Parrots overwhelm Argentinian town with screeching, poo and power outages

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Birds outnumber residents in Hilario Ascasubi, after deforestation leads them to seek food, shelter and water

The town of Hilario Ascasubi near Argentina’s eastern Atlantic coast has a parrot problem.

Thousands of the green, yellow and red birds have invaded, driven by deforestation in the surrounding hills, according to biologists. They bite on the town’s electric cables, causing outages, and are driving residents around the bend with their incessant screeching and deposits everywhere of parrot poo.

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Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave – The Associated Press

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  1. Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave  The Associated Press
  2. UNRWA chief says he did not know a suspended employee was Hamas's leader in Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  3. Israeli strike kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, 3 Palestinian militant leaders killed in separate strike  Fox News
  4. Israeli strike hits Beirut's southern suburbs, Reuters witness, security source say  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Hamas Leader Killed in Lebanon Was Also a U.N. Staffer  The Wall Street Journal
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‘Do they take us for fools?’: Argentina vice-president lambasts Falklands pact

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Victoria Villarruel breaks ranks to claim confidence-building deal signed with UK offers only ‘crumbs’

Argentina’s vice-president has lambasted a new UK-Argentina Falkland Islands agreement, saying her nation had been offered “crumbs”.

The pact, announced last week, includes resuming flights to the islands, restarting negotiations on a humanitarian project plan, and organising a trip for relatives of fallen soldiers of the Falklands war to visit their graves.

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PM to Iranians: Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. PM to Iranians: Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu warns Iran as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon  The Associated Press
  3. Amid Lebanon Strike, Defiant Netanyahu Declares Israel Is ‘Winning’  The New York Times
  4. Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon  NPR
  5. Israel's Netanyahu tells Iranians regime change will happen 'sooner than people think'  Middle East Eye
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Zookeeper mauled to death by lion while feeding it after leaving safety gate open – New York Post

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  1. Zookeeper mauled to death by lion while feeding it after leaving safety gate open  New York Post
  2. Zookeeper Mauled to Death by Lion After Leaving 'Safety Protection Gate Open' During Feeding: Reports  PEOPLE
  3. Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: Babaji Daule mauled to death by lion in Nigeria  BBC.com
  4. Lion Mauls, Kills Zookeeper After Safety Gate Was Left Unsecured  Men's Journal
  5. Lion kills man at Obasanjo wild life park  Premium Times
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Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer and humanitarian, dies at 58

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  • Former NBA star’s diagnosis was revealed two years ago
  • Center was known for charity work in US and Africa

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, whose towering presence dominated basketball on and off the court, has died from brain cancer at the age of 58.

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement on Monday. “On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others.”

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Russia’s air defenses can’t stop Ukraine from striking deep with its long-range drones, intel says – Business Insider

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  1. Russia's air defenses can't stop Ukraine from striking deep with its long-range drones, intel says  Business Insider
  2. Ukraine’s Drones Target Russia: Inside the Biggest Air Attacks in History  Kyiv Post
  3. Ukraine's recent strikes on arms depots caused the largest loss of Russian and North Korean ammo in the war: UK intel  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Satellite image shows missile arsenal in Russia's Volgograd Oblast intact following Ukrainian strike  Ukrainska Pravda
  5. How Russia, Ukraine use drones for war  CBS News
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Could rival Lebanese factions exploit a weakened Hezbollah? – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Could rival Lebanese factions exploit a weakened Hezbollah?  Al Jazeera English
  2. Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap  The Atlantic
  3. There's Only One Way for Israel to Confront Hezbollah's Threats  Haaretz
  4. Israel's hidden objective in Lebanon: Dismantling Hezbollah’s ballistic arsenal  Middle East Eye
  5. Hezbollah Misjudged Israel’s Weakness and Iran’s Might - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
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Five things you should know about the Queensland election

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The sunshine state is heading to the polls on 26 October. Can Labor cling to power or will there be an LNP landslide?

Queenslanders will go to the polls on 26 October. Here are five things you should know.

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