Environmental concerns have been risen in Spain after the population of pigs has outnumbered the number of humans in the country. Spain's environmental ministry has released figures revealing there are now 50 million pigs to 46.5 million humans, which raises concerns for the Spanish pork industry's greenhouse gas emissions, water usage during drought, and contamination of groundwater. The pig population has seen a growth of 9 million since 2013, and numbers are continuing to rise. 

Riccardo Mirandi, the engineer and designer of the Genoa bridge had warned four decades prior of a need for consistent maintenance. This comes after the bridge's collapse in Italy this week, killing 43 people. Mr Mirandi warned of the "well-known loss of superficial chemical resistance of the concrete", indicating that the rust would eventually cause its destruction. The final three bodies have bee removed from the rubble as the country mourns. 

The number of Australians dying from accidental opioid deaths has risen, with prescription opioids such as oxycodone being prominent within society. A total of 1045 people have died of an opioid overdose in 2016, with the number of accidental deaths rising yearly by up to 890.  The number of deaths due to amphethamine has also risen throughout Australia. 

An Australian man who infiltrated the Bandidos bikie gang has been given a refugee status in Canada, after an overseas tribunal has found that Steven Utah had murder contracts placed on him. 

The man will become the first known refugee from Australia, after Australian authorities failed to maintain his cover.

The ruling is regarded as legally unprecedented, after his recruitment by the Australian Crime Commission. 

Parents & Citizens' Association Queensland has put forward a plan to raise more money for state schools through the container refund scheme that is set to start in November this year. 

The organisation is proposing that rather than pocketing the 10 cent refund given from recycling a container, people donate the refund to a Queensland state school of their choice. 

P&Cs Queensland estimates this scheme will raise tens of millions of dollars in extra funding for Queensland state schools if recycling collection points are installed on school campuses. 

Koala conservation groups will be conferring today to discuss the translocation of koalas, suggesting that the Queensland government needs to do more to assist with the revegetation of bushland, as well as preventing the extinction of local koalas. 

Environment Minister Leanne Enoch suggests she is open to new suggestions regarding koala habitats. 

Preserving these habitats comes as a main point of the meeting, after 280 koalas died through cleared bushland for the Moreton Bay Rail Link. The state government has ensured that the extinction will be prevented. 

A coalition of Australian and overseas humanitarian and human rights groups have set a deadline for the federal government to get all children out of Nauru. 

The coalition, which is comprised of World Vision and more than 30 other organisations have called for parliament to bring more than 120 children and their families to Australia or be settled in another safe country by November 20th, which is Universal Children's Day.

A ceasefire has been announced by Afghan President Ashraf Ghanim to mark the Eid al-Adha holiday. Ghani has outlined that a ceasefire against the Taliban will run until the 21st November. The Taliban has agreed to a four-day truce, althugh the group's leader is still to voice his approval. The movement has agreed to free hundreds of prisoners, as the Islamic holiday begins Tuesday. This comes after a battle between Afghan forces in the city of Ghazni, whereby over 150 soldiers were killed.