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  • June 4, 2017 - MüNchen, Bayern, Germany - Pro-EU demonstrators with the Frankfurt-based Pulse of Europe #pulseofeurope demonstrated in Munich the day after coordinated, suspected terror attacks that took place in London, England the night before.  There was little spoken of the London terror attacks, outside of a few sentences by John Friedmann, grounder of the Munich chapter after which the music and dancing program resumed.  Post-Brexit Britain has been a target of negative commentary by the Pulse of Europe movement..The Pulse of Europe movement was created to unify Europe and raise the voice of pro-EU supporters in the face of riding populism and right-radicalism.  Despite this, Pulse of Europe has explicitly welcomed Pegida members and right-radicals, as well as being criticized for what appears to be “left-populism” that attempts to generate European unity through the channeling and normalization of the hatred of Russia, Turkey, post-Brexit Britain, and the United States.  Further criticisms blast the large amount of program materials being based on the United States and Trump and lack of concrete discussion based on Europe. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2019 - Greding, Bavaria, Germany - Die right-extremist flank of the Alternative for Germany party known as “der Fluegel” (“The Wing”) appeared in Greding, near Nuremburg in Bavaria.  Appearing with the group was Bjoern Hoecke, Benjamin Nolte, Bernhard Zimniok and Christina Baum.  Due to connections to the right-extremist spectrum and efforts against democracy, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutz, Secret Service) escalated the group to preliminary monitoring ahead of possible formal monitoring. Participants, including right-radical Dubravko Mandic of the AfD in Freiburg aggressively approached and harassed journalists on the scene, with him taking the phone away of one.  Later, after calls to take the cameras from journalists, two attacked a journalist.  Mandic has posted about “the great exchange” referencing such theories by white supremacists who committed shootings, such as in Christ Church. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 3, 2018 - Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Natascha Kohnen of the SPD.  Despite unstable weather, over 40,000 Bavarian citizens, politicians, and activists assembled at Munich’s famed Odeonsplatz to demonstrate against the Politik der Angst (politics of fear) in the last days before the Bavarian state elections.  The demonstration is the latest in a series of demonstrations protesting against the Polizeiaufgabengesetz (Police Assignment Laws) which critics maintain are undemocratic power grabs by the CSU party and police and designed to limit civil rights and press freedom.  Under these laws, anyone may be detained, without charge, indefinitely.  The CSU maintains these laws will save lives.  Furthermore, the groups also are protesting against increasingly racist and xenophobic CSU and AfD politics directed not only at refugees, but at foreigners and non-whites in Germany.  It is expected that the CSU will lose their absolute majority in the Bavarian Landtag, which will be made up by them likely assembling a coalition with the extreme-right Alternativ fuer Deutschland party. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 15, 2018 - Turin, Torino, Italy - Matteo Salvini, the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of the Interior in Orbassano near Turin, Italy, on 15 June 2018 to support the candidature of Giovanni Falsone, the candidate of Lega Nord (Northern League) (Credit Image: © Mauro Ujetto/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 28, 2018 - Munich, Bavaria, Germany - A Pegida participant began arguing with the demonstrators, who then held up a sign reading ''nazis out!''. Inviting Pegida founder Lutz Bachmann Pegida Dresden returned to Munich for a repeat of last month’s march through one of the most-traveled portions of the city.  Last month, just a few hours after Bachmann’s appearance in Munich, he was arrested at London-Stansted airport and subsequently deported back to Germany. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 19, 2017 - New York City, New York, United States of America - A demonstrator at the Google offices in NYC wears a hat identifying himself as part of ''Antifa''. In response to the nationwide “March on Google” organized by controversial alt-rightist Jack Posobiec, dozens of counter-demonstrators assembled against the encroachment of the far- and radical-right on NYC.  Posobiec has said ''Google is an anti-free speech monopoly'' after Google engineer James Demore was fired for posting a 10-page anti-diversity memo. Ultimately, the event was cancelled citing “threats from alt-left terrorists”.  Such threats have not been independently confirmed.  Despite the cancellation, protestors continued on, with a slightly altered plan in response to the NYPD’s wishes in the wake of the Barcelona terror attack..A US Navy intelligence officer, Posobiec was most noted in his role as special projects director of Citizens for Trump, as well as planting signs near anti-Trump demonstrators and creating disturbances. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 29, 2017 - Berlin, Germany - Protester wave a Wirmer flag and a German flag. A handful of right-wing protesters came to their weekly rally in Berlin where they spoke out against foreigners and refugees and specific against the German churches and their pro-refugees policies. The protest is part of the larger PEGIDA movement, that meets regularly in several German cities. (Credit Image: © Michael Debets/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 7, 2017 - Paris, FRANCE - Supporters of France's newly elected president, Emmanuel Macron, cheer on as he addresses a crowd of well-wishers at the Louvre in Paris, on May 7, 2017.  Macron won the presidency over nationalist leader Marine Le Pen. (Credit Image: © Maya Vidon-White via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 6, 2017 - Paris, FRANCE - Residents walk past elections posters displaying centrist presidential contender, Emmanuel Macron (R) and nationalist Marine Le Pen on the eve of the runoff for France's top job May 6, 2017.  Macron is leading in the polls against Le Pen with some 60% vote intentions in an election were voters have unexpectedly spurned mainstream political leaders for mavericks. (Credit Image: © Maya Vidon-White via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 6, 2017 - MüNchen, Bayern, Germany - Police look at banners held up by peaceful student protestors.  On a Saturday morning in the Schwabing area of Munich the AfD held a demonstration/information stand.  In protest, numerous children arrived to stand up against the far-right, anti-democratic politics of the AfD, whose Bavarian head, Petr Bystron, was recently revealed to be under Verfassungsschutz (secret service) monitoring due to his support for and activities with far- to radical-right extremist groups (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 25, 2019 - Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany - The protesters march with yellow vests through Wiesbaden. Under 100 right wing protesters marched with yellow vests through Wiesbaden, to protest against the German government. They were confronted by small but loud counter protest. (Credit Image: © Michael Debets/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2019 - Greding, Bavaria, Germany - Lawyer Dubravko Mandic looking at the camera outside of an event by the extreme-right flank of the AfD called ''der Fluegel''.  Mandic is now the subject of national attention for aggressively approaching journalists and filing criminal complaints against them. Die right-extremist flank of the Alternative for Germany party known as “der Fluegel” (“The Wing”) appeared in Greding, near Nuremburg in Bavaria.  Appearing with the group was Bjoern Hoecke, Benjamin Nolte, Bernhard Zimniok and Christina Baum.  Due to connections to the right-extremist spectrum and efforts against democracy, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutz, Secret Service) escalated the group to preliminary monitoring ahead of possible formal monitoring. Participants, including right-radical Dubravko Mandic of the AfD in Freiburg aggressively approached and harassed journalists on the scene, with him taking the phone away of one.  Later, after calls to take the cameras from journalists, two attacked a journalist.  Mandic has posted about “the great exchange” referencing such theories by white supremacists who committed shootings, such as in Christ Church. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2019 - Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany - A right-wing protester carries a NPD party flag. Around 25 sympathisers of the German right-wing party NPD (National Democratic Party of Germany) marched through the city of Sinsheim under the motto “For security and love of the homeland”, ahead of the upcoming European and local elections. They were confronted by a group of counter protesters from the alliance Sinsheim for diversity. (Credit Image: © Michael Debets/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 28, 2018 - Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Lutz Bachmann. Inviting Pegida founder Lutz Bachmann Pegida Dresden returned to Munich for a repeat of last month's march through one of the most-traveled portions of the city.  Last month, just a few hours after Bachmann’s appearance in Munich, he was arrested at London-Stansted airport and subsequently deported back to Germany due to attempting to make an appearance at a right-extremist event at Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 19, 2017 - New York City, New York, United States of America - In response to the nationwide “March on Google” organized by controversial alt-rightist Jack Posobiec, dozens of counter-demonstrators assembled against the encroachment of the far- and radical-right on NYC.  Posobiec has said ''Google is an anti-free speech monopoly'' after Google engineer James Demore was fired for posting a 10-page anti-diversity memo. Ultimately, the event was cancelled citing “threats from alt-left terrorists”.  Such threats have not been independently confirmed.  Despite the cancellation, protestors continued on, with a slightly altered plan in response to the NYPD’s wishes in the wake of the Barcelona terror attack..A US Navy intelligence officer, Posobiec was most noted in his role as special projects director of Citizens for Trump, as well as planting signs near anti-Trump demonstrators and creating disturbances. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 3, 2017 - Munich, Bayern, Germany - A frustrated Munich resident holds up signs warning tourists that Pegida Munich is documented as being composed of right-extremeists and neo-nazis.   Further frustrations at the fact that Munich citizens don't want to be labeled as Nazis by tourists. Munich's Pegida branch continues provocations at Marienplatz.  However, now citizens are on hand to inform tourists (in English) that Pegida, despite presenting themselves as ''normal people from the middle of society'' are actually a collection of monitored neo-nazis, convicted nazi terrorists, and the leader, Heinz Meyer, is currently under federal terrorism watch by the Generalbundesanwalt.  Pegida entices tourists to discuss topics with them, presenting themselves as moderates.  Police, when asked, are often also evasive of informing tourists that the branch is a right-extremist group. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 29, 2018 - Garmisch Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany - EDL founder TOMMY ROBINSON with Austrian right-extremist and head of the Identitaeren Movement MARTIN SELLNER and Pegida founder LUTZ BACHMANN.  Sellner is also associated with white supremacists in the United States and Canada. Adding themselves to the “who’s who” list of of several hundred right-extremists from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and other countries, Tommy Robinson, founder of the British EDL, Lutz Bachmann, grounder of Germany’s Pegida, and Martin Sellner of the Identitaere Bewegung were guests as the Compact Konferenz held in the international tourist town of Garmisch Partenkirchen in southern Bavaria.  The conferences are held by Juergen Elsaesser, founder of Compact magazine, a publication designed for right-extremists, conspiracy theorists, and right-wing sovereign citizens (Reichsbuerger).  The venue was the ironically-named Gasthof zum Rassen, which residents state has hosted numerous, unwanted far-right and right-extreme events in the village.  The city government is furthermore relatively quiet about such events, as stated by residents “they are afraid tourists will find out”.  Despite this, a spontaneous demonstration by residents took place. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 28, 2018 - Munich, Bavaria, Germany - A group of the counter-demonstrators with a sign that translates to 'nazis out'. Pegida founder returned to Munich for a repeat of last month's march through one of the most-traveled portions of the city. Last month, just a few hours after Bachmann's appearance in Munich, he was arrested at London-Stansted airport. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 28, 2018 - Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Michael Stürzenberger (Sturzenberger). Inviting Pegida founder Lutz Bachmann Pegida Dresden returned to Munich for a repeat of last month’s march through one of the most-traveled portions of the city.  Last month, just a few hours after Bachmann’s appearance in Munich, he was arrested at London-Stansted airport and subsequently deported back to Germany due to attempting to make an appearance at a right-extremist event at Hyde Park.  While in detention, he live-streamed videos and photos of the facility, leading to criminal charges.  There were less than 100 demonstrators for Pegida and several hundred against, most notably, youths..The city of Munich has two Pegida factions: the „Munich” faction which has been called the “the weaponized arm of Pegida” due to the group allegedly trying to amass firearms through the operation of a shooting club.  The group’s leader, Heinz Meyer, has been under terrorism monitoring since 2012 and has numerous neo-nazis and right-wing terrorists under its followers.  “Pegida Dresden” is effectively Pegida Nuremburg, who is attempting to take the greater role in Munich.  Sturzenberger is under Verfassungsschutz monitoring for islamophobia and incitement.  In 2015, he was pushed out of Pegida by Meyer, after which he began working with numerous far-right groups across Germany, eventually winning Bachmann’s favor and becoming a regular speaker in the extreme-right city of Dresden.  Pegida groups throughout Germany are associated with right-extremists, right-wing terrorists, and attacks on the media. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Bill Cosby has entered general population at the Pennsylvanian where the convicted sex offender began his sentence four months ago. The 81-year-old former actor was initially placed in special housing at SCI Phoenix — a new maximum security prison that opened last year. Now Cosby — who is legally blind — is in a single cell in a two-storey unit at the facility in Montgomery County. Fellow inmates have been assigned to assist him throughout the day due to his age and disability, according to state prison spokeswoman Amy Worden. The 3,830-bed, handicap-accessible facility is staffed by 1,200 full-time employees and sprawls across 164 acres inside its double ring of razor wire fences and has a 1.5 mile perimeter. The prison offers programs including sex offender treatment, victim awareness and impact of crime classes. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on September 25, 2018, following his conviction earlier that year for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constrand in 2004. 07 Feb 2019 Pictured: Bill Cosby has been moved into general population at SCI Phoenix, a maximum security prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Photo credit: Department of Corrections/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • Bill Cosby has entered general population at the Pennsylvanian where the convicted sex offender began his sentence four months ago. The 81-year-old former actor was initially placed in special housing at SCI Phoenix — a new maximum security prison that opened last year. Now Cosby — who is legally blind — is in a single cell in a two-storey unit at the facility in Montgomery County. Fellow inmates have been assigned to assist him throughout the day due to his age and disability, according to state prison spokeswoman Amy Worden. The 3,830-bed, handicap-accessible facility is staffed by 1,200 full-time employees and sprawls across 164 acres inside its double ring of razor wire fences and has a 1.5 mile perimeter. The prison offers programs including sex offender treatment, victim awareness and impact of crime classes. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on September 25, 2018, following his conviction earlier that year for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constrand in 2004. 07 Feb 2019 Pictured: Bill Cosby has been moved into general population at SCI Phoenix, a maximum security prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Photo credit: Department of Corrections/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • Bill Cosby has entered general population at the Pennsylvanian where the convicted sex offender began his sentence four months ago. The 81-year-old former actor was initially placed in special housing at SCI Phoenix — a new maximum security prison that opened last year. Now Cosby — who is legally blind — is in a single cell in a two-storey unit at the facility in Montgomery County. Fellow inmates have been assigned to assist him throughout the day due to his age and disability, according to state prison spokeswoman Amy Worden. The 3,830-bed, handicap-accessible facility is staffed by 1,200 full-time employees and sprawls across 164 acres inside its double ring of razor wire fences and has a 1.5 mile perimeter. The prison offers programs including sex offender treatment, victim awareness and impact of crime classes. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on September 25, 2018, following his conviction earlier that year for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constrand in 2004. 07 Feb 2019 Pictured: Bill Cosby has been moved into general population at SCI Phoenix, a maximum security prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Photo credit: Department of Corrections/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • July 23, 2018 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Hundreds of scientists and activists walk this Monday, July 23rd in Amsterdam during the AIDS March to demand access to HIV treatments. Access to healthcare and HIV treatment medication is still an ongoing issue affecting people everywhere, especially LGB, trans and intersex people, sex workers, indigenous people, young women, people who use drugs and many more vulnerable populations worldwide. Four activists from Australia, South Africa, and the UK embarked on an HIV awareness walk from Brussels Grand Place Sunday morning. They will spend 9 days walking to Amsterdam, which is 225 km away. They arrived in time for the 22nd International AIDS conference and also to walk the AIDS March. (Credit Image: © Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • March 18, 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi madrasa students wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus during leaving the Dhaka. More than 19.5 million people live in Dhaka, the most densely populated city in the world with more than 23,234 people per square kilometer, to avoid higher chances of contracting the infectious and deadly COVID-19. (Credit Image: © Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • May 1, 2019 - Matochina, Bulgaria - A view of Bukelon fortress near the village of Matochina in Southeastern Bulgaria. Bukelon is the best-preserved fortress of the late Middle Ages in today's Bulgarian lands. The local population is trying to keep this unique fortress from the raids of people living in the nearby villages that break it down to build houses. Tens of years ago, many of the houses in the region were built with stones from the fortress, after which a program to preserve it began, and now many people have decided to take stones from there to build houses, fences and other buildings. Local residents also worry about the raids of refugees coming from Turkey because the fortress and the village are about 500 meters from the border. The height of the remains of the tower is about 18 meters and they represent a magnificent view, filling the panorama of the region. The tourist flow in the area has been drastically reduced due to their concerns about refugee entry and the danger of the collapse of the fortress as a result of its indiscriminate long-standing demolition. On April 14, 1205, the Adrianople battle took place in which Tsar Kaloyan's armies defeated the knights of the Fourth Crusade and captured the master of the Latin Empire Baldwin I Flanders. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto (Credit Image: © Impactpressgroup.Org/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 29, 2019 - Siv Kladenetc, Bulgaria - A view of destroyed and abandoned  homes in almost depopulated Bulgarian village of Siv kladenetc, located in south Bulgaria, just few hundred meters of Bulgarian - Greek border. The village was depopulated a few years ago because of socio-economic situation in the country and region then. Bulgaria has the lowest average salary in the EU - 575 Euro, the lowest wage - 260 Euro and the smallest average pension - 190 Euro. The result of that values is that more than 40 per cent of Bulgarians are at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The country is also leader in the prevalence of corruption that exhaust and discourages buisness and repels foreign investors. Over 570 Bulgarian villages have no population or less than ten inhabitants and in the 164 villages there are no inhabitants, according to the National statistical institute, as of the December 31, 2018. Because of demographic crisis over the last 17 years the closed schools are 1084. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto (Credit Image: © Impactpressgroup.Org/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 3, 2018 - Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia - White stork bird is seen flying over the mangrove forest at sunset in Lhokseumawe on July 4, 2018, Aceh, Indonesia. The population of white stork bird began to be disturbed due to poaching and mangrove forest ecosystems that were converted into settlements, ponds, and industrial estates. (Credit Image: © Fachrul Reza/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese people from various ethnic groups perform a traditional dance while taking part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese people from various ethnic groups take part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese differently-able people take part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese women from various ethnic groups perform a traditional dance while taking part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese woman smiles while taking part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • March 23, 2019 - Allahabad, India - Indian revellers dance and celebrate the holi festival in the old streets of Allahabad on March 23, 2019. Holi , the populer hindu spring festival of colours is observed in India and across the countries at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the luner month. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla  (Credit Image: © Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 15, 2018 - Christchurch, New Zealand - A traditional Maori dancer performs to celebrate Matariki at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand. Matariki signals the New Year of New Zealand's indigenous Maori population. (Credit Image: © Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 15, 2018 - Christchurch, New Zealand - A traditional Maori dancer performs to celebrate Matariki at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand. Matariki signals the New Year of New Zealand's indigenous Maori population. (Credit Image: © Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 16, 2018 - Christchurch, New Zealand - Traditional Maori dancers perform to celebrate Matariki at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand on June 15, 2018. Matariki signals the New Year of New Zealand's indigenous Maori population. (Credit Image: © Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Jewelry of a Nepalese woman is seen as she takes part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese people from various ethnic groups take part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese women from various ethnic groups react while taking part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese people from various ethnic groups play traditional instruments while taking part in a rally to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. This day is celebrated worldwide to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • A polar bear and her four-month-old cub are seen here leaving the maternity den and venturing into the outdoors in an impossibly cute video. The cub is the first polar bear to be born in the UK for 25 years and is now starting to explore the outdoor enclosure at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park. In the video the mother Victoria is seen walking out of the maternity den first, before her precious little cub emerges behind her keeping close to his mother. The pair are then seen foraging around in the grassy outdoor enclosure, which was witnesses by visitors at the park for the first time this week [21 March, 2018]. Previously the polar bear enclosure had been closed to the public to allow the bears the privacy required in the early weeks after birth. Una Richardson, head keeper at the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig near Kingussie, said, “Having spent four months in her maternity den, Victoria quickly took the chance to go outside. “Understandably, her cub has been more cautious and is still getting used to new sights, smells and sounds.” Douglas Richardson, the park’s head of living collections, said, “Our pioneering captive polar bear management programme closely mirrors what happens in the wild and this birth shows our approach is working. “This is vital because a healthy and robust captive population may one day be needed to augment numbers in the wild, such are the threats to the species from climate change and human pressures. “The reintroduction of polar bears would be an enormous task but we need to have the option. While our cub will never be in the wild, there is a chance its offspring may be in decades to come.” The birth of the cub and journey so far is also being filmed for a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary. 23 Mar 2018 Pictured: A polar bear and her cub — the first to be born in the UK in 25 years - are seen emerging from their maternity den at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s High
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  • A polar bear and her four-month-old cub are seen here leaving the maternity den and venturing into the outdoors in an impossibly cute video. The cub is the first polar bear to be born in the UK for 25 years and is now starting to explore the outdoor enclosure at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park. In the video the mother Victoria is seen walking out of the maternity den first, before her precious little cub emerges behind her keeping close to his mother. The pair are then seen foraging around in the grassy outdoor enclosure, which was witnesses by visitors at the park for the first time this week [21 March, 2018]. Previously the polar bear enclosure had been closed to the public to allow the bears the privacy required in the early weeks after birth. Una Richardson, head keeper at the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig near Kingussie, said, “Having spent four months in her maternity den, Victoria quickly took the chance to go outside. “Understandably, her cub has been more cautious and is still getting used to new sights, smells and sounds.” Douglas Richardson, the park’s head of living collections, said, “Our pioneering captive polar bear management programme closely mirrors what happens in the wild and this birth shows our approach is working. “This is vital because a healthy and robust captive population may one day be needed to augment numbers in the wild, such are the threats to the species from climate change and human pressures. “The reintroduction of polar bears would be an enormous task but we need to have the option. While our cub will never be in the wild, there is a chance its offspring may be in decades to come.” The birth of the cub and journey so far is also being filmed for a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary. 23 Mar 2018 Pictured: A polar bear and her cub — the first to be born in the UK in 25 years - are seen emerging from their maternity den at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s High
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  • A polar bear and her four-month-old cub are seen here leaving the maternity den and venturing into the outdoors in an impossibly cute video. The cub is the first polar bear to be born in the UK for 25 years and is now starting to explore the outdoor enclosure at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park. In the video the mother Victoria is seen walking out of the maternity den first, before her precious little cub emerges behind her keeping close to his mother. The pair are then seen foraging around in the grassy outdoor enclosure, which was witnesses by visitors at the park for the first time this week [21 March, 2018]. Previously the polar bear enclosure had been closed to the public to allow the bears the privacy required in the early weeks after birth. Una Richardson, head keeper at the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig near Kingussie, said, “Having spent four months in her maternity den, Victoria quickly took the chance to go outside. “Understandably, her cub has been more cautious and is still getting used to new sights, smells and sounds.” Douglas Richardson, the park’s head of living collections, said, “Our pioneering captive polar bear management programme closely mirrors what happens in the wild and this birth shows our approach is working. “This is vital because a healthy and robust captive population may one day be needed to augment numbers in the wild, such are the threats to the species from climate change and human pressures. “The reintroduction of polar bears would be an enormous task but we need to have the option. While our cub will never be in the wild, there is a chance its offspring may be in decades to come.” The birth of the cub and journey so far is also being filmed for a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary. 23 Mar 2018 Pictured: A polar bear and her cub — the first to be born in the UK in 25 years - are seen emerging from their maternity den at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s High
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  • EXCLUSIVE: The dense population of Cape fur seals July 27, 2017 at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the flying Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks ambush their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and often hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its jaws. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White Shark. All pictures from an ongoing project by British photographer Dan Callister. 27 Jul 2017 Pictured: Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Photo credit: Dan Callister / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: The dense population of Cape fur seals July 27, 2017 at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the flying Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks ambush their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and often hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its jaws. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White Shark. All pictures from an ongoing project by British photographer Dan Callister. 27 Jul 2017 Pictured: Great white Shark breaching at sunrise in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Photo credit: Dan Callister / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: The dense population of Cape fur seals July 27, 2017 at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the flying Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks ambush their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and often hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its jaws. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White Shark. All pictures from an ongoing project by British photographer Dan Callister. 27 Jul 2017 Pictured: Great White shark's dorsal fin. Photo credit: Dan Callister / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • A polar bear and her four-month-old cub are seen here leaving the maternity den and venturing into the outdoors in an impossibly cute video. The cub is the first polar bear to be born in the UK for 25 years and is now starting to explore the outdoor enclosure at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park. In the video the mother Victoria is seen walking out of the maternity den first, before her precious little cub emerges behind her keeping close to his mother. The pair are then seen foraging around in the grassy outdoor enclosure, which was witnesses by visitors at the park for the first time this week [21 March, 2018]. Previously the polar bear enclosure had been closed to the public to allow the bears the privacy required in the early weeks after birth. Una Richardson, head keeper at the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig near Kingussie, said, “Having spent four months in her maternity den, Victoria quickly took the chance to go outside. “Understandably, her cub has been more cautious and is still getting used to new sights, smells and sounds.” Douglas Richardson, the park’s head of living collections, said, “Our pioneering captive polar bear management programme closely mirrors what happens in the wild and this birth shows our approach is working. “This is vital because a healthy and robust captive population may one day be needed to augment numbers in the wild, such are the threats to the species from climate change and human pressures. “The reintroduction of polar bears would be an enormous task but we need to have the option. While our cub will never be in the wild, there is a chance its offspring may be in decades to come.” The birth of the cub and journey so far is also being filmed for a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary. 23 Mar 2018 Pictured: A polar bear and her cub — the first to be born in the UK in 25 years - are seen emerging from their maternity den at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s High
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  • A polar bear and her four-month-old cub are seen here leaving the maternity den and venturing into the outdoors in an impossibly cute video. The cub is the first polar bear to be born in the UK for 25 years and is now starting to explore the outdoor enclosure at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park. In the video the mother Victoria is seen walking out of the maternity den first, before her precious little cub emerges behind her keeping close to his mother. The pair are then seen foraging around in the grassy outdoor enclosure, which was witnesses by visitors at the park for the first time this week [21 March, 2018]. Previously the polar bear enclosure had been closed to the public to allow the bears the privacy required in the early weeks after birth. Una Richardson, head keeper at the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig near Kingussie, said, “Having spent four months in her maternity den, Victoria quickly took the chance to go outside. “Understandably, her cub has been more cautious and is still getting used to new sights, smells and sounds.” Douglas Richardson, the park’s head of living collections, said, “Our pioneering captive polar bear management programme closely mirrors what happens in the wild and this birth shows our approach is working. “This is vital because a healthy and robust captive population may one day be needed to augment numbers in the wild, such are the threats to the species from climate change and human pressures. “The reintroduction of polar bears would be an enormous task but we need to have the option. While our cub will never be in the wild, there is a chance its offspring may be in decades to come.” The birth of the cub and journey so far is also being filmed for a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary. 23 Mar 2018 Pictured: A polar bear and her cub — the first to be born in the UK in 25 years - are seen emerging from their maternity den at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s High
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  • EXCLUSIVE: The dense population of Cape fur seals July 27, 2017 at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the flying Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks ambush their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and often hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its jaws. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White Shark. All pictures from an ongoing project by British photographer Dan Callister. 27 Jul 2017 Pictured: Shark warning signs, South Africa. Photo credit: Dan Callister / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • November 10, 2018 - Tambov, Tambov region, Russia - Treat with scrambled eggs guests of the rally-concert, in honor of national Unity Day, in Tambov (Credit Image: © Demian Stringer/ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 10, 2018 - Tambov, Tambov region, Russia - Treat with scrambled eggs guests of the rally-concert, in honor of national Unity Day, in Tambov (Credit Image: © Demian Stringer/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Embargoed to 0001 Monday December 10 File photo dated 29/04/13 of inmates in a prison. The UK has the highest number of prisoners serving life sentences in Europe, according to a report.
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  • October 3, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - OCTOBER 03 : A general view of the Bangladeshi capital city Dhaka in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 03, 2018..Dhaka is the main hub of economic activity in the country Bangladesh, generating a fifth of national GDP and nearly half of all formal jobs. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 18, 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh: People block a road as they demand relief during a government imposed lockdown amid corona virus epidemic in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Saturday, Apr. 18, 2020. (Credit Image: © Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 10, 2018 - View over Florence, Tuscany, Italy (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 10, 2018 - View over Florence, Tuscany, Italy (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 25, 2019 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Commuter’s line up at counter at Kamalapur railway station for Eid advance train ticket for go to hometown. Eid-Ul-Fitr is the biggest festive Muslim event, mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan when many people return hometown to dearest one. (Credit Image: © MD Mehedi Hasan/ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2019 - Ship and vasel stationed at Karnaphuli river in Chittagong due to cyclone Fani...Cyclone Fani crossed Bangladesh in the early morning of 4 May,2019 leaving 4 dead and 65 injured.Cyclone Fani weaken an further after crossing Bangladesh.Chittagong sea port remain close until further notice.All ships and vasel also remain stationed in Karnaphuly river and adjacent outer in Bay of Bengal.On 3 May cyclone Fani hit Odissha and continue to move towards Bangladesh.in many places of Bangladesh.All fishing boat and fishermen returns from the sea.Coastal districts in Bangladesh's southeast are feared to be affected by the ''periphral'' effect of Fani,which means ''snake''in Bangla. (Credit Image: © Jashim Salam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 23, 2019 - Tambov, Tambov region, Russia - March 23, 2019. The Communist party of Russia is holding an all-Russian mass social and political action under the slogan '' we will Protect the social and economic rights of citizens!''. Rallies are held in many cities of Russia. In Tambov meeting took place in '' Rasskazovsky square''. In the picture- In the picture-a meeting of Communists in Tambov (Russia). In the center-a man with a portrait of Joseph Stalin (Credit Image: © Demian Stringer/ZUMA Wire)
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  • CAPE TOWN. 171212. The City of Cape Town, cbd. Picture Henk Kruger/African News Agency
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  • October 5, 2018 - Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia - A boy is active on a board with the words Yuk Nabung Saham (Let 's invest in shares), at an opening ceremony for ‘2018 Investival’ at Summarecon Mal Bekasi. (Credit Image: © Kuncoro Widyo Rumpoko/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • A pair of beavers who were born in captivity have finally fallen in love, several months after being released into the wild. This footage, reminiscent of a scene from Love Island but with beavers instead, shows Kent-born Harris and Scottish-born Alba giving each other a late-night grooming session, in a clear sign of their blossoming romance. But hard-to-get Alba — who was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park — made Harris put in some serious graft before agreeing to couple up at their lakeside home in Knapdale Forest in Argyll, Scotland. Ben Harrower, RZSS conservation programme manager, explained that it took the beavers more than three months to get the spark going. He said: “It’s fantastic to see Alba and Harris getting along so well and I have high hopes that they will breed and produce beaver kits in the future. “Alba established herself on the lochan [lake] after being released in October and, after a health and genetic screening, Harris was deemed to be a potential suitor. We released him in the same location in March and waited to see if they would pair up. “Post release monitoring footage showed both beavers doing well, but for months they were not seen together. It was only in late June, when Scottish Beavers contractors from the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Association were going through imagery from the lochan, that a video clip was found with them side by side and grooming each other, a great sign that Alba has accepted Harris as a mate.” Alba and Harris, who was born at the Wildwood Trust in Kent, have produced the first ever footage of a successful pairing of two captive bred beavers in the wild following the Scottish Beaver Trial in Knapdale. Mr Harrower added: “Beavers were absent from the wild in Scotland for over 400 years and the Scottish Beaver Trial was the first official reintroduction of a mammal to the UK. “Alba and Harris are just two of up to 28 beavers we are releasing in Knapdale o
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  • A pair of beavers who were born in captivity have finally fallen in love, several months after being released into the wild. This footage, reminiscent of a scene from Love Island but with beavers instead, shows Kent-born Harris and Scottish-born Alba giving each other a late-night grooming session, in a clear sign of their blossoming romance. But hard-to-get Alba — who was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park — made Harris put in some serious graft before agreeing to couple up at their lakeside home in Knapdale Forest in Argyll, Scotland. Ben Harrower, RZSS conservation programme manager, explained that it took the beavers more than three months to get the spark going. He said: “It’s fantastic to see Alba and Harris getting along so well and I have high hopes that they will breed and produce beaver kits in the future. “Alba established herself on the lochan [lake] after being released in October and, after a health and genetic screening, Harris was deemed to be a potential suitor. We released him in the same location in March and waited to see if they would pair up. “Post release monitoring footage showed both beavers doing well, but for months they were not seen together. It was only in late June, when Scottish Beavers contractors from the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Association were going through imagery from the lochan, that a video clip was found with them side by side and grooming each other, a great sign that Alba has accepted Harris as a mate.” Alba and Harris, who was born at the Wildwood Trust in Kent, have produced the first ever footage of a successful pairing of two captive bred beavers in the wild following the Scottish Beaver Trial in Knapdale. Mr Harrower added: “Beavers were absent from the wild in Scotland for over 400 years and the Scottish Beaver Trial was the first official reintroduction of a mammal to the UK. “Alba and Harris are just two of up to 28 beavers we are releasing in Knapdale o
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  • A pair of beavers who were born in captivity have finally fallen in love, several months after being released into the wild. This footage, reminiscent of a scene from Love Island but with beavers instead, shows Kent-born Harris and Scottish-born Alba giving each other a late-night grooming session, in a clear sign of their blossoming romance. But hard-to-get Alba — who was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park — made Harris put in some serious graft before agreeing to couple up at their lakeside home in Knapdale Forest in Argyll, Scotland. Ben Harrower, RZSS conservation programme manager, explained that it took the beavers more than three months to get the spark going. He said: “It’s fantastic to see Alba and Harris getting along so well and I have high hopes that they will breed and produce beaver kits in the future. “Alba established herself on the lochan [lake] after being released in October and, after a health and genetic screening, Harris was deemed to be a potential suitor. We released him in the same location in March and waited to see if they would pair up. “Post release monitoring footage showed both beavers doing well, but for months they were not seen together. It was only in late June, when Scottish Beavers contractors from the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Association were going through imagery from the lochan, that a video clip was found with them side by side and grooming each other, a great sign that Alba has accepted Harris as a mate.” Alba and Harris, who was born at the Wildwood Trust in Kent, have produced the first ever footage of a successful pairing of two captive bred beavers in the wild following the Scottish Beaver Trial in Knapdale. Mr Harrower added: “Beavers were absent from the wild in Scotland for over 400 years and the Scottish Beaver Trial was the first official reintroduction of a mammal to the UK. “Alba and Harris are just two of up to 28 beavers we are releasing in Knapdale o
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  • July 6, 2018 - Tambov, Tambov region, Russia - Life of people in old houses (Russian hostels). Photo taken in the area of ''White Tank' (Credit Image: © Aleksei Sukhorukov via ZUMA Wire)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • July 18, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Slum people next to railway tracks at kawranbazar area on July 18, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hundred of low income families come from the countryside to Dhaka for a better life. (Credit Image: © Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 29, 2017 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Elevated view of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 29 May 2017. (Credit Image: © Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller takes steps to the podium in General Assembly Hall. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek (left) and Emi Mahmoud (right) listen to the Secretary-General's remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN officials accept the petition of over a million names collected as part of the #WithRefugees campaign. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson offers his remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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