United States: A woman snorkelling in the Gulf of Mexico rescued a tiny seahorse that was tangled and trapped in fishing line in a pile of rubbish, and now the creature is a webcam star at a Florida aquarium. The 4cm seahorse was rescued by the snorkeller Sunday. She carefully untangled the line, put it in a water bottle and rushed to Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The seahorse was given a name — Frito — and placed in a tank. It's brown and does resemble a Frito chip. It's a female, and the aquarium hopes she makes a full recovery so she can return to the gulf. Marine experts say fishing line threatens a variety of creatures small and large in the sea.
Europe: Greece's Prime Minister says he expects no trouble in getting the proposed name change deal with Macedonia approved by the Greek Parliament. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has also ruled out putting the agreement to a referendum. Tsipras said that he expects MPs to ratify the deal "with a big majority" even though the nationalist Independent Greeks party — the junior partner in his left-led coalition — plans to reject it. The Independent Greeks oppose any use of Macedonia in the official name of Greece's small northern neighbour. Under the agreement Tripras and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Greece's Parliament will vote on ratifying the deal after Macedonia has changed its constitution to formalise the new name — North Macedonia. About 1500 people chanting "Traitors" gathered outside Macedonia's Parliament in Skopje to protest against the proposed deal. Kosovo says the deal of its neighbour Macedonia will contribute to peace, stability and Euro-Atlantic regional integration.
United States: A deep dive operation will be conducted to determine whether oil is leaking from a British tanker sunk by a German U-boat off Long Island during World War II. Captain Kevin Reed, of the Coast Guard in New Haven, said that the operation starting next week will assess environmental conditions at the 129m long tanker, according to the Connecticut Post. A contractor has been hired and the work will be done in consultation with the Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The wreck, which is about 48km off Long Island's south shore, and about 54m deep, has been monitored since 1967. In 2009, recreational divers reported some oil seepage.
Argentina: The legislature is debating a measure that would allow elective abortions in the first 14 weeks of gestation. It's a debate that has sharply divided the homeland of Pope Francis. Crowds of supporters and opponents of the measure have been watching the debate on large screens set up outside Congress. Abortion-rights student demonstrators also occupied about a dozen public schools in the capital. A close vote is likely. If it passes, the measure would go to the Senate. Argentina now allows abortion only in cases of rape or risks to a woman's health.
