Australia: discovery of a giant buffalo toad of 2.7 kg

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January 30, 2023

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Steph Deschamps / January 20, 2023

Australian rangers found a giant buffalo toad in the brush of a coastal park – a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kg.

The toad was spotted after a snake moving along a track forced wildlife officers to stop while driving through Conway National Park in Queensland, the state government said.

I reached down and grabbed the toad. I couldn’t believe its size and weight,” said Park Ranger Kylee Gray, describing her discovery of the amphibian last week.

“A buffalo toad of this size will eat anything that will fit in its mouth, including insects, reptiles and small mammals,” she explained.

The animal, from an invasive species, was taken away and put down.

Buffalo toads were introduced in Queensland in 1935 to control the proliferation of certain beetles, with devastating consequences for the local fauna.

At 2.7 kg, almost the weight of a newborn human, the toad could break the record for the largest specimen of the species, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science said in a statement.

Described as a “monster”, the department said it could end up in the Queensland Museum.

Because of its size, rangers believe it is a female.

Although its age is unknown, “this one has been around for a long time,” Gray estimated, explaining that amphibians have a life expectancy of 15 years in the wild.

Female buffalo toads can produce up to 30,000 eggs in a season. These animals are extremely toxic, causing the local extinction of some of their predators.

Shooting in Hamburg, Germany, leaves two dead

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March 27, 2023

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Sylvie Claire / March 27, 2023

Two people died in a shooting that took place Saturday night in Hamburg (Germany). According to the police, a man would have shot another individual before turning the weapon against him.

It could be a settlement of accounts between motorcycle gangs, the German press reported Sunday.

Earlier this month, the city of Hamburg was the scene of a shooting that left 7 dead and 12 wounded among the Jehovah’s Witness community.

Actor Peter Hardy, known for his role in “Neighbours”, was found dead

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March 23, 2023

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Steph Deschamps / March 20, 2023

Peter Hardy is gone. The “Neighbours” actor died of drowning on a beach in Australia.

The world of cinema is in mourning this Sunday. We learned that Peter Hardy died on Thursday. The Australian actor died of drowning on a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Australia. According to several local sources, he was snorkeling at the time of the facts.

Peter Hardy was known for his role in the soap opera “Neighbours”. He had a career of almost 40 years on the big and small screen. He had also participated in the musical “Mamma Mia”.

The actor was 66 years old.

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War in Ukraine: the International Criminal Court will not let go of Vladimir Putin, the international arrest warrant remains valid for life

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March 23, 2023

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The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) for Russian President Vladimir Putin will remain valid even if Russia’s war against Ukraine ends.

“There is no statute of limitations on war crimes,” ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told BBC Radio on Monday.

The latter highlights Vladimir Putin’s alleged responsibility for the war crimes committed in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country. The arrest warrants against the head of state and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, will therefore remain hanging over their heads for the rest of their lives, he said. “Unless they appear before the independent judges of the court and the judges decide to drop the charges. »

The arrest warrants are essentially symbolic. A trial seems to be out of the question for the time being.

The British lawyer and chief prosecutor in the trial of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague told Sky News reporters that because of the arrest warrant for him, Vladimir Putin has become a wanted criminal. “This label will stick to him for the rest of his life, unless he is tried and acquitted or, which is almost unthinkable, the ICC withdraws the arrest warrant,” he explained. “The arrest warrant is a very, very important and encouraging step,” he said.