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Monday, October 26th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
Another shark attack in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A 59-year-old man is in critical condition after a shark attacked him on Sunday at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, near the north Queensland city of Townsville, rescuers said.
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Tuesday, October 20th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Peruvian archeologists uncover a 37 meter long cat in the Nazca Lines

Peruvian archaeologists have uncovered a 37-metre-long cat etching in a little-explored area of the country's celebrated Nazca Lines UNESCO heritage site which is home to hundreds of gigantic geoglyphs dating back more than 2,000 years.
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Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Obstinate Japanese finally visits Machu Picchu after waiting for seven months

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:50 UTC
World envy: Crowd of 47,000 will pack Auckland's Eden Park for the All Blacks vs Wallabies test match

New Zealand Rugby is expecting a “near-capacity” crowd of some 47,000 to pack into Auckland's Eden Park for the second Bledisloe Cup international against Australia on Sunday.
Friday, October 9th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Drone captures a white shark circling a surfer off the Australian coast

A dramatic close encounter between Australian world championship surfer Matt Wilkinson and a shark off the east coast of the country was captured by a drone, showing the shark circle him, close in, and then dart away from his feet.
Friday, October 9th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Nobel Literature for US poet Louise Gluck; Swedish Academy overcomes a 2019 controversial Prize

The Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday went to US poet Louise Gluck, the jury at the Swedish Academy said, honoring a writer known for themes of childhood and family life. Gluck, 77, was honored ”for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal,” the Academy said.
Friday, October 9th 2020 - 08:01 UTC
The Royal Ballet leaps back into action with classics Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote

The Royal Ballet, Britain's largest ballet company, leaps back into action on Friday after seven months of COVID-19 gloom with an extravaganza that mixes classics such as Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote with playful modern dance.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:22 UTC
Quino, Argentine creator of the iconic comic strip Mafalda dies at the age of 88

Quino, the creator of the comic strip Mafalda (1964 to 1973) passed away from natural cause on Sept. 30 at the age of 88. He was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1932 as Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, son of Spanish immigrants, and trained as an illustrator first by his uncle and then by a brief stint at the Fine Arts College of Mendoza.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Oscar winning film directors appeal for help for movie theaters: 69% face bankruptcy

Oscar-winning film directors James Cameron, Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese joined forces with movie theater owners on Wednesday in an appeal for financial help, saying they feared for the future of the industry.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 07:28 UTC
Falklands' governor hosts Independence Day for the Chilean community in Government House

Last September 17, the Falkland Islands governor hosted a Chilean Independence Day reception at Government House for the Chilean community. ”There are 199 Chilean-born people in the Falkland Islands,” said Governor Nigel Phillips at the reception.