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Ex-US Marine Sentenced To 14 Years By Russia For Fighting For Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday convicted in absentia a former US Marine who fought for Ukraine after spending over two years in a Russian prison before being released in a swap.
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New Zealand Man Attempts To "Body Slam" Orcas, Government Body Calls It "Stupid Behaviour"
New Zealand's Department of Conservation said that it is illegal to swim with whales, or disturb or harass any marine mammal.
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US Warns Citizens Against Fighting In Ukraine After American Killed
The US Defense Department warned Americans on Friday against going to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia's invasion after a former marine was killed.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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Sea Cucumber Worth INR 8 Crore Seized In Tamil Nadu's Mandapam
A team of Indian Coast Guard recovered 200 bags of sea cucumbers, weighing 2,000kgs, which were suspected to be smuggled to Sri Lanka.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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50 Kg Sea Fans, Other Wildlife Parts Seized In Assam, 3 Arrested
The Assam forest department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) got a major success with a massive seizure of illegally smuggled marine life products, mostly sea fans, apart from parts of several endangered species from Guwahati on Tuesday.
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These 50 Beached Whales Perish Because Of "Ocean Warming'
More than 50 pilot whales have perished in another mass stranding in New Zealand, taking the death toll of beached marine mammals to over 200 in the past week, wildlife authorities said today. A pod of 80-90 whales were spotted late Thursday on the shore of remote Chatham Island, about 800 kilometres east of the South Island, the Department of Cons...
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6 Stranded Whales Refloated In New Zealand
Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand today, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of marine mammals.
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US Ambassador To Panama Resigns, Says Cannot Serve Donald Trump
US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump To Name Ex-Marine John Kelly As Homeland Security Chief: Reports
President-elect Donald Trump has decided to name retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, a veteran of combat in Iraq, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, US media said on Wednesday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Warns: 'We Are Pushing Oceans To The Brink'
Leonardo DiCaprio's character in "Titanic" might have an ambivalent relationship with the ocean (spoiler for the eight people who haven't watched yet: he drowns), but the actor himself is a big fan of the seas - and at a State Department oceans conference on Thursday, he warned about environmental threats to marine ecosystems.
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Baton Rouge Gunman's Motive Remains Unclear After Police Deaths
Authorities sought to learn more on Monday about a decorated ex-US Marine sergeant who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, some two weeks after police there shot dead a black man, sparking nationwide protests including one shattered by the massacre of five Dallas policemen.
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Man Sentenced To Prison In Slaying Of US Official In Niger
A Malian national who escaped from prison twice after being charged with killing a US Defense Department official and wounding a US Marine during a 2000 carjacking in Niger was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison.
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Gujarat Team To Get Back Fishing Boats From Pakistan
A team from Gujarat is likely to leave for Pakistan next week to facilitate the bringing back of 22 Indian fishing boats intercepted and captured by its marine security agency.
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Ex-US Marine Sentenced To 14 Years By Russia For Fighting For Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday convicted in absentia a former US Marine who fought for Ukraine after spending over two years in a Russian prison before being released in a swap.
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New Zealand Man Attempts To "Body Slam" Orcas, Government Body Calls It "Stupid Behaviour"
New Zealand's Department of Conservation said that it is illegal to swim with whales, or disturb or harass any marine mammal.
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US Warns Citizens Against Fighting In Ukraine After American Killed
The US Defense Department warned Americans on Friday against going to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia's invasion after a former marine was killed.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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Sea Cucumber Worth INR 8 Crore Seized In Tamil Nadu's Mandapam
A team of Indian Coast Guard recovered 200 bags of sea cucumbers, weighing 2,000kgs, which were suspected to be smuggled to Sri Lanka.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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50 Kg Sea Fans, Other Wildlife Parts Seized In Assam, 3 Arrested
The Assam forest department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) got a major success with a massive seizure of illegally smuggled marine life products, mostly sea fans, apart from parts of several endangered species from Guwahati on Tuesday.
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These 50 Beached Whales Perish Because Of "Ocean Warming'
More than 50 pilot whales have perished in another mass stranding in New Zealand, taking the death toll of beached marine mammals to over 200 in the past week, wildlife authorities said today. A pod of 80-90 whales were spotted late Thursday on the shore of remote Chatham Island, about 800 kilometres east of the South Island, the Department of Cons...
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6 Stranded Whales Refloated In New Zealand
Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand today, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of marine mammals.
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US Ambassador To Panama Resigns, Says Cannot Serve Donald Trump
US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump To Name Ex-Marine John Kelly As Homeland Security Chief: Reports
President-elect Donald Trump has decided to name retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, a veteran of combat in Iraq, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, US media said on Wednesday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Warns: 'We Are Pushing Oceans To The Brink'
Leonardo DiCaprio's character in "Titanic" might have an ambivalent relationship with the ocean (spoiler for the eight people who haven't watched yet: he drowns), but the actor himself is a big fan of the seas - and at a State Department oceans conference on Thursday, he warned about environmental threats to marine ecosystems.
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Baton Rouge Gunman's Motive Remains Unclear After Police Deaths
Authorities sought to learn more on Monday about a decorated ex-US Marine sergeant who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, some two weeks after police there shot dead a black man, sparking nationwide protests including one shattered by the massacre of five Dallas policemen.
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Man Sentenced To Prison In Slaying Of US Official In Niger
A Malian national who escaped from prison twice after being charged with killing a US Defense Department official and wounding a US Marine during a 2000 carjacking in Niger was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison.
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Gujarat Team To Get Back Fishing Boats From Pakistan
A team from Gujarat is likely to leave for Pakistan next week to facilitate the bringing back of 22 Indian fishing boats intercepted and captured by its marine security agency.
