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LifestyleNapoleon s shirt worn in exile and English letter go on display Bart Biesemans 1/5 A Madras and the shirt worn by Napoleon on St Helena are displayed at Waterloo Battlefield Museum in Braine-L Alleud, before being put on auction by Bonhams for the bicentenary of Napoleon s death, Belgium, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron Read More A shirt worn by Napoleon during his exile on the island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic and a letter he wrote there to practise his English have gone on display at a museum in Belgium ahead of an auction later this year in Britain. A silk scarf he wore around his head on the windswept British outpost is also on show, along with a walking stick made from a narwhal tooth, a rare and precious object from the exiled former French emperor s daily life on Saint Helena. ....
EnvironmentAt-risk rheas released into Chile s Patagonia for repopulation Reuters 2 minute read Conservationists in Chile are reintroducing the rhea to its native Patagonia region, after the at-risk flightless bird was brought to near-extinction by illegal hunting. Last month, fourteen rheas were released into Patagonia s national park by the Tompkins Conservation, bounding from a fenced enclosure into a grassy plain. We started with a population of at least 20 birds and today, census results show close to 70, said Cristian Saucedo, director of the rewilding programme at the conservation group, referring to the scheme that started in 2014. The goal is to get to 100 adults in the wild. With that number, we estimate the population will be able to sustain itself over time, he told Reuters in a virtual interview. ....
Twelve black-and-white Magellanic penguins have been returned to the chilly seas off the Atlantic coast of Argentina after they were rescued suffering from issues including malnutrition and anemia and nursed back to health. ....
Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsPanama orders men and women to shop on different days to curb coronavirus Reuters 1 minute read Panama will next week reimpose nationwide curbs on movement by requiring men and women to carry out festive shopping on different days, the health minister said on Friday, imposing drastic measures following a surge in coronavirus cases. The restrictions are similar to what the Central American nation imposed in worst-hit parts of the country in June. As of Monday 21, with the aim of reducing mobility, purchases will be made by gender, Luis Sucre, the Minister of Health, said in a televised message. On Christmas and New Year s Day there will be total quarantine for both genders. ....