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☆ Crocodiles that were nearly extinct make a comeback in Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Siamese crocodiles successfully hatched in five different nests in the Cardamom National Park in Cambodia, according to a statement from nature conservation charity Fauna & Flora Thursday. Siamese crocodiles are a freshwater species that can grow up to 4 meters (13.1 feet) in length. As part of these efforts, Siamese crocodiles are bred in captivity and then released into the wild, with 196 crocodiles successfully released since 2012. This suggests that long-term protection efforts are helping populations to start increasing again, said Flora & Fauna. “This discovery indicates that our conservation efforts have paid off, and I believe that with our ongoing conservation efforts, the population of Siamese crocodiles will continue to increase in the future,” said Chorn.

Persons: Hor Leng, Pablo Sinovas, ”, Sinovas, “ Organizations: CNN, Initiative, International Union for Conservation, Nature’s, Fauna, & Flora Cambodia Locations: Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Flora

☆ Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. The leaders are the president of the Presidential Council (PC) Mohamed Menfi, the head of High State Council (HSC) Mohamed Takala, who are both based in Tripoli, and Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Benghazi. In a joint statement, the three leaders also called on the UN Mission in Libya and the international community to support their proposals. Dbeibah has vowed not to cede power to a new government without national elections. Last week, Central Bank governor Sadiq Kabir wrote to parliament asking it to approve a new unified government and a national budget over GNU extent spending.

Persons: Mohamed Menfi, Mohamed Takala, Aguila Saleh, ”, General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, ” Menfi, Menfi, Abdulhamid, Dbeibah, Sadiq Kabir Organizations: Reuters, Presidential Council, High State, UN, Arab League, Government of National Unity, GNU, Central Bank Locations: Libya, Tripoli, Benghazi, Cairo, UN, NATO

☆ Libya political leaders to meet on electoral laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

However 61 HoR members and some HSC members have already objected to the way their leaders have been negotiating their agreement, and have said they will oppose its ratification. The HoR was elected as a national parliament in 2014 to a four-year term. The HSC was created as part of a political agreement in 2015 from members of an earlier interim parliament elected in 2012. However, under a 2015 political agreement, the international community requires both bodies to approve any new constitutional rules allowing an election, or a change in government. Many Libyans have voiced scepticism that their political leaders are negotiating in good faith, believing them to be unwilling to bring forward elections that might remove them from their positions of power.

Persons: finalise, Aguila Saleh, Khaled, Mishri, Adoulaye Bathily, HoR, Muammar, Abdulhamid, Dbeibah, Saleh, Angus McDowall, Andrew Heavens Organizations: High State, Morocco, NATO, of National Unity, Meshri, Reuters, Thomson Locations: TRIPOLI, Morocco, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, Tripoli, Reuters Libya

☆ U.N. Libya envoy points to 'alternatives' if political bodies duck electoral pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Angus Mcdowall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily is seeking to break Libya's long internal stalemate with an election this year to replace transitional political bodies that have long outlived their mandates. He announced a new initiative last month to speed up the political process, prompting the two legislative bodies, the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High State Council (HSC), to set up a committee to look at electoral laws. "They have to deliver on this in a timely manner," he told Reuters in an interview on Friday from Tripoli. Bathily earlier this month said the legislative bodies' committee would have to approve clear electoral laws in June in order for a national vote to go ahead this year. Many Libyans are also doubtful about any election in a country where most territory is controlled by armed factions that may back or oppose particular candidates even if the political bodies can agree to rules.

☆ 12 recent, spooky discoveries about ancient death rituals, from vampire burials to vanishing mummy pregnancies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

An ancient Egyptian mummy may not have been a male priest been, but a pregnant womanA mummy that was found to likely be a pregnant woman, rather than a priest named Hor-Djehuty. A. Leydo/Warsaw Mummy ProjectA mummy previously thought to have been a male priest in ancient Egypt was found to be a woman, a study reported in January. The mummy had previously been found in the sarcophagus Hor-Djehuty, an ancient Egyptian male priest who lived between the 1st century BC and the 1st AD, Insider previously reported. Some scientists also believe that she was likely pregnant, which would make her the first documented example of a mummified pregnancy in history.

☆ Australia's house prices fall, interest rates soar but analysts say there's no crash yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Su-Lin Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Mortgage rates have fallen to below 2% in recent years, but interest rates are rising rapidly in Australia. Home prices fallNational house prices have fallen for a fourth straight month as demand for homes start to slide due to higher costs of borrowing, according to Corelogic. In Sydney, Australia's biggest city, home prices have fallen over 7% since prices started unwinding at the start of the year, just before interest rates lifted. Since hitting peak prices earlier this year, house prices in Melbourne have fallen nearly 5%. Since hitting peak prices earlier this year, house prices in Melbourne have fallen nearly 5%.

☆ Descoperire importantă: Singura mumie egipteană a unei femei însărcinate găsită până acum, ascunsă în sarcofagul unui preot
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: BBCDescoperire importantă: Singura mumie egipteană a unei femei însărcinate găsită până acum, ascunsă în sarcofagul unui preotDescoperire importantă făcută de o echipă de oameni de știință polonezi: singura mumie egipteană însărcinată găsită până acum, relatează BBC. Descoperirea a fost făcută de cercetătorii de la Warsaw Mummy Project și publicată în Journal of Archaeological Science. Până acum se credea că mumia este a unui preot bărbat, dar scanările arată că este de fapt vorba despre o femeie aflată în ultimele etape ale sarcinii. „Aceasta este cea mai importantă și cea mai semnificativă constatare a noastră de până acum, o surpriză totală”, a spus Wojciech Ejsmond, membru al echipei de la Academia de Științe din Polonia. Patru mănunchiuri, despre care se crede că sunt organe înfășurate și îmbălsămate, au fost găsite în cavitatea abdominală a mumiei, dar oamenii de știință spun că fătul nu a fost scos din uter.

Persons: ., Wojciech Ejsmond, - lea Organizations: BBC, Journal, Academia, Științe, Universității din Locations: Varșovia, Polonia, Universității din Varșovia, Teba

☆ Luptătorul Piotr Ianulov a cucerit medalia de bronz la Cupa Mondială
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: 1 min

Luptătorul Piotr Ianulov a cucerit medalia de bronz la Cupa MondialăLuptătorul Piotr Ianulov a cucerit medalia de bronz la Cupa Mondială de la Belgrad. În finala mică a categoriei de greutate 86 kg, sportivul de 34 de ani a dispus cu 4-1 de indianul Deepak Punia, transmite IPN. În optimi, Ianulov a trecut de slovacul Boris Makoev, cu 3-1. În recalificări, Piotr a câștigat în fața francezului Akhmed Aibuev, iar în meciul decisiv s-a impus în fața indianului Deepak Punia, vicecampion mondial anul trecut. La 65 kg, Nicolai Grahmez a cedat în finala mică ucraineanului Hor Ohannesian, cu 1-7.

Persons: Ianulov, Piotr Ianulov, Boris Makoev, ., Piotr, Akhmed, Nicolai Grahmez Organizations: Cupa Locations: Belgrad, Găgăuzia, Minsk, ucraineanului

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