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"The need for action to protect our plants, animals and ecosystems from extinction has never been greater," Plibersek said in a statement.

By prioritising 110 species and 20 places, Plibersek said the areas managed for conservation will be increased by 50 million hectares.

The recently elected federal Labor government has pledged A$224.5 million ($146 million) to help protect Australia's threatened native plants and animals. »

“F— off is my very diplomatic reply to you,” Ukraine’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, wrote in response to Musk’s tweet.

The sharp rebukes were also notable because Musk has earned quasi-folk-hero status in Ukraine since the start of the conflict.

Musk posted a Twitter poll gauging support for what he claimed was a likely outcome of the seven-month conflict. »

One Ukrainian official told Musk to "fuck off" while a member of parliament said it looked like he'd "unexpectedly gone mad.".

Musk argued "this is highly likely to be the outcome in the end – just a question of how many die before then.".

Mykhailo Podolyak, a top advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, responded to Musk's idea with what he referred to as a "better peace plan.". »

The China Merchant Energy Shipping company (CMES) has taken delivery of a new supertanker, whose four large sails will cut down average fuel consumption by nearly 10%.

Sails, of course, were the primary source of power for large ships for thousands of years.

Four relatively modest 40-meter sails will reduce the New Aden's fuel consumption by nearly 10% on long voyages China Classification Society. »