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Sharks could also be consuming cocaine dumped within the waters off Florida and it could possibly be making them act in "crazy" methods, scientists have mentioned.Researchers investigating whether or not medicine dumped overboard influence the area's marine life for a documentary discovered some sharks seemed to be appearing surprisingly and others responded to related stimulants. Smugglers have left numerous tonnes of cocaine within the seas round Florida, transported from South and Central America, both to be collected by associates or to keep away from arrest. The medicine are then usually washed into shore on ocean currents. Image: File Pic: iStock Just final month, the US Coast Guard seized greater than 1...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka and India signed a collection of power, improvement and commerce agreements on Friday, signaling rising financial ties between the neighboring nations. ...

After three months with solely his canine Bella for firm, rescued Australian sailor Timothy Shaddock has needed to say goodbye to her. The 54-year-old was rescued after being misplaced at sea when his catamaran was badly broken in a storm crusing from Mexico to French Polynesia. Mr Shaddock met Bella, a black and brown stray canine, whereas he was residing in San Miguel de Allende, his residence when he arrived in Mexico in the beginning of the pandemic. Bella turned his fixed companion for the subsequent three years, regardless of occasional efforts to search out her an appropriate residence on land.Mr Shaddock and Bella have been just a few weeks into their journey when the storm hit. He misplaced his sail, some electronics and his cooking services. ...

BANGKOK — The result's hardly unsure, however important modifications may very well be on the horizon as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of many world’s longest-serving leaders, cruises to an anticipated reelection in nationwide voting Sunday. ...

A suitcase containing what police consider to be human stays has been found on a ranch in Texas.Police say the grim discovery was made on Thursday morning by folks feeding animals on the ranch close to San Antonio, Bexar County. "They began investigating it and found what appears to be human remains," Sheriff Javier Salazar stated in a press convention."At this point, we don't know anything about the gender of the remains or how long the remains have been out here," he added.Sheriff Salazar stated the stays have been "partial" and police "won't be able to a determine cause of death or identification for some time".However, he stated his first "inclination" was "homicide"."It is too early to tell if the person was killed here or were brought here in that piece of luggage and d...

EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren web site the place her dwelling was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that compelled her to flee her northern Alberta neighborhood two months in the past. ...

Six individuals have died in a robust storm which has battered a lot of the Balkans - whereas Southern Europe continues to face a searing heatwave.Dozens of individuals have additionally been injured on account of sturdy winds and heavy rain which have hit nations together with Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Slovenia. It is the second storm in two days to brush over the Balkans, and in line with meteorologists is especially sturdy due to a current spell of scorching and dry climate within the area.Weather - newest: One month of rain might fall in UK in 48 hoursIn Croatia's capital, Zagreb, two individuals, a 50-year-old man and a 48-year-old man, died after they have been hit by falling timber. A firefighter within the japanese Croatian city of Tovarnik additionally died through...

Private Travis King, the American GI who dashed throughout the heavily-guarded border into North Korea this week after his launch from a South Korean jail, is now formally thought-about AWOL by the army, Pentagon officers mentioned Thursday. ...

Temperatures throughout elements of Europe stay above 40C (104F) , as wildfires rage in Greece.Winds close to Athens have fuelled a significant wildfire near the Greek capital, forcing individuals from their houses and burning 13.5 sq. miles (35 sq. km) of forest and scrubland. Authorities had declared the massive blaze contained in a single day on Wednesday, however firefighters misplaced management of the fireplace when the wind picked up, officers mentioned.See the climate forecast the place you might beGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mentioned "the hard times are clearly not over yet", including: "We are facing another heat wave and a possible strengthening of the winds... absolute vigilance and absolute readiness are required over the next few days." As nicely a...

The Central Intelligence Agency is working to rebuild spy networks in China after a devastating counterintelligence lack of its recruited-agent networks there greater than a decade in the past, CIA Director William Burns disclosed Thursday. ...