat displaced animals – and find those who may be trapped
- Associated Press
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
More than a hundred baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international police organization Interpol said Friday. Of the total, 98 have since died, but all were handed over Thursday for use in criminal proceedings in a ceremony attended by Thai and Tanzanian officials, Interpol said. The smuggler fled Thailand but was eventually tracked down and arrested in Bulgaria, Interpol said.
- KameraOne
State of emergency declared as dangerous sub-zero temperatures hit US
A winter storm paralyzed the southern United States on Wednesday. A state of emergency was declared in the states of Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. With temperatures dropping below freezing, schools were closed and some air traffic was grounded. At least four weather-related deaths have been reported.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Singapore-born reality TV star Lynn Ban dies at 51; Workers in Singapore seek higher pay and career purpose: Singapore live news
Singapore-born Lynn Ban, renowned jewellery designer and star of Bling Empire: New York, has died. Meanwhile, Singapore workers are aiming for higher pay in 2025. Plus some of the biggest and fascinating news in Singapore and beyond.
- Malay Mail
Former Singapore TV celebrity charged over alleged sexual acts with 15-year-old girl
SINGAPORE, Jan 24 – A former Singapore television personality was reportedly charged in court with multiple offences, in...
- The Independent
‘I do regret it a bit’: Stubborn grandfather has motorway built around his house after refusing £180k to move
The two-storey home in China is rocked by constant vibrations and is surrounded by dust and noisy builders
- Malay Mail
In JB, senior citizen who slapped Puspakom officer, fined RM1,600
JOHOR BARU, Jan 24 — A 60-year-old man was fined RM1,600 at the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to s...
- Malay Mail
Muhyiddin pays RM1.4m judgment in Guan Eng defamation suit pending appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has paid the RM1.4 million judgment sum to Lim Guan Eng in connection wi...
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar says ‘go ahead, protest against corruption’ ahead of anti-graft rally, criticises attempts to blame him for pre-administration cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he has no objection to the ‘People Against Corruptio...
- People
Plane Passenger Teaches Fellow Traveler a Lesson After They Try to Guilt Them Into Swapping Seats
“I relax in my seat with my smug smile and thinking my job here is done,” the passenger wrote in a retelling of the in-flight incident on Reddit
- The Telegraph
Carabao Cup final 2025: When is it, how to watch, latest news and odds
Four clubs are left in the battle to qualify for the 2024-25 Carabao Cup final, having already played the first instalments of the two-legged semi-finals. The tournament began back on Aug 13 and ultimately included all 72 EFL and 20 Premier League clubs in a knock-out format to win the 65th staging of the competition which was originally launched as the League Cup in 1960 and has been known, as well as taking the title of its sponsor, as the EFL Cup for the past nine.
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CNN Legal Analyst Stunned By ‘Extraordinary’ Donald Trump Move That’s ‘Sent Shock Waves'
Former prosecutor Elie Honig described it as "very heavy-handed."