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A six-meter-long minke whale that stranded on the beach in Heist, Belgium, has been safely returned to the sea. The rescue, which took several attempts, is being called a rare success by marine experts. The whale, weighing several thousand kilos, washed ashore on Sunday. Local rescuers, police, and city workers rushed to help the animal. […]

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