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Indian police seize 6,000 stolen turtles in record haul

Indian police have seized more than 6,000 freshwater turtles from poachers who planned to smuggle them out of the country.

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Lufthansa pilots extend strike again until Friday for short-haul flights

Lufthansa pilots in Germany said they would extend strike action that began on Wednesday until Friday, ratcheting up pressure on management in a long-running pay dispute and promising further disruptions for travellers.

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HK air passengers to pay up to HK$180 towards airport expansion from August

Air travellers will pay a fee starting from August to fund construction of the airport’s third runway when initial reclamation work begins on the project, the Airport Authority said on Monday.

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Divers find ancient Roman cargo from 1,600-yr old shipwreck in Israel

​Archaeologists in Israel have recovered bronze statues and thousands of coins from a merchant ship that sank off the Mediterranean coast some 1,600 years ago during the late Roman period.