Murcia (Spain) (AFP) – Five tonnes of fish and crustaceans have washed ashore at Spain’s Mar Menor, once a lagoon paradise that is slowly dying from agricultural pollution. The sparkling saltwaters have spat out millions of dead or dying sea creatures on to sandy beaches which have long drawn tourists to the southeast.
oodaaq (Denmark) (AFP) – Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world’s northernmost landmass — a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters. Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought they had reached Oodaaq, up until now the northernmost island on the planet.
Bogota (AFP) – From July to October, humpback whales return to the warm tropical waters of Colombia’s Pacific coast where they were born, to start their mating ritual. According to recent studies, around 2,000 humpback whales arrive to the Colombian Pacific Ocean in one of the most impressive migration process of the animal world. Humpback whales are robust mammals, they measures can reach 16 metres, can weight up to 36 tonnes and swim up to 15 kilometres per hour.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) – At a temporary hosting facility in the UAE, Afghan evacuees struggle to overcome the terror they experienced during the last days at home. They are among tens of thousands of evacuees who fled the capital Kabul after the Taliban swept in and deployed on the streets in mid-August.
Pasadena (United States) (AFP) – Olympic athlete and transgender reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner meets with California voters two weeks before the election against incumbent Democrat Gavin Newsom. “I love a good fight”, says the Republican candidate who promises to “lower taxes, less regulations, build a pro-business environment”.
Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada) (AFP) – With a magnifying glass in one hand and notebook in the other, butterfly enthusiasts are on the hunt for monarch eggs. In Canada, hundreds of hunters take part in the annual monarch census counting, as the emblematic butterflies remain threatened by extinction.
The Taliban will shut down Afghanistan’s media and are fooling the West by promising to let journalists operate freely, an award-winning Afghan photographer says after fleeing Kabul over threats by the group.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) (AFP) – “I’m really happy that he joined the club (…) he’s really humble as a person and also on the pitch, he tries to help the team and tries to help you as a player,” says PSG midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum about Lionel Messi. The Argentian star could make his hotly anticipated debut for Paris Saint-Germain against Reims in Champagne on Sunday.
Hurricane Ida brings strong winds, rain and floods as the Category 1 storm makes landfall on the southwestern coast of Cuba.
Madrid (AFP) – With Real Madrid hoping to sign Kylian Mbappé, coach Carlo Ancelotti agrees that Paris SG’s French striker “is a great player”, but declines to comment further on the possible transfer ahead of their La Liga match against Betis Sevilla.
Minna (Nigeria) (AFP) – Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped from an Islamic seminary three months ago are reunited with their parents after their gunmen captors freed them from forest hideouts.
Washington (AFP) – An Afghan refugee who fled the Soviet invasion in 1987 and set up afresh in Washington, DC organizes a donation center with the help of local volunteers. “It was hard just to watch on TV and just be idle,” says Fatima Popal.
