In early July, Taiwan’s online whale-watching community was issuing surprise updates about whale sightings every few days.

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Telescope Pictures, a beach photography business, is a unique tradition where photographers approach beachgoers in Ocean City and take a photo to put inside a “telescope” as a souvenir.

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The International Aerial Photographer Of The Year winners have been announced.

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Chikungunya, for which there is no specific treatment, can cause rapid and large outbreaks as the mosquitoes bite in the daytime.