The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn,a new study suggests.
Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year,all tourism ground to a halt.
In the ongoing blame game,it’s hard not to point to Macron himself as the arsonist in chief. He’s the one who set in motion a vote in Paris that triggered the protests in New Caledonia.
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in riot-hit New Caledonia and says that he wants to see peace,calm and security return.
Some 108 Australians and other tourists landed in Brisbane,Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. More flights are expected.
The French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
Penny Wong said the government was working with authorities in France and New Caledonia,to find a way for Australians to safely leave the island.
This week,the tropical Pacific holiday destination erupted amid tensions with the French government in Paris over voting rights.
Azerbaijan had invited separatists from the French territories last year,resulting in a group whose stated aim is to support “French liberation and anti-colonialist movements”.
Armed forces are protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people.