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    Dalai Lama says his trust has sole authority to decide his successor

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    This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings

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    Are our pampered pets really living their best life?

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    How the uncivility in India’s gated communities is the result of deliberate political design

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    Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

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    Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world

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    Why Indian cities flood within hours of rain

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    ‘Heads of State’ review: An agreeably preposterous geopolitical buddy comedy

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    A new book recommends practical tips for mindfully using social media to live a calmer life

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Watch: Thousands of giant river turtles dash for water at the same time

The greater the number of hatchlings at Brazil’s Purus River, the higher the chance of survival of these endangered Giant South American River turtles.

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Dec 17, 2020 · 10:07 am
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More than 92,000 giant river turtle hatchlings were born on a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil pic.twitter.com/JHMnFLqUYD

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2020

Tens of thousands of turtle hatchlings have been filmed emerging from a sandy beach in a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil.

The footage, captured by @TheWCS, shows Giant South American River Turtles, which can reach lengths of three and half feet once fully grown. pic.twitter.com/0CKdIBm5vW

— Channel 5 News (@5_News) December 15, 2020

92,000 giant river turtle hatchlings make a dash for the water in Brazil, all at the same time 🐢🐢🐢 pic.twitter.com/adRT2C1qlo

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 15, 2020

It's a #TurtleTsunami!

The Wildlife Conservation Society has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area of the Amazon River in #Brazil.

(Credits: @WCSNewsroom) pic.twitter.com/SNEvviGn5l

— The Weather Channel India (@weatherindia) December 15, 2020
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