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Plane crash in Russia's far east kills nearly 50 people
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» MOSCOW — A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote area of Russia's far eastern Amur region on Thursday, killing all on board, authorities said.
China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» WEINAN (CHINA) - In the frigid night of China's Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers' livelihoods.
Russia says advancing on all fronts in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday its troops were advancing in every section of the Ukrainian front, despite observers seeing little movement.
Kim visits military aviation plant in Russia's far east
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory on Friday, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin.
Russian baby tiger fights for life after frostbite, surgery
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» MOSCOW - Russian animal rescuers said Wednesday they were fighting for the life of an Amur tiger cub who had been found dying from exhaustion and frostbite in the country's far east.
In Siberia, a copper mine hopes to become a global energy pivot
AFP, Published on 03/10/2021
» UDOKAN (RUSSIA) - In 1949, a Soviet expedition in Siberia was looking for uranium to supply the national nuclear arsenal when it stumbled on a vast deposit of copper.
Extinction threat: world conservation meeting to show species in peril
AFP, Published on 03/09/2021
» MARSEILLE - The perilous state of the planet's wildlife will be laid bare when the largest organisation for the protection of nature meets on Friday hoping to help galvanise action as the world faces intertwined biodiversity and climate crises.
Global conservation congress urges wildlife protection
AFP, Published on 31/08/2021
» PARIS: When the world's leading conservation congress kicks off Friday in the French port city of Marseille it will aim to deliver one key message: protecting wildlife must not be seen as a noble gesture but an absolute necessity -- for people and the planet.
Food, flags and prayers: Armenians show support for Karabakh
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» YEREVAN - On a street in Armenia's capital Yerevan, volunteers are carefully packaging food and blankets into boxes -- aid for refugees who fled Nagorno-Karabakh after clashes broke out just over a week ago.
Bronx zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» NEW YORK: A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for Covid-19, the institution said Sunday, and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time.