2020 is the Year of the Metal Rat, beginning on January 25, 2020, and ending on February 11, 2021. The Rat is the first animal in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac, and its Year symbolises a time of deep transformations, both on personal and professional fronts. Photo: Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik.
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A chubby rat which got stuck in a manhole cover has been saved by seven firefighters in Bensheim, Hesse, Germany. The fire service was notified after
the rotund rodent was spotted trapped in the cover’s drainage hole by a passing family. It reportedly took the firefighters just three minutes to rescue the rat, which safely escaped back down the sewer. Photos: Berufstierrettung Rhein Neckar.
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Paris, France: A rat shelters in the Saint Jacques Tower park. Officials are trying to reduce the capital’s growing rodent population. Photo: Francois Mori/AP.
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