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Rescue teams empty 1,500 tons of oil from Russian tanker

Jan. 25, 2025 12:22 PM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil left onboard a tanker that ran aground last year in southern Russia, officials said Saturday. The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea. ...

Authorities ramp up efforts to protect sea turtles as deaths on India's shores continue to mount

Jan. 25, 2025 09:40 AM EST

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Dead sea turtles keep washing ashore on India's east coast and environmentalists and authorities are trying frantically to stop the number of 600 dead from getting even higher. The high number of turtle deaths in Chennai in southern India is most likely due...