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Eagles helping locate Israel's dead

Rare bird tracking data helps locate missing bodies from 7th October attacks.

Following the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7th October, conservationists have been using unconventional methods to locate the bodies of the dead. Its civilian Nature and Parks Authority is using tracking devices on rare migratory birds to help locate the missing, passing information on where they stop onto the authorities. It says one eagle has helped recover four bodies, as 主播大秀 Arabic鈥檚 Michael Shuval reports.

Indonesia's village influencers
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The life and legacy of Iranian singer 'Golpa'
Many Iranians have been mourning the loss of one their most prominent vocalists, Akbar Golpayegani who has died, aged 90. His performances on Tehran's 'Radio Golha Programmes' between 1953 and 1979 helped popularise traditional Persian music, but his career stalled after the Islamic Revolution when, like many artists, he was forced into silence. Faraj Balafkan has been covering the story for 主播大秀 Persian.

Freeing Luis D铆az Sr: Colombia and the ELN
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Tree planting in Kenya
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(Photo: A white-tailed eagle. Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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