World News – Euro Weekly News https://euroweeklynews.com News and views in English since 1998 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:40:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://euroweeklynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-EuroWeeklyNews-Favicon-2-60x60.png World News – Euro Weekly News https://euroweeklynews.com 32 32 World as we know it is about to change after UN vote on map of Africa’s true size https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/05/world-as-we-know-it-is-about-to-change-after-un-vote-on-map-of-africas-true-size/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/05/world-as-we-know-it-is-about-to-change-after-un-vote-on-map-of-africas-true-size/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:40:36 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=578170 School walls, news graphics and sat-nav screens have always used the same stretched picture of Earth for generations. That picture is now under official pressure after the United Nations General Assembly backed a campaign to stop Africa looking smaller than it is. A resolution put forward by Togo and backed by the African Union was passed on Friday by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions.

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/05/world-as-we-know-it-is-about-to-change-after-un-vote-on-map-of-africas-true-size/feed/ 0 Free Netflix? CEO confirms company is considering unpaid, ad-supported plan https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/31/free-netflix-ceo-confirms-company-is-considering-unpaid-ad-supported-plan/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/31/free-netflix-ceo-confirms-company-is-considering-unpaid-ad-supported-plan/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:45:11 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577698 One of the world’s leading streaming giants has confirmed it is considering rolling out a plan completely free of charge. Greg Peters, the co-CEO of Netflix, outlined that the company is not ruling out carrying out this significant change to the payment model of the streaming service, offering a free, ad-supported plan in certain areas that would allow users to access much of its content without…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/31/free-netflix-ceo-confirms-company-is-considering-unpaid-ad-supported-plan/feed/ 0 Huge fire near Wembley forces Amazon warehouse evacuation amid ‘explosion’ reports https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/28/huge-fire-near-wembley-forces-amazon-warehouse-evacuation-amid-explosion-reports/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/28/huge-fire-near-wembley-forces-amazon-warehouse-evacuation-amid-explosion-reports/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:44:23 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577558 Smoke from a fire in an industrial estate barely a mile away from Wembley Stadium was seen as far away as Westminster, and the blaze brought in 125 firefighters, shut the Metropolitan line and forced a nearby Amazon warehouse to evacuate, with the cause still unclear. London Fire Brigade said it received more than 70 calls reporting the blaze from shortly after 11:34am on Friday August 28…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/28/huge-fire-near-wembley-forces-amazon-warehouse-evacuation-amid-explosion-reports/feed/ 0 Krakatoa exploded 143 years ago today: Noise heard 5,000km away that shaped Spain’s south-east https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/27/krakatoa-exploded-143-years-ago-today-noise-heard-5000km-away-that-shaped-spains-south-east/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/27/krakatoa-exploded-143-years-ago-today-noise-heard-5000km-away-that-shaped-spains-south-east/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:33:37 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577513 History’s loudest recorded bang went off on August, 27 1883. Sailors off Rodriguez Island, nearly 4,800 kilometres from Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, thought they were hearing distant naval guns. What they actually heard was Krakatoa tearing itself apart. That same morning is still in the calendar as one of those rare days when a local disaster became a planetary weather story, and Southeast Spain was…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/27/krakatoa-exploded-143-years-ago-today-noise-heard-5000km-away-that-shaped-spains-south-east/feed/ 0 33 Britons missing in Nepal as flash flood rips through Himalayan villages near Tibet border https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/26/33-britons-missing-in-nepal-as-flash-flood-rips-through-himalayan-villages-near-tibet-border/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/26/33-britons-missing-in-nepal-as-flash-flood-rips-through-himalayan-villages-near-tibet-border/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:35:35 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577428 Thirty-three British nationals have been announced among more than 380 people missing in Nepal after Wednesday’s flash flood, with the confirmed death toll now past 90. They are one of dozens of nationalities swept up in the disaster with American, Nepalese and hundreds of Indian tourists still unaccounted for. Nepal’s tourism board said that 33 UK nationals were among the missing so far…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/26/33-britons-missing-in-nepal-as-flash-flood-rips-through-himalayan-villages-near-tibet-border/feed/ 0 Morocco revives Ceuta and Melilla claim in front of King Mohammed VI https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/25/morocco-revives-ceuta-and-melilla-claim-in-front-of-king-mohammed-vi/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/25/morocco-revives-ceuta-and-melilla-claim-in-front-of-king-mohammed-vi/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:42:27 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577362 If Ceuta and Melilla weren’t already at the centre of political tension these past few weeks, new remarks made before Morocco’s king and crown prince are likely to deepen questions about where relations between Madrid and Rabat go next. At a major religious ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco’s Minister of Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, used historical and religious references linked…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/25/morocco-revives-ceuta-and-melilla-claim-in-front-of-king-mohammed-vi/feed/ 2 The world bids farewell to Dolly Parton: The voice behind Jolene is gone https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/25/the-world-bids-farewell-to-dolly-parton-the-voice-behind-jolene-is-gone/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/25/the-world-bids-farewell-to-dolly-parton-the-voice-behind-jolene-is-gone/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:07:59 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577356 How many of us have sung along to Jolene wishing she would actually come and take our man? How many have put 9 to 5 on when work got too much, or fallen for the heartbreak of I Will Always Love You? For generations of fans, Dolly Parton’s songs have been woven into everyday life and emotional memories, now, the woman behind them has died aged 80. Parton’s family confirmed her death this…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/25/the-world-bids-farewell-to-dolly-parton-the-voice-behind-jolene-is-gone/feed/ 1 Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos put $200m behind desperate bid to save 100 species https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/15/leonardo-dicaprio-and-jeff-bezos-put-200m-behind-desperate-bid-to-save-100-species/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:39:40 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=576566 Some of the world’s rarest animals and plants are now being given a chance they may not have had for much longer. A new $200 million conservation project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild and Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Earth Fund is targeting 100 of the planet’s most threatened species across 30 countries. The Phoenix Species Project aims to do more than slow population declines. Its stated goal is…

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]]> NASA expert warns humanity must prepare for asteroid impacts https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/11/nasa-expert-warns-humanity-must-prepare-for-asteroid-impacts/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:09:56 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=576236 A giant asteroid is heading towards Earth, and although this one is not expected to hit us, a NASA-linked asteroid expert says humanity must be prepared for the day a space rock really does come our way, and that day will come. The warning comes ahead of the arrival of Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid that will pass exceptionally close to our planet on April 13, 2029. At its nearest point…

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]]> Allergic to dogs? These genetically modified Beagles could change everything https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/07/allergic-to-dogs-these-genetically-modified-beagles-could-change-everything/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/07/allergic-to-dogs-these-genetically-modified-beagles-could-change-everything/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:15:25 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575953 For people who love dogs but start sneezing, wheezing or itching whenever one comes near them, owning a pet can seem impossible. Now, two Beagles could offer a glimpse of a future in which a dog allergy no longer automatically means living without a canine companion. Bailey and Alfie are no ordinary Beagle pups, scientists have used gene-editing technology to remove the gene responsible for…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/07/allergic-to-dogs-these-genetically-modified-beagles-could-change-everything/feed/ 1 Meta faces nearly $1bn bill as court orders sweeping changes for teenagers https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/07/meta-faces-nearly-1bn-bill-as-court-orders-sweeping-changes-for-teenagers/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:11:58 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575901 Night-time alerts, visible “like” counts and unrestricted scrolling time would all be curtailed for young users under an extraordinary court order. It applies only in New Mexico, but lands as Europe and Britain pursue their own restrictions. Meta’s potential liability in New Mexico has now reached $942 million, but the judgment does more than impose a huge financial penalty.

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]]> FedEx workers left scrambling after a scaly surprise jumps from parcel https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/03/fedex-workers-left-scrambling-after-a-scaly-surprise-jumps-from-parcel/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:16:10 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575545 Most courier deliveries arrive with nothing mor than a signature and a tracking number. This one stopped an entire counter in its tracks. Employees at a FedEx collection point gathered around a customer collecting a specially shipped package after learning it contained a live animal. Before handing it over, they asked whether everything inside had survived the journey. The customer opened the…

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]]> Mosquitoes are evolving, and the sprays designed to kill them are losing power https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/02/mosquitoes-are-evolving-and-the-sprays-designed-to-kill-them-are-losing-power/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:43:24 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575449 They are smaller than a fingernail, but mosquitoes remain one of the world’s deadliest animals. Now scientists are warning that some mosquito populations are becoming harder to control, with growing evidence that they are developing resistance to the insecticides designed to stop them. Dr Rohit Lakhwani, whose research focuses on mosquito behaviour and insecticide resistance…

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]]> WHO warns ultra-processed food giants are fighting health laws in court https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/01/who-warns-ultra-processed-food-giants-are-fighting-health-laws-in-court/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:54:31 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575410 Food companies have challenged hundreds of government measures aimed at tackling obesity, with the WHO accusing the industry of delaying policies designed to protect public health The battle over unhealthy food is no longer only being fought in supermarkets. Governments around the world are introducing warning labels, sugar taxes and advertising restrictions in an attempt to tackle rising rates of…

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]]> The city so huge It rivals a country: nearly twice Poland’s population lives here https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/01/the-city-so-huge-it-rivals-a-country-nearly-twice-polands-population-lives-here/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575366 Imagine a city so enormous that its population could fill an entire European country, and then still have millions of people left over. That city is Tokyo, Japan, where the sprawling metropolitan area is home to around 37 million people, a population on the scale of almost twice the number of people living in Poland. The Japanese capital has become one of the most extraordinary examples of…

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]]> Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to end baby powder cancer lawsuits https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/29/johnson-johnson-offers-5-5-billion-to-end-baby-powder-cancer-lawsuits/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:39:30 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575188 For generations, it was one of the most recognisable products in bathrooms and nurseries around the world. Johnson’s Baby Powder became a household staple, trusted by parents, recommended by families and used by millions of women long after childhood. That familiar white bottle represented comfort, care and safety. Now, one of the world’s most iconic consumer products is once again making…

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]]> The holiday essential that could be a major fire hazard. Urgent warning for holidaymakers this summer https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/29/the-holiday-essential-that-could-be-a-major-fire-hazard-urgent-warning-for-holidaymakers-this-summer/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:27:18 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=575161 Holiday bags are packed with passports, chargers and gadgets, with one small item most travellers barely think about sitting at the centre of a major safety warning. A new investigation has uncovered “highly dangerous” travel adaptors sold on major online marketplaces, with thousands already in use by British and European holidaymakers heading abroad this summer. Electrical safety experts are…

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]]> A washed-up luggage tag helps uncover the 1952 Pan Am wreckage after 74 years https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/22/a-washed-up-luggage-tag-helps-uncover-the-1952-pan-am-wreckage-after-74-years/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/22/a-washed-up-luggage-tag-helps-uncover-the-1952-pan-am-wreckage-after-74-years/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:28:45 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=574574 A battered luggage tag, a decades-long mystery and the discovery of the wreck that transformed air safety forever. Most people don’t know this but every time you board a plane, fasten your seatbelt or watch cabin crew demonstrate how to use a life jacket, you’re witnessing the legacy of a disaster that happened more than seven decades ago. Now, after 74 years hidden beneath the Caribbean Sea…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/22/a-washed-up-luggage-tag-helps-uncover-the-1952-pan-am-wreckage-after-74-years/feed/ 1 “At least we have the Falklands”: Argentina’s World Cup defeat sparks global backlash https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/22/at-least-we-have-the-falklands-argentinas-world-cup-defeat-sparks-global-backlash/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/22/at-least-we-have-the-falklands-argentinas-world-cup-defeat-sparks-global-backlash/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:58:25 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=574517 Argentina’s World Cup heartbreak has taken a dramatic turn after Leandro Paredes’ sister sparked an international backlash with a comment that dragged the long-running Falklands dispute back into the spotlight. As Argentina came to terms with missing out on another World Cup triumph, Bárbara Paredes attempted to comfort disappointed supporters with a message of national pride…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/22/at-least-we-have-the-falklands-argentinas-world-cup-defeat-sparks-global-backlash/feed/ 8 Four tiny heartbeats, one in 15 million odds and a birth that stunned doctors https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/21/four-tiny-heartbeats-one-in-15-million-odds-and-a-birth-that-stunned-doctors/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:45:51 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=574467 One baby is life-changing. Four arriving at once? That’s something no parent can truly prepare for. When Australian couple Jenitar and Ray Na’amoana attended what they thought would be a routine pregnancy scan, they had no idea they were about to become part of medical history. Instead of one baby, doctors discovered four identical girls growing from a single fertilised egg, a pregnancy so rare…

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]]> UN warns ‘Super El Niño’ could push global weather to dangerous extremes https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/20/un-warns-super-el-nino-could-push-global-weather-to-dangerous-extremes/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:22:17 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=574278 A powerful El Niño is gathering strength in the Pacific, and scientists say it could have consequences far beyond the ocean where it begins. The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are warning that the climate pattern is becoming increasingly likely to reach exceptional intensity before the end of 2026.

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]]> Lovestruck elderly couple escape clutches of old people’s home: Makings of classic love/road movie https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/19/lovestruck-elderly-couple-escape-clutches-of-old-peoples-home-makings-of-classic-love-road-movie/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:54:03 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=574266 Like an 80-something Thelma and Louise, Colin and Claudette Geraghty captured public attention with their ballsy break from routine care home arrangements in Australia. Linda McKelvie voiced so much pride in her parents’ mutual support during an interview with the Mirror newspaper. “Dad just doesn’t want to be without Mum, and Mum’s a trooper,” she explained. Many agree that this episode…

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]]> Should parents be worried? China bans AI boyfriends and girlfriends for children https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/14/china-tells-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends-to-stay-away-from-children/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:57:06 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573842 China is banning AI virtual partners, boyfriends, girlfriends and relatives for minors, while at the same time also requiring platforms to strongly remind users that they are speaking to AI and prompt breaks after long conversations. Your AI boyfriend never forgets your birthday. Your AI girlfriend always replies instantly. They remember your favourite music, ask how your day went…

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]]> Scientists have just found the world’s fastest spider and it’s faster than you’d think https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/14/scientists-have-just-found-the-worlds-fastest-spider-and-its-faster-than-youd-think/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:15:08 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573823 Most of us don’t hang around long enough to find out how fast a spider can run, we spot it, panic, scream, jump on to something or quickly leave the room and hope it leaves on its own accord. Unfortunately for arachnophobes, scientists have done the measuring for us, and the results might make you think twice before taking your eyes off that spider disappearing across the floor.

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]]> A new island could appear where there was only ocean just weeks ago https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/12/a-new-island-could-appear-where-there-was-only-ocean-just-weeks-ago/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:52:22 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573713 Imagine waking up to the news that the Earth has created a brand new island. It sounds like something from a science fiction film, but it’s a real possibility unfolding right now beneath the waters north of Papua New Guinea. Since 8 May 2026, an underwater volcano in the Bismarck Sea has been erupting, and scientists say the activity could eventually push enough volcanic material above sea level…

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]]> Spain is about to get a rare six planet show and most people won’t even know it’s happening https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/12/spain-is-about-to-get-a-rare-six-planet-show-and-most-people-wont-even-know-its-happening/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:35:38 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573687 Most people already know that 12 August is the night to watch the Perseid meteor shower, but that’s only half the story. If the skies stay clear, anyone looking up from Spain could also catch a rare six planet alignment, with Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune appearing across the same stretch of sky. Astronomers say alignments involving this many planets don’t happen very often…

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]]> Trump says he loves Spain but launches his fiercest attack yet on its government https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/08/trump-says-he-loves-spain-but-launches-his-fiercest-attack-yet-on-its-government/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:19:04 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573456 US President says he loves Spain and its people while escalating criticism of Pedro Sánchez’s government Donald Trump has delivered one of his strongest attacks yet on Spain, but this time there was a notable shift in his language. While again threatening trade consequences and describing Spain as a poor NATO ally, the US President also made a point of separating the country from its political…

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]]> Scientists say giant heat ‘flames’ are rising beneath the Mediterranean and almost no one can see them https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/06/scientists-say-giant-heat-flames-are-rising-beneath-the-mediterranean-and-almost-no-one-can-see-them/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:53:33 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573274 For millions of people, the Mediterranean means beach holidays, turquoise water and lazy afternoons by the sea. Yet far below the yachts, swimmers and sunseekers, something remarkable has been happening unnoticed for thousands of years. Scientists have discovered giant heat ‘flames’ rising from the Mediterranean seabed, with some reaching around 100 metres high. It sounds like the start of a…

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]]> British and Spanish rescuers race against time as Venezuela earthquake search enters its most critical stage https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/07/02/british-and-spanish-rescuers-race-against-time-as-venezuela-earthquake-search-enters-its-most-critical-stage/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:30:18 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=573035 Nine days after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, most disaster responses around the world would already be shifting from rescue to recovery. But not here. Rescue operations have entered what urban search and rescue specialists describe as one of the most difficult and emotionally demanding stages, where every passing hour makes survival less likely, yet rare rescues continue to show why teams…

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]]> Rescue dog Tsunami was left to die. Now he’s saving lives after Venezuela’s earthquake https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/06/30/a-dog-left-to-die-now-finds-survivors-no-human-can-reach/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:38:19 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=572853 As rescue teams race against time to find survivors after Venezuela’s devastating earthquake, one four legged hero has captured hearts around the world. His name is Tsunami, a 9 year old Border Collie helping emergency crews search beneath collapsed buildings for people still trapped under the rubble. Few would guess that before becoming one of the country’s most trusted rescue dogs…

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