‘Very rare’ sighting of juvenile Antarctic minke whale off Sydney coast

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Scientists unsure what prompted juvenile whale to leave icy southern waters for warmer shallows, but ‘it may be a case of mis-navigation’

A young Antarctic minke whale has treated ferry passengers to a rare spectacle after surfacing beside a wharf to the south of Sydney.

Christine Hack, the manager of Cronulla and National Park Ferry Cruises, which manages the Cronulla ferry, said the whale began following the vessel as it approached Bundeena wharf at about 10am on Monday.

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Giant iceberg is on a collision course with island home to seals and penguins – NPR

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  1. Giant iceberg is on a collision course with island home to seals and penguins  NPR
  2. Largest Iceberg Heading Toward South Georgia Island  The Weather Channel
  3. World's biggest iceberg could be on collision course with Antarctic penguin island: "Game of Thrones-esque"  CBS News
  4. GOES East Tracking A23a – The World’s Largest Iceberg  nesdis
  5. World’s largest iceberg on possible collision course with island in South Atlantic Ocean  Fox Weather
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In ‘The Siren’s Call,’ Chris Hayes discusses on how attention has become currency – NPR

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  1. In 'The Siren's Call,' Chris Hayes discusses on how attention has become currency  NPR
  2. Lawrence and Chris Hayes discuss the thing Trump most wants from you — and what you can do about it  MSNBC
  3. You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention  The Atlantic
  4. Chris Hayes on Why Donald Trump and Elon Musk Thrive in the Attention Age  Vanity Fair
  5. Quantum TikTok + Memecoin Mania + Chris Hayes on the Attention Wars  The New York Times
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Weather tracker: cold wave sweeps China as new year approaches

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Temperatures in some areas could fall to more than 10C below seasonal average. Plus, blizzard fears in Alaska

China was hit by snowstorms and a significant cold wave over the weekend, and the extreme conditions are expected to persist as the country approaches the new year on Wednesday.

Temperatures are forecast to drop to more than 10C (18F) below the seasonal average in some areas, with northern regions experiencing the most severe weather. Maximum temperatures in Shenyang are expected to plummet by more than 13C, while Yinchuan could tumble to -8C.

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Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election – The New York Times

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  1. Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election  The New York Times
  2. Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West  Reuters
  3. ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Wields the Ax  Columbia Journalism Review
  4. Hungary Blocks Joint EU Statement On Presidential Elections In Belarus -- Sources  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  5. People choose jail and exile, Belarus president Lukashenko tells BBC  BBC.com
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Bill to reinterpret founding treaty with Māori would make New Zealand a ‘laughing stock’, MPs told

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Introduced to parliament by a minor coalition party, the treaty principles bill seeks to abandon a set of principles that guide the relationship between Māori and ruling authorities

A marathon public hearing into a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown began on Monday amid widespread outcry the proposed changes are unconstitutional, socially divisive and an attack on Māori rights.

The treaty principles bill, which was introduced to parliament by the minor coalition Act party, seeks to abandon a set of well-established principles that guide the relationship between Māori and ruling authorities in favour of its own redefined principles.

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Thieves blow up museum door and steal ancient artifacts, including 2,500-year-old gold helmet – CNN

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  1. Thieves blow up museum door and steal ancient artifacts, including 2,500-year-old gold helmet  CNN
  2. Thieves Blow Up a Dutch Museum Door to Steal a Golden Helmet  The New York Times
  3. Explosion rocks Dutch museum before gold masterpieces stolen: "This is a dark day"  CBS News
  4. Trump’s New Hollywood Pal Wins This Week’s Box Office Battle  The Daily Beast
  5. Italy Offers to Take Mona Lisa as Louvre's Condition is Criticised  ARTnews
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Sanity Check After Trump’s First Week Back in Office – The Bulwark

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  1. Sanity Check After Trump’s First Week Back in Office  The Bulwark
  2. Analysis | Trump shocks the system. Will he solve problems voters care about most?  The Washington Post
  3. Inside Trump’s first week in office: confusing the enemy and seizing more power than ever  The Telegraph
  4. What did we learn from Trump's first week?  ABC News
  5. Trump's first week: Congress, courts consider their "checks and balances"  CBS News
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Trump says to ‘clean out’ Gaza, urges Arab countries to take more refugees – The Washington Post

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  1. Trump says to ‘clean out’ Gaza, urges Arab countries to take more refugees  The Washington Post
  2. Trump Wants to Settle Displaced Palestinians Anywhere but Gaza. Israel's Far-right Agrees  Haaretz
  3. Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Jordan and confounds a Senate ally  The Associated Press
  4. Trump Pushes Jordan and Egypt to Take in Palestinians to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza  The New York Times
  5. Donald Trump's comments on Gaza trigger tensions with his Arab-American supporters  Sky News
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Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death

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Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them

Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing efforts to rescue three Egyptian teenage boys, who later died in sub-zero temperatures near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in late December.

A dossier of evidence compiled by two humanitarian organisations, seen by the Guardian, contains photos, testimonies and geolocations allegedly showing the authorities’ failure to save the boys, who called for help as they struggled cold and lost in the forests of Burgas, in south-eastern Bulgaria.

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Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive? – Foreign Affairs Magazine

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  1. Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive?  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  2. South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree  Reuters
  3. South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after martial law declaration  ABC News
  4. What to Expect After South Korean President's Indictment on Rebellion Charges  Military.com
  5. South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted  The New York Times
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South Korea’s impeached president indicted on corruption charges over martial law attempt – Axios

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  1. South Korea's impeached president indicted on corruption charges over martial law attempt  Axios
  2. South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted  The New York Times
  3. Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive?  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  4. What to expect after South Korean president’s indictment on rebellion charges  The Associated Press
  5. South Korea: Yoon charged with insurrection over martial law attempt  BBC.com
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Palestinian family was eating dinner when IDF sprayed bullets, killing two-year-old – Haaretz

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  1. Palestinian family was eating dinner when IDF sprayed bullets, killing two-year-old  Haaretz
  2. To prove it's 'different' this time, IDF rebrands Jenin's 'armed thugs' as Hamas battalion  Haaretz
  3. Inside Jenin: 'Post' embeds with IDF counterterror ops. in West Bank  The Jerusalem Post
  4. With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why  CNN
  5. Israeli forces kill 2-year-old Palestinian girl in occupied West Bank raid  Al Jazeera English
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