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The spacecraft would also make room for 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of foreign science payloads, the agency said on its website. This could allow overseas partners to conduct lunar research by “piggybacking” off the mission, Chinese state media said. China is not alone in elevating its space program and lunar ambitions as multiple countries eye the potential scientific benefit, national prestige and access to resources and further deep space exploration that successful moon missions could bring. That same week, Russia’s first lunar mission in decades ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. Its last mission, Chang’e-5, landed on the moon in December 2020 and returned with samples of lunar rocks and soil.

Persons: CNSA, ”, “ piggybacking, Artemis, Hu Hao, Hu, can’t, Pakistan’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Space Administration, International Astronautical, United, NASA, Artemis, Aitken, European Space Agency Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, Baku, Azerbaijan, China, Russia, Venezuela, South Africa, India, United States, Italian

☆ 'Extinct' holly tree in Brazil rediscovered living in big city, say scientists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A type of holly tree in Brazil that was believed to be extinct was rediscovered after 186 years. An organization called Re:wild said it was one of their "top 25 most wanted lost species." AdvertisementAdvertisementA species of small holly tree known as "Ilex sapiiformis," or the Pernambuco holly, has reemerged in Brazil after nearly two centuries, a conservation organization reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe identification of the Pernambuco holly was made possible by the expedition team, who recognized the tree by its distinctive tiny white flowers. Re:wild shared their excitement on Instagram, stating, "The Pernambuco Holly is one of our top 25 most wanted lost species."

Persons: —, Milton Groppo, University of São Paulo, Gustavo Martinelli, Pernambuco Holly Organizations: Service, University of São, Navia Biodiversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Pernambuco holly's Locations: Brazil, Pernambuco, Igarassu, Navia, Atlantic Forest

☆ Man dies in Australia after whale collides with boat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - One man died and another was in hospital on Saturday in Australia after a whale struck and flipped their boat during a fishing expedition, authorities said. "A whale has been involved, whoever would have thought that that would have occurred, it's terribly tragic," said New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley. The boat "was likely to have struck or been impacted by a whale breaching, causing the boat to tilt, ejecting both men", police said in a statement. While human deaths caused by whales in the region are rare, Australia and neighbouring New Zealand are hot spots for mass whale strandings on beaches. Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: it's, Yasmin Catley, Jihad Dib, Danes, Sam McKeith, Cynthia Osterman, William Mallard Organizations: Police, New South Wales Police, Emergency Services, Thomson Locations: Australia, Botany Bay, Sydney, New, New Zealand

☆ Dumbo octopus 'wows' researchers during deep-sea expedition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Lilian Manansala | Tamara Lindstrom | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Sightings of dumbo octopuses are rare, so researchers were enthralled when one appeared on their submersible's camera on a deep-sea dive near Hawaii.

Locations: Hawaii

☆ Rare footage shows a 'Dumbo' octopus more than 5,500 feet underwater, swimming with its ear-shaped fins
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rare footage shows a "Dumbo" octopus swimming near a submersible in the deep ocean. A still from the video shows the Dumbo octopus. Side by side images show the Dumbo octopus, captured more than 5,500 feet underground. This isn't the first enthralling deep-sea footage that the Ocean Exploration Trust has shared. The Ocean Exploration Trust livestreams its missions on a website for the Nautilus.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Ocean Exploration Trust, Exploration Trust, Central Pacific, Ocean Exploration, Geographic, Exploration, Nautilus Locations: nonchalantly, siphons, Hōlanikū, Hawaii

☆ Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A “mesmerizing” electric blue tarantula species has been discovered in Thailand, according to new research. “(We found) a new species of tarantula that exhibits a mesmerizing blue-violet hue, reminiscent of electric blue sparks,” Narin Chomphuphuang, a researcher at Khon Kaen University’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, told CNN Monday. “Blue is one of the rarest colors to appear in nature, which makes blue coloration in animals particularly fascinating,” Chomphuphuang said. Electric Blue Tarantula,” but without any information on its characteristics or natural habitats. However, with the decline of mangrove forests – largely caused by deforestation – Chomphuphuang says the electric blue tarantula is also one of the world’s rarest tarantulas.

Persons: Narin, Sippawat, ” Chomphuphuang, Chomphuphuang, ”, Chilobrachys natanicharum Organizations: CNN, Kaen University’s, of Entomology, Plant Pathology Locations: Thailand, Phang, Nga, Kaen, Thai

☆ Why this small Florida county became the 'shark bite capital of the world'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Florida's Volusia County is known as the "shark bite capital of the world." The area is a hot spot for shark attacks, especially on September afternoons, per the ISAF. Data from the Florida Museum's International Shark Attack File (ISAF), which describes itself as "the world's only scientifically documented, comprehensive database of all known shark attacks," shows that Florida is the global leader in shark attacks, with 259 from 2012 to 2021, well ahead of Australia in second place. But it is in Volusia County — which includes the renowned Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach — on Florida's east coast that has been dubbed the "shark bite capital of the world." The sharks that hunt the waters of Volusia County and are mostly involved in biting incidents include Blacktip, Bull, and Requiem sharks.

Persons: Gavin Naylor, Menhaden, Naylor, It's, surfboards, Carlos Grillo, Mark Summersett, Alex Miller, Miller, Summersett, I've, Sumersett Organizations: ISAF, The Florida, of Shark Research, Service, Sunshine, Florida, Daytona Locations: Volusia County, Wall, Silicon, Florida, Australia, Volusia County —, and New Smyrna, —, Florida's, Brevard, Volusia, Ponce, ISAF, Tiger Beach, Bahamas, New Smyrna Beach

☆ South China Sea: Philippines accuses Chinese maritime militia of destroying coral reefs near Palawan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Philippine Coast Guard/FacebookTarriela said between August 9 and September 11, the coast guard monitored 33 Chinese vessels within the vicinity of Rozul Reef and around 15 Chinese ships near Escoda Shoal. The UP Marine Science Institute found vibrant corals in the Rozul (Iroquios) Reef in the South China Sea in May 2021. At least two foreign ambassadors in Manila have expressed alarm over reports of destruction of marine resources in the South China Sea. The grounded Philippine navy ship Sierra Madre, which Manila uses to stake its territorial claims at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, as pictured on April 23, 2023. Under current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the country’s National Security Team began to publicize its findings about what was actually happening in the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea more regularly, Powell said.

Persons: Jay Tarriela, ” Tarriela, Facebook Tarriela, Tarriela, Mao Ning, “, ”, Gerry Arances, Arances, Ray Powell, SeaLight, Powell, Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Kazuhiko Koshikawa, Rodrigo Duterte, Shoal, Ted Aljibe, Thomas Shoal, Ferdinand Marcos Jr Organizations: CNN, Philippine Coast Guard, Chinese Maritime Militia, Facebook, Philippine, Spratly Islands, Philippine coastguard, University of, Philippines Marine Science Institute, country’s National Security Council, Scientific, UP Marine Science Institute, Marine Science, CNN Philippines, Center for Energy, coastguard, National Security, Stanford University, The, United, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Asia, Transparency Initiative, BRP, BRP Sierra Madre, National Security Team, West Philippine, South China Locations: South, Philippines, China, Sabina, South China, Palawan, Beijing, Philippine, Rozul, Escoda Shoal, ” Beijing, China’s, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, The Hague, West Philippine, United States, Indonesia, Vietnam, The Philippines, Manila, Sierra, Spratly, AFP, BRP Sierra, Sierra Madre, West

Three years after its marathon voyage across the Central Arctic Ocean frozen in the ice, the German scientific research ship Polarstern has once again reached the North Pole. This time the expedition is shorter, two months rather than a full year, and the ship is powering through the ice, not encased in it and adrift. But the goal of the scientists on board is the same: a better understanding of how the Central Arctic is changing as the planet warms. Sea-ice coverage in the Arctic shrinks in spring and summer and reaches a minimum in mid-September. The record was set in 2012, and Polarstern was in the Arctic that year, too.

Persons: Polarstern, Antje

☆ Opinion | The Borking of Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If there was any doubt that the Republican House was no more sophisticated than a preschool playground, last week’s opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden settled it with a nasty kick of sand in Democrats’ face. How else can you describe the pretext for this fishing expedition other than “You started it”? If our guy got embroiled in impeachment and protracted legal proceedings during election season, well then, damn it, so will yours. This is just the latest asymmetric tit-for-tat by Republicans. As Kevin McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry, you could almost see his wispy soul sucked out Dementor-style, joining whatever ghostly remains of Paul Ryan’s abandoned integrity still wander the halls of Congress.

Persons: Biden, “, Trump, Congress don’t, we’ve, Washington, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan’s Organizations: Republican, ’, Congress Locations: Ukraine

☆ Deep-sea mining could help solve the global critical minerals shortage, but it's a lightning rod for controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But extracting these metals via deep-sea mining has become a lightning rod for global controversy, as many fear the potential ecological disruptions it could cause in a part of our planet that remains largely unexplored. The Metals Company has announced that it's planning to submit its application next summer and begin exploitation in 2025, leaving many concerned about the potential implications. "What I am absolutely convinced of is that we can slow down or maybe even stop the growth in rainforest nickel," Barron said. Deep-sea mining avoids the emissions associated with blasting, as well as sulfidic tailings, a waste material that can contaminate groundwater. Great unknownsA few years ago, the World Wildlife Fund released a business statement calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining.

Persons: Jessica Battle, Gerard Barron, we're, Barron, Andrew Miller Organizations: Clarion, United Nations, International, Authority, ISA, Metals Company, Mining, The Metals Company, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Metals, World Wildlife, Google, Samsung, BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo, Renault, WWF, CCZ, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Indonesia, Congolese, U.S, Texas

☆ Deep-sea explorers captured the first ever photos of a long-lost Japanese shipwreck from World War II's Battle of Midway
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A team led by the Ocean Exploration Trust also assessed two other wrecks from the Battle of Midway. AdvertisementAdvertisementResearchers used a remotely operated vehicle to reach the shipwreck, which lies more than 5,400 meters beneath the ocean's surface, Van Tilburg said. Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAAThe Japanese lost more than 3,000 men during the fight, while the US lost a little more than 350. Ocean Exploration TrustViewers following along at home included people whose family members served on the ships and helped build the vessels, Cook said. We have been friends with Japan before and after the war much longer than the period where we've been adversaries," Van Tilburg said.

Persons: Hans Van Tilburg, Van Tilburg, Akagi, Megan Cook, Cook, we've Organizations: Ocean Exploration, US, Service, Google, NOAA's, Marine Sanctuaries, Akagi, Exploration Trust, NOAA, Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, Imperial Japanese, Heritage Command, Exploration Locations: Midway, Japan, Wall, Silicon, Yorktown

☆ Cruise ship Ocean Explorer runs aground in Greenland
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Zahid Mahmood | James Frater | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew has run aground on a remote stretch of Greenland and could potentially be stuck for days waiting for the nearest ship to arrive to help. The Ocean Explorer got into trouble on Monday in Alpefjord, a dramatic and rugged stretch of Northeast Greenland National Park, and has not been able to free itself, according to a statement from Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC). “As soon as we realized that the Ocean Explorer could not get free on its own, we sent a ship towards the wreck,” Arctic Commander Brian Jensen said. Jensen said the Ocean Explorer could still re-float on a high tide, but failing that, the Knud Rasmussen would assist. According to the statement, the Government of Greenland, the Danish Maritime Authority and the Danish Accident Investigation Board have been informed of the incident.

Persons: ”, Knud Rasmussen, Brian Jensen, “, Jensen, Tamara Hardingham, Gill Organizations: CNN, Arctic Command, Aurora Expeditions, Command, Danish Maritime Authority, Danish Locations: Greenland, Alpefjord, Northeast Greenland, Government

☆ American Cave Expert Is Rescued in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Kaly Soto | Safak Timur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An American cave expert who became ill while he was more than 3,000 feet underground in a cave in Turkey, prompting an international rescue effort, was pulled safely from the cave soon after midnight Tuesday morning local time and immediately brought to a medical tent, the Speleological Federation of Turkey announced in a statement. While he was deep underground, the caver, Mark Dickey, 40, who is himself an expert cave rescuer, suffered gastrointestinal bleeding and lost three liters of blood. Many of them camped out in the cave or near its opening in a remote part of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey. The rescuers began moving Mr. Dickey up the cave on Saturday afternoon, according to the Speleological Federation of Turkey. The teams had to navigate some narrow passages, said Yaman Ozakin, a spokesman affiliated with the Turkish cave rescuers.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, Yaman Ozakin Organizations: Speleological Federation of, Speleological Federation of Turkey Locations: American, Turkey, Speleological Federation of Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland, United States

☆ US Caver Who Was Trapped 1,000 Metres Deep in Turkey May Be Rescued by Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

ANKARA (Reuters) - An American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface and is expected to be rescued by Tuesday morning, rescuers said. Previous footage from the operation showed Dickey lying inside the cave and receiving treatment by a medical team. It is a very particular phase of the cave here because there are so many slopes it is a bit tricky," Giuseppe Conti, European Cave Rescue Association technical commission chairperson, told reporters. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other countries have been working for days to rescue him from the country's third deepest cave. "The rescue operation will continue from the -180 meters after Mark has rested at the camp here for a while.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Tulga Sener, Dickey, Sener, Mark, Giuseppe Conti, Conti, Ali Kucukgocmen, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Cave Rescue, Rescue Association, Speleological Federation of, Ece Locations: ANKARA, American, Turkey, Mersin, Cave, Speleological Federation of Turkey

☆ US caver who became trapped 1,000 metres deep in Turkey is moved halfway to surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Umit Bektas Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Rescuers raced on Sunday to rescue an American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey, moving him halfway to the surface. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other countries have been working for days to rescue him from the country's third deepest cave. "Our medical team is working really hard to try to keep Mark's condition as stable as possible. Since yesterday, we started lifting the stretcher and transporting him through the cave," Giuseppe Conti, European Cave Rescue Association technical commission chairperson, told reporters. Mark's medical condition right now is very good," said Tulga Sener, medical coordinator for the cave rescue commission.

Persons: caver Mark Dickey, Umit, Mark Dickey, Giuseppe Conti, Mark, Jessica Van Ord, Tulga Sener, Cenk, Dickey, Ali Kucukgocmen, Huseyin Hayatsever, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rescue Association, Bulent Usta, Thomson Locations: Anamur, Mersin province, Turkey, Rights MERSIN, American, Mersin, Cenk Yildiz

The earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night hit near Marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, sending both residents and visitors scrambling for safety. “We didn’t know if we had to stand up, to sit down, to run,” Mr. Ait Chari said. Ms. Lorang and hundreds of others found refuge in a courtyard, where some brought out rugs and blankets to sleep. “It was very chaotic.”Mr. Ait Chari, the tour guide, said he was supposed to pick up more clients on Sunday but was unsure flights would be maintained. Many people were still in shock, he said, but there had also been “great solidarity,” as residents cleared roads.

Persons: “, Jen Lorang, ” Ms, Lorang, “ I’ve, Mr, Ait, ”, Jean, Baptiste Guinet Organizations: Big, ”, UNESCO, Heritage, Tourism, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development Locations: Morocco, Marrakesh, Ait Chari, Massachusetts, Seattle, San Francisco, ” Morocco, Agadir, ”, Taroudant

Efforts to extract an American explorer who became ill more than 3,400 feet underground in a cave in southern Turkey expanded on Friday, as international rescue teams installed communications equipment and blasted open narrow areas to allow the passage of a stretcher, officials involved in the rescue said. The caver, Mark Dickey, 40, was part of an expedition exploring the Morca cave in southern Turkey when he suddenly suffered from abdominal bleeding last week. Unable to communicate from underground, one of his colleagues made the arduous, hourslong climb to the surface and sounded the alarm last Saturday. In the days since, more than 180 people from eight countries, including Turkey, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine and the United States, have joined the rescue effort, many of them camped out near the cave’s opening in a remote part of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey — and up and down the cave itself. Mr. Dickey’s medical condition and the depth and confines of the cave will make his rescue a highly complicated logistical feat.

Persons: Mark Dickey Organizations: Turkey — Locations: Turkey, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, United States

☆ Ocean explorers found a golden orb on the Alaskan seafloor, and they have no idea what it is
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marine researchers found a mysterious golden orb deep on the Alaskan seafloor. It's not entirely surprising, then, that deep-sea explorers just found something entirely new during an Alaskan expedition. But this particular object, what looks like the remains of some type of golden orb or egg, surprised scientists. The orb could be an egg case or sponge, but Candio isn't ruling out "something more strange." AdvertisementAdvertisementResearchers need to perform tests to discover more about the mysterious golden orb.

Persons: Willy Wonka's, Sam Candio, Candio, Candio isn't, — Organizations: Service, National Oceanic, Administration, Exploration Locations: Wall, Silicon, Alaska, Gulf of Alaska

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish and international cave rescue experts are working to save a 40-year-old American speleologist who became ill and is trapped more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) into a cave in southern Turkey. Mark Dickey became sick during an international expedition in Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, according to the European Cave Rescue Association. Political Cartoons View All 1146 ImagesMarton Kovacs of the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service said the cave is being prepared for his safe extraction. The cave has been divided into several sections, with each country’s rescue team being responsible for one section. The volunteer Hungarian Cave Rescue Service was the first to arrive at Dickey’s location and provided emergency blood transfusions to stabilize his condition.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, ”, Marton Kovacs, Kovacs, Justin Spike, Aritz Parra Organizations: Rescue, Turkish, Rescue Service, Associated Press Locations: ISTANBUL, Turkey, Hungarian, Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Budapest, Madrid, Spain

☆ Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Vincent Thomas Etienne, Evgeny Kovalevsky and Stanislav Berezkin, the three people rescued after sharks attacked a yacht off the Australian coast, pose for a photo in Vanua Levu Island, Fiji July 31, 2023. Satellite photos and a video on the AMSA website showed a large part of the stern of the yacht torn away. Rescue crews responded to an emergency positioning beacon registered to the Tion, a nine-metre inflatable catamaran on a round-the-world expedition, early on Wednesday morning. "The only thing is that the balloons of the inflatable catamaran were blown away." The crew continued the expedition on an inflatable catamaran by the same manufacturer that had been stored on the island for several years.

Persons: Vincent Thomas Etienne, Evgeny Kovalevsky, Stanislav Berezkin, AMSA, Anna Kosikhina, Kosikhina, Renju Jose, Wang Jiawei, Mahezabin Sayed, Alasdair Pal, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Thomson Locations: Vanua Levu, Fiji, Australia, Vanuatu, Cairns, Panama, Brisbane, Russia, Siberia, Chile, Easter, Sydney

☆ 4 Roman-era swords were found perfectly preserved in their scabbards in a cave. They were as sharp as if they were hidden today, scientists said.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Perfectly preserved Roman-era swords were discovered in a Dead Sea cave by Israeli reseachers. The Israeli Antiquities Authority thinks the four swords were used by Judean rebels 1,900 years ago. Ilan Ben Zion / Associated PressOn Wednesday, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of the cache in a small, almost inaccessible Judean Desert cave near the Dead Sea. Scientists said the swords featured wooden and leather hilts, wooden scabbards, and steel blades that were amazingly preserved after spending almost 2,000 years in a remote desert cave. Researchers discover the ancient Roman-era swords in a small crack of a remote cave near the Dead Sea.

Persons: reseacher, Eitan Klein, Ilan Ben Zion, Eithan Klein, Eli Escusido, Emil Aladjem, Klein Organizations: Israeli Antiquities Authority, Service, Survey Project, Israel Antiquities Authority, Associated, Survey, BBC, Authority Locations: Wall, Silicon, Judean, Israel, Judea

☆ Australia rescues sick expedition member from remote Antarctic outpost
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A sick expedition member has been evacuated from a remote Antarctic outpost in the depths of winter following a rescue operation spanning thousands of kilometers, Australian authorities said Monday. Perched on the edge of the Antarctic ice cap, the Casey research station is located on the northern part of Bailey Peninsula on the Budd Coast, 3,880 kilometers (2,410 miles) south of Perth, Western Australia. Australian Antarctic DivisionIt’s one of three permanent stations on the Antarctic coast run by Australia and is staffed year-round with about 150 expeditioners visiting Casey during the summer. An image of the Casey Research Station in the east Antarctic. Australian Antarctic DivisionDescribed by the AAP as “the main lifeline to Australia’s Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations,” the icebreaker Nuyina will make a roughly 7,000 kilometer-round journey to complete the evacuation.

Persons: AAD, ” Robb Clifton, AAD’s, Casey, ” Clifton, Wilkins Organizations: CNN, Australian Antarctic Division, Casey Research Station, Casey Sunday, Royal Hobart Hospital, Australian Antarctic Program, . Australian Antarctic, AAP Locations: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Bailey, Budd Coast, Perth, Western Australia, Antarctica, Casey

☆ Mostafa Rajaee: Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking Israeli athlete’s hand
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Abu Dhabi CNN —An Iranian professional weightlifter received a lifetime ban from competing after shaking the hand of an Israeli athlete during an international competition, according to an Iranian state news agency. Weightlifting champion Mostafa Rajaee, 36, was filmed shaking hands and posing for a picture with Israel’s Maksim Svirsky at the World Master Weightlifting Championships in Poland this week, according to a video published by Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA Wednesday. Polmasters/YouTubeThe head of the expedition, Hamid Salehinia, was also removed from his position, state outlet Tasnim reported. In an Instagram post after the event, Rajaee thanked “everyone who helped me along the way [for finishing second]” but did not comment on either the handshake or his subsequent ban. Iran does not recognize Israel as a country and regularly issues hostile statements, while Iranian athletes have long been prohibited by the government from competing against Israelis.

Persons: Mostafa Rajaee, Israel’s Maksim Svirsky, Rajaee, Maksim Svirsky, Hamid Salehinia, “, Saeid Mollaei, Mollaei, Israel’s Sagi Muki, Matthias Casse, ” Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN, IRNA, ”, International Judo Federation, International Chess Federation, FIDE, Iranian Chess Federation Locations: Abu Dhabi, Iranian, Poland, Israel, Iran, Belgium, Germany

☆ US attorney's office files legal motion to block planned Titanic expedition
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sabrina Shulman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The US government has filed a motion to stop a Titanic expedition planned for 2024, citing a law that protects and preserves the shipwreck as a gravesite. The expedition has been organized by RMS Titanic Inc., a company that owns the exclusive salvage rights to the remains of the Titanic. RMS Titanic Inc. had said they wanted to recover the ship’s radio – a request that was granted in May 2020 by a US district judge. RMS Titanic Inc. said in a periodic report filed this June that the company is planning for a 2024 expedition but does “not intend to seek a permit,” according to the motion filed by the US government. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the accident, and the Titanic became the most famous shipwreck in history.

Persons: salvors, RMST, “ Organizations: CNN, Titanic Inc, United, Titanic, Commerce, State Department, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, US, Court, Office, of, North Atlantic Locations: United States, Virginia, Norfolk , Virginia, Eastern, of Virginia, North

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