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Swimmers can rejoice as Sydney's beaches have reopened following the swift removal of thousands of mysterious black pollution balls that recently washed up on shore. These peculiar substances, upon inspection, were identified as being composed of chemicals akin to those found in cosmetics and household cleaning supplies. Since Tuesday, approximately 2,000 of these enigmatic black spheres—some the size of golf balls—have littered the sandy stretches of Sydney's coastline. This alarming influx necessitated the temporary…

It remains unclear why the migrants were ejected from the boats in open water. Initially, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that two vessels carrying migrants had overturned. Later, they omitted this detail, stating instead that the people were forced off by smugglers and ordered to swim. The coast guard in Djibouti revealed that the unfortunate event occurred approximately 150 meters, about 500 feet, from a beach in the northwestern region of Khor Angar in the East African nation. They confirmed…