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Prince Charles makes David Attenborough a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on June 8.

David Attenborough receives a second knighthood

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN David Attenborough has received a second knighthood for services to television broadcasting and conservation. The prestigious Knight Grand Cross was bestowed upon the 96-year-old naturalist by the Prince of Wales, himself a passionate campaigner for the environment. Originally knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1985, Attenborough collected his medal at an

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A Royal Australian Air Force P-8 Poseidon aircraft at an airbase in Amberly

Chinese fighter jet ‘chaffs’ Australian plane near South China Sea, Canberra alleges

By Brad Lendon, CNN A Chinese fighter jet’s aggressive maneuvers endangered the crew of an Australian reconnaissance plane as it patrolled in the vicinity of the South China Sea, Australia’s Defense Ministry claimed Sunday. The Chinese J-16 drew alongside the Australian P-8 while it was on a routine surveillance mission in international airspace last month

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