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Ex-teacher, 77, arrested for giving flowers to protesters
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» An elderly man faces up to seven years in jail after being charged with sedition for giving flowers to anti-junta activists during a protest in March, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas
AFP, Published on 06/10/2015
» NEW DELHI - A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group WWF.
Nearly all seabirds will have ingested plastic by 2050
AFP, Published on 01/09/2015
» MIAMI - Most seabirds have already eaten plastic in the oceans, and scientists projected Monday that 99 percent will have done so by 2050.
Rare albino sparrow seen in Australia
AFP, Published on 25/05/2015
» SYDNEY - A rare pure white sparrow has been spotted in Australia, leaving ornithologists all aflutter.
5 years after crackdown, red shirts biding their time
AFP, Published on 13/05/2015
» Five years after a bloody military crackdown on anti-government red-shirt demonstrators, relatives of those killed say unrepentant army rulers have failed in their promise to heal the country's deep divisions.
8m tonnes plastic into sea each year
AFP, Published on 13/02/2015
» SAN JOSE, CALIFORINA - Shoddy waste management and littering across the globe likely added eight million metric tonnes (17.6 billion pounds) of plastic to the ocean in 2010, posing significant dangers to marine life, scientists said Thursday.
Elephant ivory poaching 'out of control'
AFP, Published on 09/12/2014
» NAIROBI - The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control", conservationists said Tuesday, with wild elephants potentially disappearing within a generation.
Floating football pitch keeps Koh Panyee's tourism blues at bay
AFP, Published on 28/11/2014
» With stunning limestone cliffs towering over stilt houses and surrounded by azure waters, the island of Panyee is a typical Thai paradise. But it's not Mother Nature drawing tourists here — it's a floating football pitch.
Sashimi trend helps edge Pacific bluefin tuna towards extinction
AFP, Published on 17/11/2014
» SYDNEY - The Pacific bluefin tuna, a fish used in sushi and sashimi dishes, is at risk of extinction as the global food market places "unsustainable pressure" on the species and others, a conservation body warned Monday.
Ban on waste dumping on Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 13/11/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia said Thursday it will ban the dumping of dredging waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef in a move welcomed by environmentalists as a first step towards a total halt.