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Lonely Staffordshire bull terrier Ruby stuck in Cambridgeshire RSPCA shelter for more than 600 daysA Staffordshire bull terrier which has been in an animal shelter for more than a year and a half "deserves a second chance", according to her carers.Staff at the RSPCA said they could not understand why the five-year-old Ruby had been overlooked for so long.She has been at Block Fen Animal Centre for more than 600 days, watching on as other dogs get adopted by families while she remains unclaimed.Tiffany Saunders, kennel supervisor at the centre, said it had become heartbreaking for staff.Anyone interested in offering Ruby a home can visit the "find a pet" page on the RSPCA Block Fen website and fill out an application form.
Strong earthquake hits Crete; no damage reportedA 5.1-magnitude tremor has hit the south coast of the island of Crete near the town of Moires, the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics has announced.The earthquake occurred at 9.59 p.m. local time (1859 GMT) Thursday at a depth of 8.9 kilometers, the Institute announced.A day earlier, a 4.2-maginitude tremor had occurred in the same area.The mayor of Faistos, Grigoris Nikolidakis, told web site Cretalive that “locals have taken to the streets, but, at the moment, no damage has been registered.”
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