News of the World: What you missed this week internationally

AUSTRALIA

A cattle producer was reunited with one of her prized cows, nearly two years after it was swept away in floodwater from severe storms in Queensland. In January 2024, 29 cattle amongst Bronwyn Betts and her neighbor’s farm were swept into the river. Although they managed to save most one them, two were found dead and four remained missing, including Birch Talent, who was pregnant at the time. That all changed when Betts got a call from a woman over 18 miles away who said Birch Talent was found on her property with a tag belonging to her — and the calf she birthed by her side.

INDIA

Ford recently announced its plans to invest a staggering $370 million in India to make new high-end engines that will be exported. The Michigan-based carmaker, which actually halted its production there in 2021, will reinvigorate its Chennai manufacturing site in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu with new technology and an annual production capability of over 235,000 units.

ENGLAND

Professional boxer Chantelle Cameron gave up her world title to protest the different competition rules for women fighters as opposed to their male counterparts. In women’s pro boxing, title fights are typically 10 rounds of two minutes each, while men are given 12 rounds of three minutes each. A Northampton native, Cameron, 34, became the WBC light-welterweight world champion last month. “Women’s boxing has come a long way, but there’s still progress to be made,” she said in a statement. “I’ve always believed in equality, and that includes the choice to fight equal rounds, equal opportunities, and equal respect.”

MEXICO

A 3,000-year-old farming method still used today in Tlaxcala was recently recognized as a world agricultural heritage site by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. The metepantle agricultural system, which employs the use of a mosaic of terraces, is an ecologically sustainable method of growing staple Mexican crops in the mountainous region while still preserving water and native species.

ICELAND

A veteran elementary school teacher recently made headlines for her dire warning that young students are losing proficiency in the Icelandic language. Guðrún Elva Sverrisdóttir, who has taught for 30 years, said in an MBL interview that she sees children’s reading skills declining with each passing year and blames it on the lack of parental assistance at home. She also said that more and more children do not have Icelandic heritage and their families are not interested in the country’s native language.

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