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Pillaged Ivory Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» COMOE NATIONAL PARK (IVORY COAST) - Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged by war and unrest between 2002 and 2011.
Tigers in trouble as Malaysian big cat numbers dwindle
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - For two years, Malaysian conservationists tracked a tiger named “Bulan” as she raised four cubs. Then a fatal traffic accident made her another statistic in the country’s dwindling population.
Kelly hits winner as late drama takes England into Women's Euro 2025 final
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» GENEVA - Chloe Kelly scored a dramatic late winner in extra-time as reigning champions England came from behind to beat Italy 2-1 on Tuesday and reach the Women's Euro 2025 final.
Focus on Arctic, Canada boosts northern forces
AFP, Published on 25/02/2025
» YELLOWKNIFE, Canada - In the mess hall of a Canadian military base a few hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, Brigadier-General Daniel Riviere pointed to a map highlighting the region that is becoming a national priority.
Black truffle production booms in Spain
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» SARRIóN (SPAIN) - When Jose Soriano was a child, the hills near the village of Sarrion in Spain's remote and sparsely populated eastern province of Teruel were mostly uncultivated, covered in brush and rocks.
The fight to save 'sacred' Carpathian forests from loggers
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» CARPATHIANS - Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania's Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into logs and piled beside dirt roads.
S.Africa clinic hopes to save penguins' future
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» GQEBERHA (SOUTH AFRICA) - A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin at a South African clinic, to whet the bird's appetite.
Ukraine reports village retaken, first gain of offensive
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv announced on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have retaken a village in the war-torn country's southeast, the first reported gain of the offensive.
Ursa Major: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Americans are weighing their options this week and deciding where to cast their ballot in the only contest that really matters: Fat Bear Week.
Turbulent priest: India's anti-Muslim firebrand and possible future PM
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» NEW DELHI: A monk known for his incendiary anti-Muslim rhetoric leads the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party into elections in India's most populous state Thursday, where a strong win could put him in pole position to succeed Prime Minister Narendra Modi.