Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle

As the government, Marineland of Canada and activists remain at loggerheads over whales’ fate, health and freedom of beloved animals hangs in balance Jelly Bean’s daughter Bertie Botts is an adorable little “ham sandwich”. Orion – nicknamed “Onion Ring” – is a large but fiercely protective friend. Zephyr has “ants in his pants” and wiggles like a worm. Lillooet is the “biggest cuddle bug” with a heart of gold. Thirty captive beluga whales in a Canadian amusement park have become pawns in a tussle between a shuttered park, local and national governments and animal rights activists. Continue reading… Source…

This four-year experiment has produced exhilarating cricket – it is worth seeing the whole thing through before casting judgment Travis Head’s latest masterpiece is three days old, the postmortems are complete and England supporters have done their pained vox pops in Australia. And somehow we’re still more than a week out from the second Ashes Test. It’s a hefty gap bound to be filled by rage, moving from the defeat in Perth to the preparation for a pink‑ball affair in Brisbane. England’s first-stringers could pass the time with a day‑night knockabout against a prime minister’s XI in Canberra. Instead,…

As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand In the past year, tens of thousands of New Zealanders have left the country, surpassing the last spike in 2012 and raising fears of a “hollowing out” of mid-career workers. Guardian readers share their experiences on why they left – or are thinking of moving out of New Zealand. Continue reading… Source link India ‘Wherever there is oppression,… VACB arrests village officer on… Cyclone Ditwah Nears Coast As… Delhi Air Quality Shifts From… Stock Market Wall Street Predicts…