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The animal, which was not distressed, had fallen into the pool in Gurney Slade, Wells, Somerset.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene.
A spokesman said: “A fire appliance from Shepton Mallet was mobilised and the specialist rescue team from Bridgwater
“Crews confirmed one cow was in the swimming pool and was not distressed.
“Crews waited for the local vet to attend to sedate the cow before crews released the cow from the pool unharmed.”
Runners from all over the world have filled the streets of North Korea’s capital for the annual Pyongyang marathon, which is open to foreign amateurs this year for the first time.
Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined the streets yesterday to applaud, cheer, and sometimes high-five the runners, who were followed by a truck blaring patriotic music. They stood and roared as North Korea’s Pak Chol crossed the finish line. Compatriots Kim Hye Gyong and her twin sister, Kim Hye Song, finished first and second in the women’s race.
Officials say runners from 27 countries took part, including 225 amateurs. The foreign runners were instructed not to carry US or Japanese flags, or wear clothing with large writing or that was deemed inappropriately political.
A gorilla which became an online sensation when footage emerged of him walking like a human celebrates his 24th birthday today.
The video of western lowland gorilla Ambam imitating humans with his unusual habit of walking upright has been viewed nearly 6m times since 2011. Gorillas usually move on all fours, but Ambam has been walking on his hind legs at Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe, Kent.
His sister Tamba and her 2-year-old son Kabale share his habit, a park spokesman said. Head of gorillas Phil Ridges said Ambam and his sister had a “particular talent at standing and walking completely upright on two legs”.
A native American tribe is hoping that sweet success with a maple syrup operation in the woods of Maine will help to counter soaring joblessness and poverty.
The Passamaquoddy tribe has big plans for the operation that is starting up with nearly 3,000 taps. The tribe intends to expand over the next three years to 60,000 taps. There’s room for even more, if the tribe chooses to expand.
Indian Township Chief Joseph Socobasin says the goal is to create jobs, but it’s not the only opportunity the tribe is pursuing — negotiations are under way with investors to build a bottled water plant on tribal land and they also have plans for a wind power project. The tribe also hopes to win approval for a casino.
Authorities have released 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land from a rancher who refused to recognise their authority, in a dispute that drew hundreds of protesters to his defence and fuelled a debate over state and federal land rights.
Some of the protesters, including militia members, were armed with handguns and rifles at corrals in southern Nevada on Saturday and at an earlier nearby rally to demand the animals’ return to rancher Cliven Bundy.
Nevada, where federal agencies manage or control more than 80% of the land, has deep roots in the battle over state and federal land rights.
The fight has raged since the 1980s when the Sagebrush Rebellion challenged federal ownership of Nevada rangeland ranchers said was rightfully theirs.
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