Elon Musk/Boat migrants. AP
The flight to Europe
Elon Musk and Germany in spat over migrants
Billionaire Elon Musk and Germany's government have gotten into a spat on Musk's social media platform X, AP reports.
On Friday, Musk shared a clip from a German right-wing account that showed German boats picking up migrants in the Mediterranean and bringing them to Italy.
"Is the German government aware of this?" he wrote.
He received a response from the German Foreign Ministry's official X account:
"Yes. It's called saving lives.”
In his response to the department, Musk suggested that Germany is violating Italy's sovereignty by bringing migrants to the country, adding that the action gives off "vibes of invasion."
Migration in the Mediterranean has once again surfaced as one of the most controversial issues in both Germany, Italy and other EU countries.
On Friday, Italy stopped the EU's intended migration pact at the last moment.
llustration image. A fish farm outside of Canada. Robert F. Bukaty / AP
Threats to biodiversity
The horror of the fish escape: Threatens the stock of wild salmon
Thousands of salmon that washed up in August from a floating fish farm off the coast of Iceland are causing concern on the island, The Guardian reports. The concern is that the farmed salmon will out-compete the natural wild salmon population - partly by multiplying, partly by spreading deadly parasites.
- All warning lights should flash. The future of wild salmon is in danger, says Jón Kaldal of the Icelandic Wildlife Fund.
The farmed salmon age faster and develop deformed fins, which affects the fish's general ability to survive in the wild. Any fish fry from crosses with wild salmon inherit the same problem.
Opponents of fish farms argue that this alone means floating salmon farms should be banned. It is also not the first time that salmon have managed to get out into the open. Stein Ove Tveiten, CEO of Arctic Fish who was responsible for the salmon, has apologized for the incident. He - and the other board members - now risk prison.
Illustration image. Ivan Valencia / AP
Man killed in Australia when whale rammed boat
A 61-year-old man was killed off the coast of Sydney in Australia when a whale rammed the small fishing boat where he and his brother-in-law were sitting, reports AB.
The man was pulled from the water unconscious and later pronounced dead. The brother-in-law was taken to hospital in stable condition.
The incident probably occurred when the whale came to the surface and tipped the boat, according to the police. Jihad Dib, responsible minister for the emergency services, calls it "a completely bizarre accident", according to Sky News.
It is unclear what type of whale was involved.
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