82-year-old Korean man has heart attack after eating ‘live octopus’
Seoul, South Korea CNN — An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of “live octopus,” or san-nakji, a local delicacy comprised of…
Shark attack: Surfer fights for his life in New South Wales, Australia
CNN — A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark off Australia’s east coast, police said Friday. The 44-year-old man was…
Shark attack in Egypt kills a Russian citizen
CNN — Egyptian authorities have banned swimming near a beach at an Egyptian Red Sea resort following a deadly shark attack that killed a Russian citizen on Thursday, according to…
Black Sea urchins have disappeared from the Gulf of Aqaba. Their loss could kill off an entire coral reef
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Eilat, Israel CNN…
Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan
CNN — Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a…
Shark attack: Australian tourist killed in New Caledonia
CNN — An Australian tourist has died after being attacked by a shark in waters off New Caledonia in the South Pacific, according to public broadcaster New Caledonia 1 TV.…
Swan River: Shark kills teenage girl swimming in Perth, Australia
CNN — A 16-year-old girl has been attacked and killed by a shark while swimming in a river in Perth, Western Australia, local authorities said. The teenager was pronounced dead…
Bull sharks maul dolphin: Two Sydney beaches close, Ironman event abandoned
CNN — Two popular Sydney beaches were closed Saturday after swimmers witnessed several bull sharks attacking a dolphin, according to Surf Life Saving New South Wales. The closures led to…