The Daily Populous

Saturday November 11st, 2023 night edition

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An incredibly lucky cat has his canine companion to thank for saving his life after the dog led rescuers to a 30 metre-deep mineshaft the cat fell into.

The cat, Mowgli, disappeared on Oct. 20 and had been missing for six days.

Owner Michele Rose told the BBC that she had “almost given up hope” of finding her cat.

The springer spaniel took off down a path before she “stopped dead in her tracks” next to an abandoned mineshaft.

View image in full screen Daisy poses for a picture on the path to the mineshaft.

Rose said she called the local SPCA and fire and rescue authorities but it was too dark to access the mineshaft.

The next morning, the rescue teams returned to the mineshaft and were stunned to spot the young cat at the bottom. »

Palestinians ask war crimes court to probe Israel over genocide allegations

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THE HAGUE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Three Palestinian human rights groups said they have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel, accusing it of committing war crimes including genocide by bombing and besieging the Gaza Strip.

Israel is not a member of the Hague-based court and does not recognise its jurisdiction.

"These actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide and incitement to genocide," they said in a joint press statement. »

Israel's Arab minority feels closer to country in war, poll finds

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However, just 27% of Arab respondents said they felt optimistic about Israel's future, compared to 72% of Jews.

Asked if, given an alternative Western citizenship, they would leave Israel, 80.5% of Jewish respondents said they would stay, as did 59% of Arab respondents, the IDI poll found.

Its poll was conducted on November 5-6, had a representative sample of 502 respondents and a margin of error of 4.04%. »

Arkansas man receives the world's first whole eye transplant plus a new face

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Arkansas man receives the world's first whole eye transplant plus a new face.

NEW YORK — Surgeons have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it's far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye.

James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy. »

CDC reports highest childhood vaccine exemption rate ever in the U.S.

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The CDC report found that 3% of children entering kindergarten during the 2022-2023 school year were granted a vaccine exemption from their state.

This is the highest exemption rate ever reported in the U.S. Forty states saw rises in exemptions.

In 10 states — Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin — the exemption rate soared over 5%. »