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Rice prices a hot political issue in Japan
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» SANJO, Japan - All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box.
Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» TAIWAN - Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull.
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.
New Zealand store pulls kiwi chew toys after backlash
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WELLINGTON - A New Zealand chain store has pulled festive kiwi-shaped canine chew toys from sale, after backlash from conservationists trying to save the endangered bird.
France hits back at bedbug 'invasion' hysteria
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» PARIS - The French government on Wednesday sought to calm growing public fears over a supposed bedbug invasion, saying there was no evidence of any resurgence of the biting irritants on public transport.
Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: study
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» TOKYO - Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are desperately needed, new research warns.
Auld reekie: Edinburgh bin strike leaves a bad smell
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» EDINBURGH - Trash overflowed from bins on the streets of Edinburgh on Tuesday as a strike by council workers hit the city during its internationally renowned arts festival.
Contraband McMuffins cost traveller to Australia US$2,000
AFP, Published on 01/08/2022
» SYDNEY: A traveller arriving in Australia from Indonesia has been hit with an almost US$2,000 fine after border guards detected two McMuffins and a ham croissant secretly squirrelled away in their backpack.
Robot hives in Israel kibbutz hope to keep bees buzzing
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» BEIT HAEMEK (ISRAëL) - They function as normal hives, but apiaries built at a kibbutz in Israel's Galilee are decked out with high-tech artificial intelligence systems set to ensure longevity for these vital pollinators.
Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» NANTOU COUNTY, Taiwan: Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread.