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CNN —Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized after using an ableist slur to taunt political opponents in parliament. You know, you just sit there, babble, babble, babble,” he said, before immediately adding: “I withdraw and apologize.”Albanese later returned to the chamber to make a more formal apology. Mandy Maysey, president of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia, told CNN affiliate 7News that she was “absolutely livid” at the comments. “I’m incredibly disappointed and just gobsmacked somebody that has the national stage would use that platform and Tourette syndrome to make an insult,” she said. “This shows we have a very long way to go until Tourette syndrome is taken seriously as a condition,” she added.
Persons: Anthony Albanese, Albanese, , , ” Albanese, Anne Ruston, ” Ruston, Mandy Maysey, “ I’m, Maysey, Tourette’s, Lewis Capaldi, Billie Eilish, I’m, ” Capaldi, Capaldi, Eilish, David Letterman Organizations: CNN, Australian, National Institute of Neurological Disorders, Tourette, of Australia, 7News Locations: Tourette’s, Albanese
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. London CNN —A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles has won the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. “A photographer attempting to capture this moment not only brings great skill, but incredible attention to detail, patience and perseverance,” Moran said in the statement. An exhibition of 100 awarded images will open at the museum on Friday.
Persons: Shane Gross, “ Shane, Kathy Moran, Alexis Tinker, , ” Moran, , Doug Gurr Organizations: CNN, Initiative, London CNN, Geographic, Young Wildlife Locations: Lake, Vancouver, British Columbia
Global police agency Interpol has released details of 46 cold cases involving women who were murdered or died in suspicious or unexplained circumstances, some of whose remains were found decades ago, according to a statement Tuesday. One of the cold cases relates to a body found in Saint-Denis, France. InterpolThe 46 cases have been added to the agency’s Identify Me appeal, launched in May 2023, which asked the public to help identify 22 deceased women. “Even the smallest piece of information can be vital in helping solve these cold cases. InterpolAs part of the campaign, Interpol has released parts of its Black Notice alerts, which are normally only available to police, for the first time.
Persons: Denis, Rita Roberts, Roberts, , ” Rita Roberts Organizations: CNN, Global, Interpol, Cardiff Locations: Germany, Saint, France, Premia de Mar, Spain, Cardiff, Wales, Antwerp, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy
CNN —A lift technician at a museum in the Netherlands mistakenly threw away a piece of artwork made to look like two empty beer cans. “Our art encourages visitors to see everyday objects in a new light. “He was just doing his job in good faith”, said van Zanten. They were cleaned and then displayed on a traditional plinth at the museum entrance, according to the statement. Last year, an artwork consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall was eaten by a hungry visitor to a gallery in Seoul, South Korea.
Persons: Alexandre Lavet, , Sietske van Zanten, van Zanten, it’s, Alexandre Lavet’s, , Elisah van den Bergh, hasn’t, Maurizio Cattelan Organizations: CNN, LAM, Art Basel Miami Beach Locations: Netherlands, French, Lisse, Amsterdam, Seoul, South Korea, Italian
CNN —The Vatican Bank has fired two employees whose recent wedding violates a newly-introduced ban on marriages between staff. The bank said that its policy is designed to prevent conflicts of interest at an institution with only around 100 employees, all of whom work at the same location. Sgro said the couple, who have three children, were told that their employment had been terminated on October 1. The Vatican Bank has a history of financial scandals and in 2013 Pope Francis set up an expert committee to recommend reforms to the economic and administrative structures of the Holy See to combat the problem. He’s the first cardinal to be convicted and sentenced by a Vatican court.
Persons: Laura Sgro, Sgro, Pope Francis, Gian Franco Mammi, Angelo Caloia, Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Becciu Organizations: CNN, Vatican Bank, Institute, Vatican
CNN —The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea investigators. USS Stewart pictured arriving in San Francisco Bay in March 1946. The ship was damaged in combat against Japanese forces in 1942 and was captured by the enemy, becoming the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Patrol Boat No. “Soon, far-ranging Allied pilots began reporting the strange sight of an old American destroyer operating deep behind enemy lines,” reads the statement. “Whether lost in battle or sunk as a target, a warship remains sovereign property in perpetuity,” he said in the statement.
Persons: Stewart, Donald M, McPherson, fourstacker, , Samuel J, Cox, Organizations: CNN, US Navy, Navy, Air Sea Heritage Foundation, Search Inc, Cordell Bank National Marine, Heritage Command, Imperial Japanese, Naval, US, Military Locations: California, San Francisco Bay, Imperial, Kure, Japan, San Francisco
London CNN —A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. The mold medallion will be auctioned by Bonhams later this month. Bonhams“The cultures were contaminated by an airborne mold and before disposing of the cultures, he noticed that the mold had prevented normal growth by the staph,” it adds. It is expected to fetch $30,000-$50,000 in an online auction that runs from October 13 to 23. Penicillin changed the course of modern medicine, with antibiotics key to the decline of many diseases over the course of the 20th century.
Persons: Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming, Bonhams, , Fleming, Alexander Fleming, , Pope Pius XII , Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Marlene Dietrich, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, underdose, Katie Hunt Organizations: London CNN Locations: London, Scottish, United Kingdom, United States
Why Damian Lewis is herding sheep in London
  + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Hollywood actor Damian Lewis abandoned his ewe-sual starry pursuits this weekend to drive a group of sheep over a bridge in London. Lewis’ temporary role of shepherd was part of a tradition dating back hundreds of years. The City of London – London’s traditional financial hub – is known as the Square Mile, although it actually covers 1.12 square miles. In a statement from the organizers prior to the event, Lewis expressed his excitement about leading the sheep drive. “As a proud London Welshman, playing the drover and driving my sheep, as if from Llandeilo, across The Thames, will be a career highlight.
Persons: London CNN —, Damian Lewis, Lewis ’, , Lewis, London Ben Stansall, , ” Lewis, Freeman Organizations: London CNN, City of, Getty, City, , Brothers, London Locations: London, City, City of London, AFP, The
CNN —K-pop megastar Suga has been fined after being caught riding an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol. In August, Suga was found to have ridden about 500 meters (around 1,600 feet) on an electric scooter after drinking alcohol. While he did not injure anyone or cause any damage, it is illegal to ride a scooter after drinking alcohol in South Korea. “Last night, I drank while having dinner, and returned home riding an electric scooter. A driver’s licence is required for riding an electric scooter in South Korea.
Persons: CNN —, Suga, , I’m, Organizations: CNN, South Korean Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korea
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists announced
  + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —A smiling elephant seal, a stuck squirrel and a contemplative chimpanzee are among the images shortlisted for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Each year, the competition supports a sustainable conservation organization and the Whitley Fund for Nature has been selected for 2024. The UK-based charity supports conservation leaders from around the global south. “It’s a privilege to be part of this exciting journey, making us all laugh and raising our awareness of animal conservation,” Sullam said. The overall, category and highly commended winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on December 10.
Persons: , Stefan Maier, Tom Sullam, , ” Sullam Organizations: CNN, Nikon, Fund for Nature Locations: London
1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows
  + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
Nearsightedness, or myopia, refers to when closer objects are clear, but distant objects are blurry. Nearsightedness is expected to keep rising among children and adolescents. This could be due in part to the fact that East Asian children start formal education at the age of 2 or 3, earlier than kids in other regions, the researchers say. Progression of nearsightedness in children can be slowed by taking breaks and avoiding hour after hour on the phone or computer, he wrote. Limiting up-close reading time outside of school — screen time or otherwise — may help slow the progression of nearsightedness in children, he added.
Persons: Sun, Dibyangshu Sarkar, , Dr, Benjamin Botsford, , Botsford Organizations: CNN, British, Ophthalmology, University, UMass Chan Medical Locations: Guangzhou, China, AFP, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, nearsighted, South Korea
CNN —Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending to be Hollywood star Brad Pitt online. One woman lost 175,000 euros ($195,000) to the fraudsters, while another lost 150,000 euros ($167,000). Both victims were contacted via a Brad Pitt fan site by fraudsters who managed to convince them that the actor wanted to invest in various projects with them, police said. Investigators found that, as part of the scam, a network of bank accounts were created using fake identity documents. “Mules” were also used to help to launder money through their own bank accounts in exchange for a small payment.
Persons: Brad Pitt, fraudsters, , , Pitt Organizations: CNN — Police, Hollywood, Guardia Civil, Investigators Locations: Spain
CNN —Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. A deep water animal, the ghost shark is scientifically known as chimaera and is closely related to sharks and rays. “Ghost sharks like this one are largely confined to the ocean floor, living in depths of up to 2,600m (8,530 feet). The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise. “We don’t actually know a lot about ghost sharks,” Finucci told CNN at the time.
Persons: NIWA, , Brit Finucci, Finucci, “ Avia, , ” Finucci, Jeevan Ravindran Organizations: CNN —, avia, New Zealand’s National Institute of Water, Atmospheric Research, “ Harriotta avia, CNN Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Chatham, New, “ Harriotta
Cathay Pacific bans couple after seat-reclining spat
  + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has banned two passengers from its flights after an argument over seat-reclining etiquette descended into xenophobic insults. People from Hong Kong speak mainly Cantonese, whereas mainland Chinese mainly speak Mandarin. However, Cathay, Hong Kong’s flag carrier, has got into hot water with Chinese authorities in the past. In a statement announcing the dismissals, Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam said he would personally lead a task force to improve service and avoid similar incidents in the future. “We need to ensure that all Cathay Pacific employees must at all times respect customers from different backgrounds and cultures, and that we provide quality services consistently across all markets that we serve,” he said.
Persons: , , , Hong Kongers, Ronald Lam, CNN’s Michelle Toh, Shawn Deng Organizations: CNN, Cathay Pacific, Cathay, Cathay Group, Hong Locations: Hong Kong, London, China, Cathay Pacific, Hong, Cathay, Hong Kong’s
German woman dies after shark attack near Canary Islands
  + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —A woman has died following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. She was transferred by helicopter to a hospital on the Canary island of Gran Canaria, where she died, the spokesperson added. The woman suffered a heart attack after losing her leg, according to local media reports confirmed to CNN by Sasemar. Shark attacks near the Canary Islands are rare, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File, with only six confirmed incidents on record. The Canary Islands have long been a popular holiday destination, thanks to their temperate year-round climate.
Organizations: CNN, Guardia Civil, Gran Canaria, Sasemar, Florida Museum, Natural Locations: Spanish, Africa, Gran, Dakhla, Western Sahara, Las Palmas
CNN —London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area. Tourism numbers have not fully recovered since the pandemic, according to the mayor’s office. “Oxford Street was once the jewel in the crown of Britain’s retail sector, but there’s no doubt that it has suffered hugely over the last decade,” said the mayor in the statement. Mayor of LondonMore than half a million people are believed to visit Oxford Street daily. A spokesperson for the mayor’s office told CNN that they hope to have a transition scheme in place within two years.
Persons: CNN — London’s, Sadiq Khan, John Lewis, , ” Khan, Angela Rayner, Khan’s, , London Khan Organizations: CNN, Labour, London, Westminster City Council, Oxford, Mayor, Westminster City, Government, Oxford Street Locations: Oxford, London, Westminster,
CNN —The phases of Venus, the Aurora Australis and the International Space Station transiting the Sun all feature as category winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Ryan Imperio was named the overall winner for his photograph capturing the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse, according to a Thursday statement from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, which runs the competition. “These are a challenge to capture due to their brevity and the precise timing needed.”Imperio said that he didn’t expect to win the competition. “The images selected each year are absolutely astonishing and I am both thrilled and honoured to have my photo among them,” he said in the statement. Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.
Persons: Ryan Imperio, ” Imperio, , Ed Bloomer, Victoria Lane Organizations: CNN, Space, Astronomy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Royal Observatory, Royal Museums Greenwich, National Maritime Museum Locations: Victoria, London
CNN —Authorities in the Spanish city of Malaga have posted billboards that aim to educate tourists on appropriate behavior during their visit, including one that reminds them to wear clothes. Now, city hall has launched a campaign that aims to cut down on some of the more visible examples of bad behavior. “Both on the street and in public places always wear an upper garment for respect and hygiene.”Another billboard from the campaign. The city is one of many in Spain and its islands that is pushing back against the impact of tourism. In May, there were further crackdowns on party boats and public drinking on the islands of Ibiza and Mallorca.
Persons: Costa, , Amarachi Orie Organizations: CNN, Authorities, del Sol, Malaga Tourism, Costa del Sol, Locations: Spanish, Malaga, del, Andalusia, Spain, United Kingdom, Barcelona, Ibiza, Mallorca, Canary
CNN —Authorities in Madrid have announced that they will revoke the operating licenses of e-scooter rental companies Lime, Dott and Tier – a move that will see rented e-scooters banished from the streets of the Spanish capital. Lime, Dott and Tier were the companies selected to offer e-scooter rental in Madrid, with permits granted for 2,000 scooters each. The council’s decision means “rental scooters will disappear from the city from October,” it said. A spokesman for Dott told CNN on Monday that the company had received an official notification from Madrid city hall on Thursday. Madrid is not the first city to take action against e-scooter rentals, which have become increasingly divisive.
Persons: José Luis Martínez, Almeida, , Dott, , Lime, Mayor Martínez, Nicholas Reece, CNN’s Maggie Hiufu Wong, Pierre Bairin, Joseph Ataman Organizations: CNN, City, Council, Mayor, Melbourne Locations: Madrid, Australian, Melbourne, Paris
CNN —A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner valued between $50-70 million is among the historic cars set to be sold by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. “These vehicles will be some of the world’s most significant cars ever sold,” Gord Duff, global head of auctions at RM Sotheby’s, said in the statement. The cars will be sold at different events late this year and in 2025, according to the statement. In 2022, a very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe that had been kept in the German automaker’s collection was sold to a private buyer for €135 million ($142 million at the time). “The Ferrari 250 GTO is the motoring market’s equivalent of Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ and a talisman for any top-end collection,” he said.
Persons: Mercedes, Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Fangio, Moss, Ferrari 250LM, Ferrari, Ford GT40, ” Gord Duff, Joe Hale, , Laurin, Mercedes Brookland, Craig Breedlove, Lee, David MacNeil, James Knight, Van, Organizations: CNN, Benz, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Chief, Sotheby’s, Prix, Le, Sotheby's, Chevrolet Corvette SS, XP64, Ford, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Le Mans, IMS, Klement, Ferrari Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monza
CNN —Scientists studying squaretail grouper have found that the increasing presence of fishermen in the water is changing their behavior from flirty to flighty. This coincides with a shift from hook and line fishing from boats to fishers spearfishing while in the water, she said. Humans have responded to this behavior by targeting these events in order to catch more fish, which have started to engage less in courting behavior out of fear. In many populations, these spawning events are the only time that groupers will mate, she added. Karkarey also wants to investigate whether these fearful fish are finding other ways to mate despite the behavioral changes researchers have observed.
Persons: Rucha Karkarey, spearfishing, , , they’ve, Karkarey Organizations: CNN —, Lancaster University, CNN Locations: flighty, India’s Lakshadweep, Maldives
CNN —A group of scientists has devised a plan to safeguard Earth’s species in a cryogenic biorepository on the moon. In order to reach the required temperatures on earth, a supply of liquid nitrogen, electricity and human staff are required. To reduce this risk, Hagedorn and the team thought about how cryopreservation could be achieved passively, which is impossible on Earth, and alighted on the moon. “We aren’t saying what if the Earth fails – if the Earth is biologically destroyed this biorepository won’t matter,” Hagedorn said in the statement. Sally Keith, a senior lecturer in Marine Biology at Lancaster University, who was not involved in the research, had similar concerns.
Persons: Norway Lise Aserud, NTB Scanpix, , Mary Hagedorn, Hagedorn, ” Hagedorn, Rob Brooker, James Hutton, ” Brooker, Sally Keith Organizations: CNN, Smithsonian, BioScience, Reuters, Conservation Biology Institute, James, James Hutton Institute, Lancaster University Locations: Svalbard, Norway, Scotland
CNN —The artistic swimming competition begins today at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with one major change compared with previous games: Men are allowed to compete for the first time. Bill May (right) has previously represented the US at the artistic swimming world championships. When artistic swimming was first added to the Olympics in 1984, only women were allowed to compete. Japan, the US, Spain and Ukraine are also named as teams to watch, while Mexico will make its artistic swimming Olympic debut. The competition will run from August 5 to August 10, with medal days on August 7 for the team competition and August 10 for the duets.
Persons: Bill May, Laurence Griffiths Organizations: CNN, International Olympic Committee, Team USA, Olympics Locations: United States, Paris, China, Japan, US, Spain, Ukraine, Mexico
Rome CNN —It’s about to get just a little bit quieter in Venice –- at least that’s the hope of the city council, which has banned tour guides from using megaphones and limited the groups to 25 people. Exceptions to the changes, which came into force Thursday, include children under 2 years of age, and visiting students and educational trips. Tourists and guides who break the 25-person limit or use loudspeakers will face fines of approximately $50-$100. However, the city has said it will double the charge when it reinstates it, probably later this year. Officials on the Greek island of Santorini are considering limiting the number of cruise ships that can dock off its shores.
Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, Organizations: Rome CNN, overtourism Locations: Venice, Murano, overtourism ., Europe, Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Santorini, Spanish, Barcelona
CNN —Simone Biles has seemingly clapped back at criticism from former teammate MyKayla Skinner following the US gymnastics team’s victory at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. “It was not my intention to offend of disrespect any of the athletes or to take away from their hard work,” she wrote. “I take full responsibility for what I said and I deeply apologize.”Skinner and Biles both competed for Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Skinner retired after winning a silver medal on vault at the Games. After winning the team gold on Tuesday, Biles now holds the most Olympic medals of any US gymnast in history, adding to her title as the most decorated gymnast of all time.
Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, MyKayla Skinner, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera, Skinner, , Simone, , ” Biles, ” Skinner, Biles Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Team USA, Games Locations: Biles, Tokyo
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