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The Philippine president pardoned a U.S. Marine on Monday in a surprise move that will free him from his jail sentence for the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony. President Rodrigo Duterte said he decided to pardon Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton because the Marine was … Read more
The White House is furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. Fox News, the Washington Post and Associated Press were among the news outlets … Read more
The White House if furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. President Donald Trump rejoined the fray on Friday, attacking the Atlantic magazine, which … Read more
Seal of approval! Incredible footage shows the marine mammal whirling around the ring pool at an aquarium in Japan Clip shows a seal using the ring pool at Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe in Japan Fascinating footage was captured in June and shared to zoo’s official Twitter The aquarium, one of the largest in northern Japan, is … Read more
Man in his 20s ‘jumps wharf security gate and steals Thames Clipper river bus before leading marine police on dramatic chase along the River Thames’ Marine support units intercept stolen Thames Clippers vessel near Tower Bridge River boat was stolen from Trinity Wharf in Polar, east London, on Saturday night Marine officers boarded the vessel … Read more
A former Marine and college wide receiver was able to catch a three-year-old boy thrown from burning building by his mother, dramatic cellphone footage shows. Phillip Blanks, 28, ran to the home in Phoenix on July 3 barefoot after hearing calls for help and was able to save Jameson Long from the flames on the third … Read more
Scientists have made a depressing discovery – the first marine fish of modern times has been declared extinct. The smooth handfish has officially been wiped from the south-eastern Australian waters due to habitat decline, pollution and destructive fishing practices. The bottom-dweller was one of 14 species of handfish, which use highly modified pectoral fins to … Read more
Land animals are, on the whole, smarter than marine creatures and scientists now believe this is because complex landscapes sped up the evolution of intelligence. Animals first left the seas and colonised land around 385million years ago but their brains were far more primitive than modern-day species. This, scientists say, is because the simplicity of … Read more
Ex-US marine Paul Whelan is jailed for 16 years by a Russian court for stealing state secrets – as he holds up a sign saying ‘sham trial’ and ‘Paul’s life matters’ Whelan, 50, has been in Russian custody since his arrest in December 2018 He claims he was set up by a sting operation and plead … Read more
Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year as climate change causes global ocean temperatures to rise Experts reviewed 258 studies into shifting habitat ranges with climate change They used this to make a database, BioShifts, that covers some 12,000 species Marine species are moving poleward six times faster … Read more