Eagle inadvertently records bird’s-eye view
An Australian eagle snatched a camera that was recording crocodiles, capturing fascinating footage of its journey across the outback. Wildlife rangers had set up the camera along the Margaret River in the Kimberley region. It was found near the Mary River, over 100 km away.
Toilet nouveau
Toilet experts have criticised the Gates Foundation’s competition to produce hi-tech toilets for the developing world as being too ‘sexy’. The 2012 Reinvent the Toilet Challenge winner was a solar-powered number that generates hydrogen and electricity, but critics argue that it is too expensive to help those most in need.
Gay marriages annulled
Twenty-seven married couples have had their marriages annulled after legislation allowing gay marriage within the Australian Capital Territory was revoked. The ruling centres on the Marriage Act 2004, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Marijuana to be legalised in Uruguay
Uruguay is set to become the first country to legalise the production, consumption and sale of marijuana. It is hoped that the move will have positive repercussions for public health and security while spoiling the market for drug traffickers.
Pasta publicity provokes progressives
Italy’s gay and women’s rights activists are boycotting Guido Barilla, head of the top-selling Barilla pasta company, following a statement that he would never feature a gay couple in adverts. Barilla went on to say that his company seeks to reinforce the role of women as caregivers and the traditional mother-father family. Italy’s rates of sexist advertising and homophobic hate crimes are among the highest in the world.
