#BREAKING 230 whales stranded in Tasmania, 'about half' dead: official
#UPDATE Hundreds of pilot whales are stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, with Australian officials saying only half appear to be alive.
"A pod of approximately 230 whales has stranded near Macquarie Harbour," the Department of Natural Resources and Environment says
Ocean giants
#AFPGraphics on the conservation status, size and distribution of selected whale species
#UPDATE A pod of 230 pilot whales is stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive. u.afp.com/i4f2
#UPDATE Map showing Macquarie Harbour where some 230 pilot whales are stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. #AFPgraphics@AFP
Graphic looking at how pilot whales use echolocation to navigate underwater. #AFPgraphics@AFP
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Protests have spread across Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after the young woman was arrested by the morality police, as a rights group said Wednesday two more protesters were killed overnight, raising the toll to six. u.afp.com/i4MS
#BREAKING Two more killed in Iran protests over Amini's death: prosecutor
#UPDATE Two more Iranian protesters were killed during rallies over the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police, in Kermanshah province, the region's prosecutor said Wednesday.
#BREAKING Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM's office, local media reports
#UPDATE A man has been taken to hospital unconscious after apparently setting himself on fire near the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, reports say.
Media outlets say the man indicated he was opposed to a state funeral for assassinated former PM Abe
A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office after expressing opposition to a state funeral for assassinated ex-premier Shinzo Abe, local media say