Parrot eggs hatch in South Africa after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at OR Tambo airport

Parrot eggs hatch in South Africa after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at OR Tambo airport

Fifty eggs suspected to be those of endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa’s main airport in Johannesburg last Thursday – and some of them have now hatched. A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle them in a “homemade incubator bag” carried as hand luggage, according to the Department of Forestry,…

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Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving over 400 tourists missing, including 33 Americans

Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving over 400 tourists missing, including 33 Americans

At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and more than 400, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country’s northern border areas, according to authorities.  The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional…

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Iran and Oman edge toward temporary Strait of Hormuz reopening plan, but Tehran insists U.S. lift blockade

Iran and Oman edge toward temporary Strait of Hormuz reopening plan, but Tehran insists U.S. lift blockade

Long lines formed at gas stations in Tehran Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission. Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of…

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