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In 1993, Chile adopted an Indigenous Law that enabled land restitution; by 2023 more than 510,000 acres had been returned to Mapuche communities, but native forest cover had barely changed

In 1993, Chile adopted an Indigenous Law that enabled land restitution In 1993, Chile passed a major Indigenous Law that created a formal process for returning ancestral land to Indigenous communities. Over the following 30 years, more than 510,000 acres were returned to the Mapuche, Chile’s largest Indigenous group. However, a long-term study found that […]

In 1988, an English farmer stopped cultivating his entire 377-acre wheat farm; 35 years later, it became one of central England’s biggest refuges for scrub, woodland and rare wildlife

Bedfordshire farm was saved through public donations after a successful £1.5m crowdfunding campaign An English farmer who stopped intensive wheat farming in 1988 has unintentionally helped create one of central England’s largest young woodland nature reserves, reports the Guardian. Strawberry Hill, a 377-acre site near Knotting in Bedfordshire, has now been permanently protected after the […]

Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday’s media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s death sparks 31,000-signature petition over press harassment More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late Cambridge academic Jason Arday, campaign organisers said Sunday.The petition was launched by activist group Good Law Project, which had supported Arday […]

UK man,55, dies after dog bite during footpath altercation; owner arrested on murder suspicion

55-year-old man dies by dog bite in West Yorkshire, UK. A 55-year-old man has died after being bitten by a dog during an altercation on a footpath in West Yorkshire, prompting a murder investigation, BBC reported.Police were called to a disused railway line off Blacker Lane in Calder Grove, Wakefield, at around 1.30 pm BST […]

3,000 hectares up in flames: Belgium battles its biggest wildfire on record

Firefighters from across Belgium, as well as teams from Germany and Luxembourg, have been working alongside the Belgian army and local farmers to prevent the blaze from spreading further. Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record continued to spread towards the German border on Sunday, as firefighters backed by Dutch helicopters, the army and teams from neighbouring […]

‘They were Indian, so we didn’t count them’: US cleaning business owner faces scrutiny over racial profiling

North Carolina cleaning business owner faces scrutiny after saying his team did not count Indian callers as potential leads/Image: Getty Images A North Carolina cleaning business owner has come under scrutiny after saying he instructed his team not to count Indian callers as potential customers, raising concerns about possible discrimination based on ethnicity.Robert Nolen wrote […]

Princess Iman welcomes twin daughters Talia and Rania with husband Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, names newborns after Queen Rania; Jordanian royal family celebrates

Princess Iman and Jameel Alexander Thermiotis welcome twin daughters Talia and Rania, bringing double joy to Jordan’s royal family. Princess Iman of Jordan has welcomed twin daughters with her husband, Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, bringing a double celebration to the Jordanian royal family. The newborns arrived on Friday, August 14, and their parents have now revealed […]

In 1953, Emma Gatewood tried hiking the Appalachian Trail, got lost and was rescued; two years later, at 67, she walked all 2,190 miles alone and made history

In 1953, Emma Gatewood tried hiking the Appalachian Trail, got lost and was rescued When park rangers found 65-year-old Emma Gatewood lost and confused in Maine in 1953 after she broke her glasses on the Appalachian Trail, they advised her to give up and return home. Two years later, at age 67, Gatewood returned to […]

Iran moves to criminalise interviews with US, Israeli media, with prison terms up to 30 years

Iran’s parliament has approved the broad framework of legislation that would criminalise engagement with “hostile” foreign media. Iran’s parliament on Sunday approved the broad framework of legislation aimed at tightening restrictions on suspected foreign influence, including proposed criminal penalties for engaging with media outlets considered hostile to the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported.The bill’s general […]

8-year-old boy catches a piranha while fishing with dad at Pennsylvania lake

An 8-year-old boy’s unexpected catch during a fishing trip at a lake near Philadelphia has raised concerns about exotic pets being introduced into local waterways.On Saturday morning, Seamus Coffey, 8, reeled in a 2-lb red-bellied piranha, which he initially thought might be a large bass while he was fishing with his dad at a lake […]