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Wildlife rescuers in South Africa said a "coordinated rescue plan is currently in action" to return a wandering elephant seal to the ocean after the animal made a surprise appearance in a suburban ...

Police said licence plates were also found in the vehicle. A Johannesburg minibus taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly abducting and robbing a couple. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police ...

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Two seasoned Navy SEALs who died during parachute training near Marana last year made mistakes that hurled them to their deaths, military investigators have determined. Both had jumped safely ...