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World's Oldest Sunday Newspaper, Founded 2 Centuries Ago, Gets A New Owner
The Observer, believed to be the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, has been sold to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee.
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UK's Guardian Agrees Sale Of 'The Observer', World's Oldest Sunday Paper
The Guardian Media Group announced Friday it had agreed to sell the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer, to online news company Tortoise Media, brushing aside strikes by staff.
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Smuggler With 195 Star Tortoises Arrested Along Indo-Bangladesh Border
The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a smuggler and recovered 195 Indian star tortoises from his possession along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district.
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138 Star Tortoises Seized From Malaysia-Bound Passenger At Chennai Airport
As many as 138 star tortoises were recovered from a Malaysia-bound air passenger recently, the Customs department said on Monday.
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6 "Ninja Turtle Gang" Members Arrested In Malaysia, Tortoises Seized
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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Jonathan The Tortoise, World's Oldest Living Land Animal, Turns 191
The giant tortoise is still hale and hearty, according to the veterinarian who is looking after the animal.
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28 Tortoises, Otters Smuggled Into Thailand Plane, Found Crawling In Cabin
The mobile menagerie, which also included 28 baby tortoises and a marmot, was seized when the Thai Vietjet flight landed at Taipei's Taoyuan airport on Wednesday.
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74 Tortoises Found Hidden In Boxes At Assam Railway Station, 2 Arrested
Two persons were arrested with over 70 tortoises at Assam's Lumding railway station, an official said on Tuesday.
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Narayana Murthy, Sudha Murty Donate Gold Conch, Tortoise Idol To Tirupati Temple. See Pics
The couple, known for their philanthropic ventures, handed over the donation to TTD EO AV Dharma Reddy at Ranganayakula Mandapam.
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Over 200 Endangered Tortoises Labelled As "Seafood" Seized In Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan customs officers have seized 206 live star tortoises, which are listed as an endangered species, that were being smuggled to Malaysia in boxes labelled as "dried seafood", the largest such capture since 2015.
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Pics: 53 Snakes Among Animals Found In Abandoned Bags At Chennai Airport
Two bags containing snakes, monkeys and tortoises were found at Chennai Airport last week, officials said. The unattended bags were spotted by customs officials near the baggage claim belt at the airport on Wednesday.
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World's Oldest Tortoise, Jonathan, Turns 190
He was born not long after Napoleon died, and is now officially the planet's oldest known living land animal.
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With A Fresh Face, Fringe Haircut And New Glasses, Shraddha Kapoor Is Proof That Natural Beauty Is Very Much Alive
We haven't anyone cuter than Shraddha Kapoor in a pair of spectacles in a very long time
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Viral Video: Cheetah Plays With Tortoise Rubbing Head In Its Shell, Internet Amazed
A video is gaining traction on social media that shows a cheetah playing with a tortoise in a park by rubbing its head on the tortoise's shell.
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Monkey, Pythons, Tortoises: What Chennai Customs Found With Passenger
A passenger illegally carrying live animals from Bangkok was intercepted at Chennai airport by customs officers, officials said on Saturday.
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World's Oldest Sunday Newspaper, Founded 2 Centuries Ago, Gets A New Owner
The Observer, believed to be the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, has been sold to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee.
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UK's Guardian Agrees Sale Of 'The Observer', World's Oldest Sunday Paper
The Guardian Media Group announced Friday it had agreed to sell the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer, to online news company Tortoise Media, brushing aside strikes by staff.
-
Smuggler With 195 Star Tortoises Arrested Along Indo-Bangladesh Border
The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a smuggler and recovered 195 Indian star tortoises from his possession along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district.
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138 Star Tortoises Seized From Malaysia-Bound Passenger At Chennai Airport
As many as 138 star tortoises were recovered from a Malaysia-bound air passenger recently, the Customs department said on Monday.
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6 "Ninja Turtle Gang" Members Arrested In Malaysia, Tortoises Seized
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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Jonathan The Tortoise, World's Oldest Living Land Animal, Turns 191
The giant tortoise is still hale and hearty, according to the veterinarian who is looking after the animal.
-
28 Tortoises, Otters Smuggled Into Thailand Plane, Found Crawling In Cabin
The mobile menagerie, which also included 28 baby tortoises and a marmot, was seized when the Thai Vietjet flight landed at Taipei's Taoyuan airport on Wednesday.
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74 Tortoises Found Hidden In Boxes At Assam Railway Station, 2 Arrested
Two persons were arrested with over 70 tortoises at Assam's Lumding railway station, an official said on Tuesday.
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Narayana Murthy, Sudha Murty Donate Gold Conch, Tortoise Idol To Tirupati Temple. See Pics
The couple, known for their philanthropic ventures, handed over the donation to TTD EO AV Dharma Reddy at Ranganayakula Mandapam.
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Over 200 Endangered Tortoises Labelled As "Seafood" Seized In Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan customs officers have seized 206 live star tortoises, which are listed as an endangered species, that were being smuggled to Malaysia in boxes labelled as "dried seafood", the largest such capture since 2015.
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Pics: 53 Snakes Among Animals Found In Abandoned Bags At Chennai Airport
Two bags containing snakes, monkeys and tortoises were found at Chennai Airport last week, officials said. The unattended bags were spotted by customs officials near the baggage claim belt at the airport on Wednesday.
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World's Oldest Tortoise, Jonathan, Turns 190
He was born not long after Napoleon died, and is now officially the planet's oldest known living land animal.
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With A Fresh Face, Fringe Haircut And New Glasses, Shraddha Kapoor Is Proof That Natural Beauty Is Very Much Alive
We haven't anyone cuter than Shraddha Kapoor in a pair of spectacles in a very long time
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Viral Video: Cheetah Plays With Tortoise Rubbing Head In Its Shell, Internet Amazed
A video is gaining traction on social media that shows a cheetah playing with a tortoise in a park by rubbing its head on the tortoise's shell.
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Monkey, Pythons, Tortoises: What Chennai Customs Found With Passenger
A passenger illegally carrying live animals from Bangkok was intercepted at Chennai airport by customs officers, officials said on Saturday.
