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A giant tortoise called Diego who had such an uncontrollable sex drive he may well have reproduced his species back from the brink of extinction is set to retire.
The master of seduction was hailed as a saviour by conservationists at the San Diego Zoo half a century ago before they loaned him to a team aiming to boost the tortoise population of the
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Write comment (91 Comments)Just weeks after serious flooding caused widespread damage, the famous canals of Venice have been left almost completely dry due to exceptionally low tides.
Two months ago the high tide in Venice peaked at 187cm (6.14ft), leaving around 70% of the lagoon city centre under salt water.
The flooding left the water level at its highest in more than 50
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Write comment (94 Comments)Tennis star Roger Federer has been criticised by climate change activists - including Greta Thunberg - over his sponsorship deal with Swiss bank Credit Suisse.
It follows legal proceedings this week during which a dozen Swiss climate activists appeared in court after refusing to pay a fine for playing tennis inside branches of Credit Suisse bank.
The
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Write comment (91 Comments)A man who spent 23 days in sub-freezing temperatures after his cabin burned down in Alaska has been rescued.
Tyson Steele, 30, said the fire in the remote home had started after he mistakenly put cardboard in his wood stove to help light it.
But it sent a spark through the chimney that landed on the roof and then the whole of the top part caught
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Write comment (94 Comments)Flights have been suspended after a volcano on a tourist island in the Philippines erupted, sending a plume of ash into the sky.
Taal Volcano in Batangas province, south of Manila, has blasted steam and rock up to 15,000 metres into the air in the last few days.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the threat level from
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Write comment (96 Comments)Boris Johnson and Prince Charles have rushed to Oman to meet the country's new ruler, following the death of its sultan.
Oman is a key strategic partner of the UK and other western countries and the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, one of the Middle East's longest serving heads of state, comes at time of heightened tensions in the region.
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