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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cavemen hunted turtles — but not for food, new research suggests. Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 years ago.  Careful cleaning of fragments found at the Neumark-Nord archaeological site in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists recently found well-preserved ancient treasures at the bottom of a Swiss lake — and the treasures remain close to where the ship sank. The shipwreck was found in Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, some 75 miles southwest of Zurich, by a team of Swiss archaeologists, according to…

Answers are hard to come by. That’s what a group of concerned Saskatchewan landowners have learned. The seven families live immediately adjacent to the site of Bell’s proposed AI data centre, and they’ve been asking questions for months, receiving little in the way of solid replies. In a written letter to the council at the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hawaii health officials have issued multiple brown water advisories across the islands as the state deals with the aftermath of a Kona Low storm. The storm moved through the islands earlier last week, bringing heavy rainfall and runoff that has kept coastal waters contaminated in several areas,…

A delegation from a B.C. First Nation is in the United Kingdom this week to push for full compensation for a disastrous fuel and oil spill nearly 10 years ago. The delegation from the Heiltsuk First Nation met with Arsenio Dominguez, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as well as Transport Canada’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Spanish budget airline named Volotea is sparking flight passengers’ anger after reportedly asking them to pay extra charges for fuel after their tickets have already been purchased. At first glance, the added charge — which will be $8 to $11 per passenger, per the “Simple Flying”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca — three of Spain’s most popular Mediterranean destinations — are among the top spots in Europe dealing with overtourism issues, as officials consider introducing hard limits on visitor numbers and putting other restrictions in place. The Balearic Islands have seen a surge in…

“Limpy” the bear will continue to roam free in a suburban Halifax neighbourhood — for now. “We have not successfully captured the black bear known as ‘Limpy,’” the province’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said in a statement Tuesday. The senior black bear, whose name was inspired by an injured leg, has been a fixture…

NEW DELHI: In what may be bad news for India’s farm sector and rural economy, IMD on Monday predicted a ‘below normal’ southwest monsoon (June-Sept) in the country amid growing risk of El Nino, which is linked to depressed summer rainfall over India. “Quantitatively, the seasonal rainfall over the country is likely to be 92%…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A rare life jacket worn by a Titanic survivor is set to be auctioned more than a century after the disaster. The flotation device, used by first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli during the ship’s 1912 sinking, is expected to sell for roughly $339,000 to $475,000, news agency…