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Norwegian Coast Guard rescue a trapped humpback whale

The Norwegian Coast Guard released a video showing the crew of the ship NoCGV Heimdal rescuing a humpback from a tangled rope on 6 December. The video shows the whale underwater with a large rope wound around a large section of its body. Dec 10, 2015

Life of Isis: Secret network of tunnels discovered in Sinjar

Amid the wreckage of the town of Sinjar in Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga forces, which recaptured the town from Islamic State (IS) in November, have discovered a network of tunnels buried deep underground. Hidden from sight beneath the streets and shattered buildings, IS militants dug the tunnels, wired with electricity and fortified with sandbags, to protect themselves from coalition air strikes and prepare defences against the Kurdish onslaught. Dec 3, 2015

Vintage Star Wars toys selling for galactic amounts at auction

A 35-year-old toy from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes back has sold for a colossal £18,000 ($27,000). The toy, which 35 years ago cost £1.50, was not a movie prop – like the blockade-runner spaceship that California-based auctioneers Profiles in History sold for $450,000 – but a Boba Fett figurine. Toys specialist Vectis Auctions sold the 9.5cm moulded plastic figure in January on behalf of British collector Craig Stevens. Now various collectors hordes of Star Wars memorabilia, including items so rare they may be unique, are piled up in Vectis, ready for auction. Nov 30, 2015
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