Hunter shot dead in Kaingaroa
Corazon Miller
Corazon Miller is a NZ Herald reporter
A weekend hunt in the Kaingaroa Forest, near Taupo, ended in tragedy when one member of the hunting party was shot dead.
Police have divulged few details of what led to the man being shot shortly after 1pm yesterday.
“One firearm had been discharged and one man was dead,” police said after the incident, which happened in a remote area near Tiriti and Western Boundary Rds …
New Zealand Herald – 5:00 AM Monday Oct 12, 2015
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Should Sea World be allowed to breed orcas?
By Story Hinckley, Staff
California has approved construction of larger tanks for orcas at SeaWorld’s San Diego exhibit, but with the stipulation that the company cease breeding operations in the state.
SeaWorld San Diego can build its new orca tank, but it can no longer breed them.
That’s Thursday’s ruling by the California Coastal Commission on the theme park’s Blue World Project ( blueworldproject.seaworld.com/ ), a $100 million project to expand the San Diego orcas’ tank from 5.8 million-gallons to 9.6 million-gallons. SeaWorld says these new tanks, which are set to open in 2018 and would span 1.5 acres and measure 50 feet deep, would benefit both the park’s visitors and the captive orcas …
Christian Science Monitor – October 11, 2015
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Thousands rally in Germany against EU-US trade deal
Around 150,000 people protested Saturday in Berlin over a planned free-trade agreement between the EU and the U.S., warning that it will lower food, environmental and social standards in Europe.
Protestors from all over Germany met in front of Berlin’s central rail station and later marched to the Victory Column, chanting slogans against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP …
Journal of Turkish Weekly – October 11, 2015
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