News of the World November 8, 2025

AUSTRALIA

It may now be paw-sible for dingoes to be household pets in Queensland. Dingoes, an ancient breed of dog brought to Australia about 4,000 years ago, could be reclassified by the state’s government as Canis familiaris, also known as domestic dogs. Now, the mammals are considered invasive species, which means they can’t be released, relocated, fed, sold or kept. The potential ruling is already ruffling some fur, as wildlife advocates say dingoes “play an irreplaceable ecological role as Australia’s apex land predator” and are “more wild so they don’t do as well in home environments.”

CHINA

A secret garden in Beijing has opened to visitors after an approximate up to $18 million renovation. Beijing’s Palace Museum is undergoing a massive restoration for its 100th anniversary, and the Qianlong Garden, located on its grounds, reopened after 25 years of being under construction through a partnership between the museum and World Monument Fund. Named after Emperor Qianlong, the garden covers more than 645,000-square-feet and consists of four connected courtyards.

FRANCE

They’re dying to get in. Paris is holding a lottery to give residents a chance to be buried in abandoned graves at three iconic cemeteries where notable names were laid to rest. Winners will get the chance to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in the three graveyards — the iconic Père-Lachaise, Montmartre and Montparnasse. Père-Lachaise cemetery is where The Doors frontman Jim Morrison, playwright Oscar Wilde and singer Édith Piaf are buried, and Montparnasse cemetery has writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Susan Sontag. Montmartre cemetery is where painter Edgar Degas, author Émile Zola and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky are all laid to rest.

CANADA

The future is female in this Canadian territory. For the first time in the history of Yukon in northwest Canada, more women than men have been elected to its Legislative Assembly. This week, 11 women and one non-binary member were elected, making up 57% of the legislature. “It’s a testament to people knowing their neighbors, picking the best community leaders for them, and supporting the people that are going to best serve them in these roles,” Lindsay Brumwell, interim executive director of Equal Voice, a charity working to further the cause of gender representation in Canadian politics, told the CBC.

INDIA

Indian women recently made history as the country won the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time. The team, which includes many players from small towns who have had humble beginnings, enjoyed a 52-run victory over South Africa on Nov. 2.

With Wires