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  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
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    The Global Sumud Flotilla Returns To Barcelona Due To Weather
    The ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla return to the Port of Barcelona due to adverse weather conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1, 2025. Following a meeting, they resume sailing as soon as possible. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

     

  • Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
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    Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
    First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored if sanctions are lifted.

    The new Syrian flag is passed out to passengers exiting the airport from the first international flight in Damascus since the regime fell.

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  • Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
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    Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
    First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored if sanctions are lifted.

    Passengers arrive on the first international flight to Damascus to a crowd cheering.

    David Lombeida / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
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    Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
    First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored if sanctions are lifted.

    Passengers arrive on the first international flight to Damascus to a crowd cheering.

    David Lombeida / Guardian / eyevine

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    http://www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

     

  • Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
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    Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
    First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored if sanctions are lifted.

    A crowd cheers as they wait for the first passengers to arrive in first international flight in Damascus airport.

    David Lombeida / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
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    Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
    First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored if sanctions are lifted.

    A crowd of people, and staff wait for the first international arrival in Damascus airport, holding flowers for the passengers.

    David Lombeida / Guardian / eyevine

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  • NEWS - Grossbritannien: Brexit Proteste
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    NEWS - Grossbritannien: Brexit Proteste
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    Pro and anti-Brexit protesters gather opposite the Palace of Westminster. Parliament will resume the debate on Theresa May's Brexit deal today after the Prime Minister called off the vote last month in the face of likely defeat.
    Pro and Anti-Brexit protests, London, UK - 09 Jan 2019

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  • NEWS - Grossbritannien: Brexit Proteste
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    NEWS - Grossbritannien: Brexit Proteste
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Pinney/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (10052418c)
    Anti-Brexit protesters gather opposite the Palace of Westminster. Parliament will resume the debate on Theresa May's Brexit deal today after the Prime Minister called off the vote last month in the face of likely defeat.
    Pro and Anti-Brexit protests, London, UK - 09 Jan 2019

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  • FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Nicholson/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (9481917b)
    Commuters journeys are disrupted this morning due to a 48-hour strike organised by RMT Union on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Services will resume on Good Friday
    DLR Strike, London, UK - 28 Mar 2018

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  • NEWS - Spielzeughändler Toys R Us meldet Insolvenz an
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    NEWS - Spielzeughändler Toys R Us meldet Insolvenz an
    A sign in the window of Toys R Us in Times square in New York advises potential job applicants of the seasonal employment opportunities available, seen on Friday, October 9, 2015. Toys R Us is reported to have hired a law firm to explore ways to restructure its debt including a possible bankruptcy. (Photo by Richard B. Levine) *** Local Caption *** 20991027
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  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005a)
    Rubbish bags remained uncollected in residential and commercial areas despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste collection after the cleaning contracted Sukleen halted waste disposal sparking widespread protects by You Stink
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005b)
    Beirut Lebanon; 27th September 2015. Despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste disposal, heaps of garbage rot in the summer heat remain uncollected and rotting in the summer heat as the Lebanon waste crisis which has sparked widespread protests continues
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005c)
    Beirut Lebanon; 27th September 2015. Despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste disposal, heaps of garbage rot in the summer heat remain uncollected and rotting in the summer heat as the Lebanon waste crisis which has sparked widespread protests continues
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005d)
    Beirut Lebanon; 27th September 2015. Despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste disposal, heaps of garbage rot in the summer heat remain uncollected and rotting in the summer heat as the Lebanon waste crisis which has sparked widespread protests continues
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005e)
    Beirut Lebanon; 27th September 2015. Despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste disposal, heaps of garbage rot in the summer heat remain uncollected and rotting in the summer heat as the Lebanon waste crisis which has sparked widespread protests continues
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005f)
    Rubbish bags remained uncollected in residential and commercial areas despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste collection after the cleaning contracted Sukleen halted waste disposal sparking widespread protects by You Stink
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005g)
    Rubbish bags remained uncollected in residential and commercial areas despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste collection after the cleaning contracted Sukleen halted waste disposal sparking widespread protects by You Stink
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005h)
    Rubbish bags remained uncollected in residential and commercial areas despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste collection after the cleaning contracted Sukleen halted waste disposal sparking widespread protects by You Stink
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005i)
    Rubbish bags remained uncollected in residential and commercial areas despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste collection after the cleaning contracted Sukleen halted waste disposal sparking widespread protects by You Stink
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005j)
    Rubbish bags remained uncollected in residential and commercial areas despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste collection after the cleaning contracted Sukleen halted waste disposal sparking widespread protects by You Stink
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005l)
    Beirut Lebanon; 27th September 2015. Despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste disposal, heaps of garbage rot in the summer heat remain uncollected and rotting in the summer heat as the Lebanon waste crisis which has sparked widespread protests continues
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
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    FEATURE: Beirut versinkt im Müll
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX Shutterstock (5183005k)
    Beirut Lebanon; 27th September 2015. Despite the Lebanese government promising to resume waste disposal, heaps of garbage rot in the summer heat remain uncollected and rotting in the summer heat as the Lebanon waste crisis which has sparked widespread protests continues
    Lebanese waste crisis, Beirut, Lebanon - 27 Sep 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
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  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
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  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
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  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
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  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
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  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
    DUKAS/X17

     

  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
    DUKAS/X17

     

  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
    DUKAS/X17

     

  • Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
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    Tallulah Willis with boyfriend and puppy
    Tallulah Willis took a break looking for a job to hang out with her boyfriend a pet corgi. September 18, 2012 X17online.com (FOTO:DUKAS/X17)
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  • KING JUAN CARLOS and Prime Minister JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO meeting at the Palacio de la Zarzuela
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    KING JUAN CARLOS and Prime Minister JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO meeting at the Palacio de la Zarzuela
    **ES PT MX out** / Madrid, 2010-5-21 / KING JUAN CARLOS and Prime Minister JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO meeting at the Palacio de la Zarzuela to resume the KING's official duties. JUAN CARLOS underwent a surgery on May 8 at Cliniq Hospital to remove a benign tumor from his right lung. © Copyright 2010, Most Wanted Pictures, Inc. | Tarzana | CA 91356 | USA | photo@mostwantedpictures.net (FOTO:DUKAS/MOST WANTED PICS)
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  • Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
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    Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384P )
    It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
    Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
    BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN

    It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.

    A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
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    Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384I )
    It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
    Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
    BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN

    It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.

    A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
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    Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384H )
    It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
    Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
    BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN

    It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.

    A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
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    Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384C )
    It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
    Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
    BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN

    It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.

    A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
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