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Meet Pooh, a cat who lost his hind legs after being hit by a car. Pooh is now walking again thanks to a one-of-a-kind operation that saw him get fitted with some special prosthetic paws in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. The ten-month-old cat’s new legs, made of polymer and rubber, were produced and implanted in Bulgaria. Following the operation, Pooh regained all of his lost weight and is playing like old times. The operation cost around $1,600 and was paid for by donations given to the animal rescue organisation “Let's Adopt Bulgaria”.
What do you get when you cross dozens of Corgis with all sorts of different costumes? A Corgi Costume Parade of course! Dozens of Corgi owners dressed up their pups in imaginative costumes just so they could take part in the annual Corgi Halloween parade in downtown Annapolis on Sunday. Organised by the Annapolis Corgi Club, the parade saw Corgis dressed as lions, minions, cowboys, hot dogs, lobsters - you name it, there was probably a Corgi costume at the parade. Entry to the event was free but participants were encouraged to donate in order to cover permit costs. Grinning from ear to ear, the cute canines took to the streets around 11:00 local time and started just outside the Paws Pet Boutique pet supply store. Corgis and their human participants walked around the historic State Circle up to Main Street and then north towards City Dock. Hundreds of locals and tourists turned up to snap photos at the spooky event and cheer on the little pups as they strutted their stuff. The Corgis stole the show as their fancy costumes invaded Annapolis just one day before Halloween. It's hard to imagine how any human could possibly show them up.
Cola was grinning from ear to ear when he was fitted with prosthetics at a local animal shelter. The pup was only nine months old when a neighbor found him chewing on a pair of shoes in Bangkok and decided to hack off his legs with a sword about a decade ago. He has been legless ever since, that is, until the Soi Dog Foundation paid all medical expenses to get him up and running again.
A video shows the moment a puppy in Thailand, whose legs were hacked off by a sword, walks his first steps after being fitted with prosthetic legs.
French President Emmanuel Macron receives Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Elysee Palace as fears have increased in recent days of a regional escalation in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reiterates his desire to see "calm heads prevail" in the Middle East, following reports that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on Iran. "Significant escalation is not in anyone's interest," he says during questions after delivering an unrelated speech, adding: "What we want to see is calm heads prevail across the region." SOUNDBITE
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