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A lot of conflicting reports, but the last transponder position as reported by FR24 (pin) is only roughly 60 miles (yellow line) from the location as reported by the Vietnamese Navy (according to Yahoo) 153 miles south of Phu Quoc (red line).

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"A letter sent by the director Grigoriev to Ukraine's prime minister said: ‘The Kharkiv zoo animals on the verge of starvation.’

Suppliers have been providing food for free for three months but have now refused to provide more, he said, pleading with the government for immediate action.

The country - partially invaded by Russia last week - is also on the point of bankruptcy.

A local campaigner for the zoo, Olga Sitkovskaya, said: ‘I spoke to the director and, sorry for this detail, but this clever, strong adult man burst into tears of helplessness.

Suppliers have been providing food for free for three months but have now refused to provide more.

‘The city allocates funds needed for maintaining the zoo, but Kiev redirects the money to some of its needs.

'As a result, the animals in the zoo, are in a catastrophic situation.’

‘Along with the whole country, our zoo is living through difficult and terrifying times,’ said the zoo statement.

'By Monday, we will have nothing with which to feed the animals.’

The zoo dates from the 1890s and has survived 2 world wars.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bt-ridden-country-divert-funds-elsewhere.html

Good news, they are getting donations of food and money. :)

https://www.facebook.com/KharkivZooFriends

Now if only Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia could get help. They have animals dying from starvation almost every day, and ALL of them look like walking skeletons. The elephant is so skinny, he doesn't even resemble an elephant anymore. All because the mayor wants the land for a toll road, so she is not allowing any aid to be given to them and is letting them starve to death. :(

https://www.facebook.com/SurabayaZooAnimalWelfareActionCee4life
 
RIP. Ken Livingstone made a good point when he said that the only working-class people who still have well-paid jobs in London are members of the RMT.
 
RIP. I saw Tony Benn outside a vegan fayre and then saw him give a talk there. I remember he said something about vegetarians and vegans should stop the in-fighting as we were on the same side.
 
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News one pound coin on its way(2017):

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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/19/a-sounder-pound-new-1-coin-unveiled
 
North Korea: Men required to get Kim Jong-un haircuts
Men in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, it is reported.

The state-sanctioned guidelines were introduced in the capital Pyongyang about two weeks ago, media reports say. They are now being rolled out across the country - although some people have reservations about getting the look.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26747649
 
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