Description
Added on the 23/01/2020 22:05:20 - Copyright : AFP EN
Footage courtesy of the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital close to Brisbane shows animal experts nursing nine-month baby koala Shayne back to health after the her mom was hit by a car and killed instantly, leaving Shayne an orphan. The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital is Australia's largest koala treatment facility, with an average of 70 to 80 koalas coming through the hospital every month, and over 100 koalas in its care at any one time.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. The head of the Australian government commented on Friday's opening match at the Rugby World Cup. SOUNDBITE
French MPs in committee have rejected a proposal by far-left party MP Aymeric Caron to ban bullfighting. The proposal by the France Unbowed party has sparked heated debates and protests. IMAGES
Tasmania state wildlife services remove the carcasses of stranded pilot whales, after nearly 200 of them died on a beach in Tasmania. IMAGES
France and PSG football star Kylian Mbappé and Chinese Olympic diving champion Zhang Jiaqiis are at Beauval Zoo to help in the unveiling of twin pandas Yuandudu ("Little Snow") and Huanlili ("Cotton Flower"), born on August 2. IMAGES
Australia's defense minister says that US-backed nuclear submarines were a better choice after France was outraged by Canberra scrapping a major deal for conventional ones. "In the end, the decision that we have made is based on what is in the best interest of our national security," Defense Minister Peter Dutton tells a joint news conference in Washington. SOUNDBITE