Spain has ordered 160,000 citizens in the northeastern Catalonia region back into lockdown for 15 days, after the High Court overturned a lower court ban on tough new restrictions on movement because of a new coronavirus outbreak, apparently caused in part by the arrival of fruit pickers. The lockdown of residents in the Lleida area, about 110 miles (180 km) west of Barcelona, is based on powers granted in a controversial decree aimed at stopping the spread of the deadly virus. The new lockdown went into effect at midnight July 14. The High Court of Justice of Catalonia ratified the…
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A day-old baby, abandoned in a street in Cali, Colombia, in early July, was rescued when a passerby heard his cries. The newborn was taken to Carlos Carmona Hospital, where staff called him Angel. The baby is was in good condition, a Cali city council spokeswoman said Friday. The hospital said Monday the baby was released after three days and had been treated for hypothermia and hypoglycemia. ¡Milagro de Vida! Ángel como lo llaman los galenos por ser un milagro de vida, goza hoy de excelentes condiciones de salud.#CaliUnidaPorLaVida Conoce su historiahttps://t.co/5ln0yu9k4I — Secretaría de Salud Pública de Cali (@SaludCali)…
Kenyan rangers captured a 20-foot python with nothing but their bare hands and an old sack. “Led by Cpl Gikonyo, this team skillfully captured this python from a community land within Lake Nakuru and released it back into the wild,” the Kenya Wildlife Service posted on its Twitter account. The large python was caught south of Nakuru, the capital city of Nakuru County, last week in western Kenya, northwest of Nairobi. Along with a video posted on the wildlife service’s Twitter account, the wildlife service states, “A short story of courage, heroism and going beyond the call of duty to…
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared much of eastern Oklahoma part of the Creek Indian reservation, Oklahoma state and federal officials are debating their next steps. The ruling could create a wave of Native Americans trying to overturn their convictions if they were prosecuted by the state. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his dissent that the decision “will undermine numerous convictions obtained by the State, as well as the State’s ability to prosecute serious crimes committed in the future.” The options state and federal officials are considering include potential legislation or some agreement between…
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A Spanish oceanarium has a few new residents, after a shark gave birth to eight pups. The five female and three male sandbar shark pups were eating and responding well in their first days at the oceanarium, according to a statement Friday from Valencia’s L’Oceanografic. Eight sharks being fed frolic around their enclosure with their mother keeping close watch after being born at an oceanarium. (Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash)Alice, who weighs 220.5 pounds (100 kilograms) and is 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and has lived at the oceanarium since 2003, gave birth to the sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) at the oceanarium situated in…
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace that later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was made underneath the Nacional Monte de Piedad, an iconic building that is now the site of a historic pawnshop dating to 1755 in the city center, during construction work to reinforce the columns supporting the first floor of the building. A man poses for a photo in the remains of an ancient Aztec palace that later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico…
One of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Spain is grieving the loss of yet another of their own – this time, a 14-year-old who died in a canoeing accident while at summer camp. The girl’s aunt, Eurovision singer Barei, spoke about the immense pain felt by her family following the drowning death of Ana Reyzabal last week. Spanish authorities rescue the body of a 14-year-old girl who tragically died after falling out of a canoe during a summer camp excursion with instructors. (Newsflash)The Reyzabal family has lost so many parents and children that they “thought the quota had…
Two large radiation-emitting space rocks, believed to be part of a meteor captured on video flashing across the Tokyo night sky earlier this month, have been found in a garden in Japan. The phenomenon over Tokyo happened around 2:30 a.m. local time on July 2, and the footage was shared on YouTube by Kagaya Studio. It went viral with more than 1.7 million views. In Kagaya’s video, the meteor is seen entering the screen on the right-hand side before appearing as large as a full moon. The bright light dies away as it shoots across to the left of the…
At least 34 U.S. sailors suffered injuries after an explosion Sunday morning aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego. The cause of the explosion, which is under investigation, has not been determined. A frame grab from video shot by the San Diego Fire Department helicopter showing smoke coming off the ship. (Newsflash)Most of the injuries were not serious. As of Monday, five sailors remained in local hospitals for observation, and all were in stable condition, according to the official Twitter account of Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Twenty-three civilians were also…