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Noisy humans harm birds and affect breeding success: study
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.
US government shuts down again but quick fix expected
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The US government entered a partial shutdown on Saturday as a midnight funding deadline passed without Congress approving a 2026 budget, though disruption was expected to be limited with the House set to move early next week to ratify a Senate-backed deal.
Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
What to know about Australia’s social media ban
The New York TImes, Published on 07/12/2025
» SYDNEY — There are an estimated 440,000 young Australian teens, ages 13 to 15, on Snapchat. On Instagram, 350,000 in that age group are active users, and on TikTok, 200,000. Even Facebook — not exactly squarely in the Gen Alpha zeitgeist — reportedly has 150,000.
He studied elephant behaviour to save lives
New York Times, Published on 04/11/2025
» Joshua Plotnik: For about 20 years, I have been studying Asian elephant cognition. The biggest issue for the conservation of Asian elephants is human-elephant conflict. Humans and elephants are fighting to share limited resources, and you’re starting to see conflict that is resulting in the loss of human and elephant life.
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» SYDNEY — High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.
Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» BRUSSELS — Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing European Union (EU) countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online.
Latinos, ex-military, retirees – ICE hopefuls answer Uncle Sam's call
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» PROVO (UNITED STATES) - There is a mixed crowd lining up outside the ICE recruitment fair in Utah, where hundreds of people are eager to join US President Donald Trump's vast deportation effort.
Redford's Sundance legacy 'beyond comprehension' for US filmmakers
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SUNDANCE (UNITED STATES) - Robert Redford was rarely spotted at Sundance in his final years, yet the late Hollywood legend forever looms large at the influential US movie festival he co-created.
US judge orders temporary halt to new 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» MIAMI - A US federal judge ordered a temporary pause on Thursday to further construction of the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in a case filed by conservation groups.