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British Divers Marine Life Rescue: ‘Mass stranding’ of more than 70 pilot whales in Scotland
LONDON: Scores of whales washed ashore in a “mass stranding” in Scotland‘s Orkney archipelago on Thursday, a British marine life rescue charity said.A total of…
Posted in UK News
Orkney: Feeling neglected, UK’s Orkney mulls joining Norway; Sunak govt says no
LONDON: Britain’s Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering “alternative forms of governance” which could include becoming…
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Minor earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city
JOHANNESBURG: An earthquake shook South Africa‘s biggest city, Johannesburg, early Sunday.The US Geological Survey, which records earthquakes around the world, recorded a 5.0 magnitude earthquake…