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Palmyra Atoll: Meet the scientists battling Covid and climate change on one of America’s remotest Pacific islands

Island is a heavily polluted former Navy base – and a “conservation sandbox” pioneering new climate work

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Professor who criticised hard-of-hearing student for not answering question is put on paid leave

‘We denounce discriminatory harassment of any kind,’ says Oxnard College president Luiz Sanchez

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Defying threats and violence, Tunisia’s queer community take central role in anti-government protests

As anti-government protests continue in Tunisia, one community has been to the fore, reports Simon Speakman Cordall in Tunisia

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Special prosecutor picked for case against St. Louis couple

A former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer

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Ghislaine Maxwell offers to give up British citizenship to get out of jail

Ms Maxwell’s lawyers have previously twice attempted to secure bail for her and get her out of jail, but requests have been denied as judge deemed…

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Everything we know so far about the Tiger Woods crash

45-year-old was in California after hosting a PGA tournament at the weekend

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Ghana becomes first nation in world to receive UN Covax vaccines

International scheme ensures low and middle-income countries have ‘fair access’ to Covid jabs

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Take a (short) tour of this tiny home from IKEA

The home features a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom with a queen-size bed, and even a bathroom with hot running water.

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‘Patriotism is love for Communist Party’: China to make Hong Kong’s local officials pledge allegiance

Anyone advocating the independence of Hong Kong wold be disqualified and face a five year ban

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California police filmed shooting man dead for jaywalking

Attorney says fatal shooting would not have happened ‘if this was a white man’

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‘An institution of torture’: Why the conviction of a low-ranking Syria regime official in Germany matters

Human rights’ groups claim the trial verdict is ‘momentous’

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Circ. N°027-21: Presentación de Declaración Jurada de Impuesto a la Renta de Persona Natural ejercicio gravable año – 2020 – SUNAT.

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Tiger Woods was unaware of his ‘grave injuries’ in aftermath of collision, police say

Deputy who was first on scene of accident said reaction was ‘not uncommon in traffic collisions’

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Ancient dog bone may explain how animals first arrived in North America

Researchers suggest that ‘dogs accompanied the first humans that entered the New World’

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Japan to pay families £295,000 if a relative dies as result of Covid vaccine

Families can also receive money to cover funeral costs up to £1,400

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OAN runs into more conflict at the White House

The small, right-wing outlet was also been banned last year from the briefing room for violating social distancing rules.

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Christian couple on death row in Pakistan for sending ‘blasphemous’ text messages

Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel have been in prison since 2013

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Greece mulls legal reforms amid high-profile sex abuse case

The former director of Greece’s National Theatre has appeared before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a case that has triggered a…

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Record number of Americans now identify as LGBT+

‘It reflects what we are seeing in society and the way society is changing,’ says Gallup senior editor Jeff Jones

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Gérard Depardieu contests rape claim as lawyer calls for ‘calm and respect’

French actor, 72, has been charged with rape and sexual assault relating to alleged incident in 2018

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Growing computer chip shortage alarms Biden and Congress

The shortage has been called “a dangerous weak spot in our economy and in our national security”

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Man experiencing mental health episode died after police kneeled on neck, family claims

Angelo Quinto reportedly said ‘please don’t kill me’ when officers restrained him

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Syrian war being ‘forgotten and ignored’ after 10 years of deadly conflict

Exclusive: Displaced and poverty-stricken population ‘cannot afford for us to treat this anniversary as a history lesson’, charity warns after 10 years of conflict

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Climate crisis and Covid have left 8m people in Central America chronically hungry

A year of extreme, climate-driven events compounded by the pandemic has left millions in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua struggling for basic needs

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Greta Thunberg attacks EU plan to ban ‘dairy’-terms from plant-based alternatives

‘Unnecessary and extreme restrictions’ on more environmentally friendly goods could undermine EU’s climate goals, organisations warn

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Johnson & Johnson is safe, FDA says, as third US Covid vaccine passes major hurdle

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has endorsed the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to receive emergency use authorisation, a critical step to bring a third…

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Anger after Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

Amnesty made the decision after claiming speeches ‘advocated violence and discrimination’

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Wheel of Fortune host accused of mocking contestant’s speech impediment

‘I am glad you did not and do not know the “teasing” that I have had to politely accept my whole life,’ one user says

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Outrage in South Korea after North Korean able to wander around for hours in high-security border area

A North Korean gymnast had also crossed into South Korea undetected in November 2020

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Shorn the sheep: Wild animal sheds 35kg fleece after first haircut in years

Baarack relieved of matted coat after living wild in forests north of Melbourne

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Philippines to probe use of illegal Covid vaccines

Chinese vaccines have been smuggled into the country, it has been claimed

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Iceland earthquake: 5.6-magnitude tremor strikes near Reykjavik

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck near Reykjavik in Iceland, according to the US Geological Survey.

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Spain removes last statue of General Franco

Far-right Vox Party opposes monument’s removal

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India renames world’s largest cricket stadium after prime minister Narendra Modi

Stadium was named after independence struggle hero Sardar Patel, but has now undergone a major expansion

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More than 160 Confederate symbols removed in 2020 after death of George Floyd

Southern Poverty Law Centre said last year had been transformative but hundreds of ‘dehumanizing symbols of pain and oppression’ remained

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Mayonnaise helps save endangered turtles caught in Israel’s devastating oil spill

Reptiles were found ‘full of tar’ after unexplained coastal catastrophe

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Man cooked neighbour’s heart ‘to feed his family and release demons’

Lawrence Anderson also accused of killing two family members

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Chinese official calls for ‘joint efforts’ in China-US trade

China’s commerce minister has appealed to Washington to help revive trade but gave no indication when tariff war talks might resume or whether Beijing might offer…

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Syrian prison guard jailed for torture by German court in landmark ruling

Eyad al-Gharib was sentenced to four and a half years

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Elon Musk’s Starlink space internet is coming to France – but a small village is pushing back

‘Why do we need to go look for internet on the moon?’ says one villager

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Iranian woman ‘hanged after dying of a heart attack’

Zahra Ismaili, convicted of killing her husband, was reportedly still hanged so her victim’s mother could watch

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AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.

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German economy grew 0.3% in Q4, better than thought

Official statistics show that the German economy grew 0.3% in last year’s fourth quarter compared with the previous three-month period — a better performance than first…

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Man ordered to pay wife for housework in landmark China court case

The court awarded the woman a compensation of £5,460 for five years of unpaid labour

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Bodies and coffins left floating at sea after huge landslide hits cliff-top Italian cemetery

‘My legs are shaking, it’s like he’s dead again’

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Tiger Woods crash: Surgeon reveals details of golfer’s extensive injuries

Woods is now responsive and recovering, his team said in a statmeent

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Biden ‘to call Saudi king’ before release of Khashoggi intelligence report

US media reports say document is likely to implicate Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing

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Daniel Prude: Officers in ‘spit hood’ Rochester death to face no charges

New York Attorney General Letitia James has made her displeasure known over the outcome

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Woods faces hard recovery from serious injuries in car crash

Authorities say golf star Tiger Woods was seriously injured when his SUV crashed into a median and rolled over several times on a steep road in…

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Arizona man ‘fakes own kidnapping’ to get out of work

The man gagged himself and bound his hands for his failed attempt at staging his own kidnapping

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Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach

Officials who were in charge of Capitol security at the time of last month’s riot have testified that missed intelligence was to blame for the failure…

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Timeline of Tiger crash: Golf star had events with Dwyane Wade, NFL stars and David Spade around crash

Golf star was in California to film TV teaching show with athletes and celebrities

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‘One-in-a-million’ half-male and half-female northern cardinal bird spotted in Pennsylvania

‘It was one of the experiences of a lifetime’

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‘The Republican Messiah’: New York GOP leader arrested over US Capitol riot

FBI tipped off about Philip Grillo by two people who have known him for decades

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Tiger Woods car accident – latest: Golfer suffered shattered ankle after crashing Genesis SUV, police say

Follow the latest updates below as sportsman hospitalised

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‘QAnon Shaman’ who turned on Trump seeks release after organic foods cause ‘digestive issues’

US Capitol riot suspect had been on a hunger strike until authorities offered healthier menu

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Tiger Woods was conscious and had serious injuries to both legs when found, police say

Tiger Woods was conscious and had serious injuries to both legs when found at the crash scene, police say.

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‘Cult members only come out for the cult leader’: Lara said to be first Trump set for 2024 run – but can she win?

The idea of Lara Trump as the future of the Republican Party has left many “never Trumpers” aghast

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Trump may soon face deposition in E Jean Carroll rape defamation case

Now Trump is no longer president case may move forward with depositions

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Tiger Woods was driving $50,000 luxury SUV at time of crash

Golfer was driving sponsored Genesis GV80 SUV while in California

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Facebook vs Australia: What does their deal mean for the rest of the world?

Media deal ‘may provide blueprint’ for other countries to follow, experts say

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Being so far away from family might in some ways be beneficial

Not being able to get home to the UK this past year has been hard but technology has meant that in some ways it has given…

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Top Texas power officials to quit after millions endure freezing temperatures when grid failed

Top power officials in Texas are said to be quitting – a week after millions endured freezing temperatures when the energy grid failed.

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Ghislaine Maxwell timeline: The life of the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking

Socialite daughter of late British press baron awaiting trial in New York jail after being accused of procuring and grooming underage girls for billionaire paedophile ex-boyfriend

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How to turn a fashion blogger into a political activist

Reihane Taravati made a video celebrating happiness. It went viral. For this she faced imprisonment and 91 lashes. Borzou Daragahi explains how Tehran makes enemies of…

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French actor Depardieu charged with rape in revived case

The Paris prosecutor’s office says French actor Gerard Depardieu was charged in December with rape and sexual assault after authorities revived a 2018 investigation that had…

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Mount Etna eruption stuns volcano enthusiasts

Lava and ash spewed from volcano for days, blanketing towns in ash and forcing an airport to close

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Tiger Woods car crash – live: Golfer has surgery after suffering multiple leg injuries in car accident

Follow the latest updates below as sportsman hospitalised

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Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash

Authorities and Tiger Woods’ manager say the golf star has suffered leg injuries in a vehicle rollover in the Los Angeles area and is undergoing surgery

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Tiger Woods hospitalised after serious car accident in California

Tiger Woods was hospitalised after being involved in a serious car crash in California, police say.

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‘Like being in an electric chair’: Ukraine’s female chief prosecutor on task of tackling country’s corruption

Iryna Venediktova tells Diplomatic Editor Kim Sengupta that there are no plans to reopen Hunter Biden probe

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Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France

The ecologist mayor of one of France’s most famously gastronomic cities has kicked up a storm of protest and debate by taking meat off the menu…

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CNN host cries as she reports 500k US deaths from Covid

‘We need to remember the people we have lost, even if we didn’t know them personally,’ Brianna Keilar says

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Jersualem’s Western Wall to get a facelift

Ancient stones show scars from more than two thousand years of scorching sunlight and torrential rain

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German court set to issue landmark verdict in Syrian torture case

Two defendants accused of overseeing and cartrying out torture at notorious Damascus detention centre

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Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Vincent Muscat jailed for 15 years after guilty plea

A man has been jailed for 15 years after pleading guilty to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta.

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Obama broke classmate’s nose after he racially abused him

Mr Obama shared the story on his new podcast “Renegades” with Bruce Springsteen

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‘A huge step backwards’: Anger as Biden admin reopen Trump-era migrant camp for children

More children are crossing the border from Mexico alone recently. This past January saw highest number of apprehensions compared to the same month in recent years…

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Iran proposes creating international fund for climate change

Tehran points finger at US and China as world’s biggest polluters

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The Latest: Ex-Capitol chief says he didn’t see ‘war’ report

The former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says he learned this week that his officers had received a report from an FBI field office in…

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Vending machines with at-home Covid testing kits now available in New York City

The vending machine is located at 225 W 34th Street and each kit costs $149

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Woman, 105, infected by Covid credits survival to gin-soaked raisins

Snack has been touted as a folk remedy for arthritis

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Food groups fight to save one Trump virus program

Agricultural groups and anti-hunger organizations are pushing the Biden administration to continue a program launched by President Donald Trump that spent $6 billion to prevent farmers…

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Iran proposes creating international fund for climate change

Tehran points finger at US and China as world’s biggest polluters

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Israel issues ‘unusual’ gag order on investigation into disastrous oil slick

‘Extraordinary’ move comes amid warnings cleanup could take decades

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World Bank threatens to suspend Lebanon coronavirus funding over vaccine row

Last month the World Bank agreed to fund Lebanon $34 million to help buy vaccines

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Huge explosion as train carrying oil tankers collides with 18-wheeler

Crash took place outside Cameron, between Austin and Dallas. No injuries or deaths reported

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‘Heidi’s pretty p****ed’: Ted Cruz complains about friends who leaked his wife’s Cancun texts

Cruz complained of politicised and nasty atmosphere and advised people not be ‘a**holes’

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Huge ice sheet breaks off Lake Michigan shoreline

A local news outlet in Chicago has captured the moment a huge sheet of ice broke away from a frozen shore of Lake Michigan.

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Barack Obama opens up about absent father in trailer for new podcast with Bruce Springsteen (cloned)

Renegades podcast sees two friends discuss life experiences in context of story of America

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Malaysia deports more than 1,000 to Myanmar in cooperation with military despite court order

Immigration department said all the detainees deported were undocumented migrants from Myanmar and not Rohingyas

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Elderly protester shoved to ground by police in Buffalo files lawsuit after officers escape charges

Legal actions is seeking damages ‘in an amount sufficient to punish them and deter others from similar conduct’

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Family of Palestinian man shot dead by Israelis call for his body to be returned 8 months on

New investigation said Ahmed Erekat posed no threat before being shot

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Former king absent as Spain marks 40 years since failed coup

King Felipe VI, Spanish lawmakers and others are marking 40 years since a paramilitary coup attempt failed to derail the country’s peaceful transition to democracy

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61°aniversario del natalicio del Emperador Naruhito

La AFSDP saluda al Imperio de Japón por el 61° Aniversario del natalicio del Emperador Naruhito.

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Baton Rouge Police investigating after video shows officer with arm around teenager’s neck during arrest

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome addressed the incident in a statement

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Disha Ravi: Indian climate activist from Greta Thunberg movement granted bail

The 22-year-old was arrested for allegedly being a ‘key conspirator’ in creating the toolkit shared by Greta Thunberg

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Hong Kong to offer all unemployed people near interest-free loans

The scheme is sexpected to be announced during Hong Kong’s budget on Wednesday

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Philippines offers nurses to UK in return for Covid vaccines

Manila has capped the number of health workers able to go abroad but will budge in exchange for jabs

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Orphaned koala with missing foot gets bionic limb

‘I put the little boot on him and he did this little jump, then he was running around and climbing’

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