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China's 'Mistress hunters' on a mission
AFP, Published on 08/09/2016
» BEIJING - Don't get mad, get your opponent to surrender voluntarily: when Mrs Wang discovered her husband had been cheating on her for several years, she called in an elite team of Chinese "mistress hunters".
Kabul's once battle-scarred zoo roars back to life
AFP, Published on 05/09/2016
» KABUL - Its scarred lion Marjan was for years a symbol of Afghan survival.
Bitcoin not money, US judge rules in victory for backers
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Bitcoin, a Florida judge says, is not real money. Ironically, that could provide a boost to use of the crypto-currency which has remained in the shadows of the financial system.
Grain drain, Laos' sand mining damaging the Mekong
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» VIENTIANE - Grain by grain, truckload by truckload, Laos' section of the Mekong river is being dredged of sand to make cement -- a commodity being devoured by a Chinese-led building boom in the capital.
France is first major nation to ratify UN climate pact
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» PARIS - President Francois Hollande on Wednesday finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015, making France the first industrialised country to do so.
Dozens of Philippine fish species 'in danger'
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» MANILA - Dozens of fish species have disappeared or are on the verge of being lost from marine biodiversity hotspot the Philippines, an environmental group said Friday, citing a new study.
Japan abetting illegal ivory trade, say conservationists
AFP, Published on 09/06/2016
» TOKYO - Conservation activists on Thursday showed undercover video they say suggests that a "huge loophole" in Japanese law enforcement is hindering efforts to rein in illegal ivory trading.
'Ground-breaking' accord on illegal fishing enters force
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» ROME - A "ground-breaking" international treaty to combat fishing pirates took effect Sunday, becoming legally binding in 29 countries that so far have adhered to it, the UN's food agency said.
Dogs originated in both Europe and Asia
AFP, Published on 03/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Humans may have domesticated dogs in two separate places and times, taming wolves both in Europe and Asia thousands of years ago, according to new research.
Indonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade: study
AFP, Published on 25/05/2016
» JAKARTA - Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country's symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle, are at serious risk of extinction mainly due to the pet trade, a wildlife watchdog warned Wednesday.