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Mumbai: Olive Ridley turtles and dolphins return after 20 years

After128weeksofrelentlessclean-upofMumbai’dirtiestbeach—Versova--marinelifehasstartedrecuperatingfromthechokingpollution.Around80OliveRidleySeaTurtleshavehatche

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World’s largest beach clean-up project in Mumbai

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Australia: Humpback whale carcass exhumed from NSW beach after protests

Alargeexcavatorhasstarteddiggingupan18-tonnehumpbackwhalethatwasburiedatamid-northernNewSouthWalesbeachaweekago.The12-metrewhalediedafterbeingbeachedanditscarca

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No sand, no problem: Beach football in landlocked Afghanistan

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Portuguese small plane crew members guilty of negligent homicide

ThetwocrewmembersofasmallplanethatmadeanemergencylandingonabeachnearLisbononWednesdayandcausedthedeathsoftwopeopleareguiltyofapossiblenegligenthomicide,theAttor

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Man downs 72 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win US holiday eat-fest

AmericanscelebratedtheJulyFourthholidayonTuesdaywiththereopeningofaNewJerseybeachclosedtoeveryonebutthegovernorafteragovernmentshutdown,arecord-settinghot-dogea

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Australia's Coogee beach bans alcohol after Christmas party

​Alcohol will be banned at a popular Sydney beach all summer after a Christmas party resulted in a build-up of 15 tonnes (15,000kg) of rubbish.

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Brangelina's new movie to be filmed in Malta

"Brangelina", the American celebrity super couple -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, will start their new movie called By the Sea on Monday at the Mgarr ix-Xini beach in Gozo, Malta's second largest island.

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Thousands rally against shark culling policy in Australia

Australians protesting the West Australian (WA) government's shark cull saw thousands of people around the country, with the largest event at Sydney's Manly Beach, Saturday in a show of anger against a culling policy seen as both futile and out of touch. 

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Sydney’s best beaches to beat the heatwave

As a cruel arctic winter envelops much of North America, Australia is literally sweltering in another record-breaking heatwave. With the summer crowds, pouring out of the Sydney CBD this week for the nearest refreshing solution, the team at Xinhua, Sydney bureau have selected what we think are the best of the best – Sydney's top beaches and what they offer for those looking to escape the grinding heat.