内容摘要：, telling runners they needed to take it easy. It’s a hard message for runners who have trained months to meet goals.

, telling runners they needed to take it easy. It’s a hard message for runners who have trained months to meet goals.

Jolly said a local branch of the Captain Cook Society, an international group that celebrates the explorer, have offered to preserve the bronze plaques.Melbourne-based society member Bill Lang said discussions were under way to find a short-term home for the monument, such as a museum.

Lang said the council’s decision not to repair the monument was disheartening.“It’s very disappointing for every open-minded Australian that believes that there are lots of things that we can learn about and learn from our history that we should celebrate,” Lang said.MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization on Tuesday found Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines

over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives more than a decade ago, in a ruling that raises the prospect of victims’ families being paid compensation.Russia has rejected the findings.

A Dutch-led international investigation concluded in 2016 that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, from Ukrainian territory held by separatist rebels using a Buk missile system delivered from Russia. Moscow denies any involvement in the MH17 tragedy.

The Netherlands and Australian governments brought the case against Moscow before the Montreal-basedGerman President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, for a meeting in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, for a meeting in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an official military reception at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an official military reception at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leave a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)