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The Northern Bald Ibis, known as Waldrapp was hunted to the point of extinction hundreds of years ago. Now this migratory bird species is in recovery, with a breeding program for chicks, who are hand raised and taught their migration route by following human foster parents in an ultralight aircraft. 

Last week, over 3200 South Africans received free medical treatment on a Chinese military boat.

The move is widely seen as a way of distracting the public from an increasingly harsh crackdown on dissent following a disputed election in July in which Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory.

The Nobel Peace Conference in Oslo this week, with the theme of ‘Woman Life Freedom’, took place just days after the Taliban issued a ban on women in Afghanistan showing their faces in public, or singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public. 

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Thomas Mayo, one of the faces of the Yes campaign during The Voice referendum, started his career as a crane operator on a wharf. 

World renowned neuroscientist, writer and broadcaster, Baroness Susan Greenfield is giving a keynote address on 5 Sept at International Governance Leadership Conference 2024 in Melbourne, on the subject of Mind Change. She also discusses a potential early detection and treatment model for Alzheimers.

NASA’s planetary systems chief, Dr Luke Sollitt develops instrumentation for use on the Moon and other planets for future robotic missions, and he will be talking about mining in the coming space age at the “International Future Mining Conference” in Sydney.

Pennsylvania is the major prize for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they campaign to be the next President of the United States. Ten of the past 12 presidential winners clinched Pennsylvania, which is the largest of the so-called swing states with almost 7 million voters and 19 electoral college votes. 

The outgoing Indonesian president’s attempt to position his sons in high office threatens to tarnish his reputation and his political legacy.