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'Stranded, stressed' giraffes in Kenya relocated as habitats encroached
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» NAIVASHA — Coaxed and tugged by rangers, a blindfolded giraffe totters into the specialised vehicle that will transport it away from an increasingly hostile environment to a new home in Kenya's eastern Rift Valley.
Trump heads to Japan ahead of key China meet
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - US President Donald Trump heads to Japan on Monday for the second leg of an Asia tour expected to culminate in a meeting with China's Xi Jinping.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Post-typhoon cleanup under way in southern China
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» YANGJIANG, China - Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up on Thursday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong province, ripping down trees, destroying fences, and blasting signs off buildings.
Bison herds 'reawaken' Yellowstone's prairies
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison -- shaggy giants that once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers.
Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» JUNDIAí (BRAZIL) - Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paolo state.
'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach
AFP, Published on 18/05/2025
» HADERA (ISRAEL) - With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins.
Galopin des Champs bids to join Gold Cup legends
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» CHELTENHAM, England - Galopin des Champs bids to join the legends of jump racing Arkle, Best Mate, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.
Paris return 'too soon' for Liverpool fans traumatised by 2022 Champions League final
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool's return to Paris for the first time since the 2022 Champions League final comes too soon for many supporters still scarred by the traumatic events that marred European football's showpiece event.
South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash
AFP, Published on 30/12/2024
» MUAN, South Korea - South Korea ordered on Monday a "comprehensive inspection" of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's carriers, after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board.