Over 60 false killer whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote Tasmanian beach, with rescuers struggling against rough conditions to save the survivors. This first mass stranding of false killer whales since 1974 has posed significant challenges due to the location and size of the animals.
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Taiwan's Presidential Office staged on Thursday its first tabletop simulation of China's military actions in the region to boost the island's readiness against "authoritarian expansion", a security official said.the Thursday morning exercise, led by the president's office, involved 19 central ministries, local governments and NGOs. "It aims at bolstering Taiwan's whole-of-society defence resilience in the face of authoritarian expansion by China and other countries as they continue to challenge... Expand
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