Новости за 30.08.2018

More than 300 olive ridley sea turtles were found dead near Puerto Escondido, Mexico on August 28. According to El Universal, the turtles were found three miles off the coast . The turtles were killed by illegal nets put out by fishermen off the coast, environmental investigators from the government (PROFEPA) told CNN. Credit: Jorge Morales via Storyful

RESIDENTS in a usually sleep seaside village in New Zealand’s South Island are getting their claws out over a proposed “cat ban”.

THE terrifying moment a drowning woman was saved by off-duty lifeguards at Sydney’s Bronte Beach was captured by nearby photographers.

Drax may have lopsided ears and puppy fur but in 18 months he’ll be a tough patrol dog assisting police on the beat

RAIN Dove, the model Rose McGowan named in her statement on Monday, confirmed giving investigators a series of text messages in which Asia Argento allegedly admitted to a sexual encounter with a minor.

TOM Cruise’s Top Gun sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, has been pushed back nearly a year, Paramount Pictures revealed.

Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” has been pushed back nearly a year from July 12, 2019, to June 26, 2020.

DONALD Trump urged evangelical leaders this week to get out the vote ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and warned of “violence” by opponents if they fail.

A woman was saved 12 “good samaritans” after her car flipped into a retention pond as she exited Interstate 90 near Huntley, Illinois, on August 3, police said in a press release. The Illinois State Police praised the actions of the 12 passers-by who had been travelling on the roadway when they stopped to help, with some calling the authorities, while others entered the water to save the woman. The group pulled the unconscious woman from the water and gave her CPR, reviving her before emergency services arrived. Читать дальше...

A thick smoke billowed from an electronics factory fire in Cairo, Egypt, on the morning of August 30. No injuries were reported. At least seven fire trucks were deployed to battle the blaze, and the fire was eventually extinguished, Egyptian reports said. Credit: Mohamed Fadly via Storyful

LEXUS limousine buyers face a $200,000 question: whether to take their new LS with twin-turbo V6 power, or the hybrid version at no extra charge.

IT’S easy to be overwhelmed by the choice of mid-size SUVs. More than two dozen models cram the market.

THE PACE of improvement in new cars can sometimes be difficult to judge. When it comes to the cheap seats, progress is more obvious because the bar is set so low.

A HANDFUL of southeast suburbs are bucking the wider Sydney property trend of slowing prices.

IF the Sydney Kings want to win this season’s NBL title, they’ll have to get past defending champions Melbourne United.

THE DRAW for this season’s Champions League group stage takes place in Monaco on Friday morning (2am AEST), with a repeat of last season’s final between Real Madrid and Liverpool among the potential mouth-watering match-ups.

A first group of 59 refugees who had been left stranded at sea for five days before being taken in by Malta have arrived in France.

Ali Mushaima, the son of a prominent opposition figure jailed in Bahrain since 2011, has been on hunger strike outside the Bahrainian embassy in London for the past month, demanding medical treatment for his father. Footage posted by Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy shows a doctor describing the poor state of Mushaima’s health. Mushaima then describes feeling weak and dizzy, but says he will not give up until his father has his “basic rights” and “medical treatment”. Читать дальше...

MARGARET Varcoe, sister of Collingwood star Travis Varcoe, has tragically died after sustaining a head injury while playing in a women’s grand final in an Adelaide Football League.

Taylor Swift paid tribute to Aretha Franklin during a concert in the Queen of Soul’s hometown of Detroit on August 28. During her sold-out Ford Field performance, Swift asked for a moment of silence from the crowd, “so that every single one of us could reflect on our love and respect for her and for everything she did in her life,” For some fans, though, the silence was too much, as this video shows. Credit: Abby Hoicowitz via Storyful

Biologists with the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks department were looking for a female grizzly bear during August to use in a population augmentation program in the Cabinet Mountains. Instead, they caught two adult males, which were rereleased. The second bear was definitely not happy with the experience, taking out his aggression on a trailer cage after being released. He showed, the department said, “why grizzlies must be respected.” Credit: MontanaFWP via Storyful

BRAD Fittler can still see his Australian captain Mal Meninga, schooner in hand, walking toward him ­inside that Sydney nightclub.

AUTHOR Peter Corris, the prolific “Godfather” of Australian crime fiction who wrote more than 100 books in a 37-year career, has died at the age of 76.

MAGGIE Varcoe, the sister of Collingwood AFL star Travis Varcoe, has died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital, surrounded by her beloved family.

ALL eyes will be on retiring Immortal-in-waiting Johnathan Thurston Saturday night.