SEOUL: A shark that became a sensation after spending more than a month in a canal in the South Korean port of Busan was successfully guided back into the open sea on Wednesday, following two failed rescue attempts, the oceans ministry said. The shark, nicknamed “Bukangi,” was first spotted in a narrow waterway on September 18. More than 1.6 million people visited the waterfront park through October 20 to catch a glimpse of it, according to the Busan Infrastructure Corporation. Lee Min-jeun
The passenger, who said they had lived in Bengaluru for a long time, expressed shock over the incident and said they had never experienced anything like it before.
KUCOVA, Albania: At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world’s oldest woman — or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead. For a woman born under Ottoman rule, who turned 36 a fortnight before the end of World War II and outlived Albania’s communist dictatorship, her focus remains firmly on enjoying life. “Life is beautiful, like Mount Tomorr in bloom,” she told AFP with a smile, referring to one of Albania’s loftiest peaks as sh