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Gentle giraffes threatened with 'silent extinction'
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» LOISABA, Kenya: For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so common a feature of the Kenyan plains where he roamed.
Countries push to protect sharks, rays
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» GENEVA: Dozens of countries will push at a global meeting for regulations on trade in 18 types of shark and ray, with conservationists warning Thursday of looming extinction for many species.
Take a chant on me -- a very British footballing art
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» LONDON - Whether Liverpool are winning or losing a minute from time in Saturday's Champions League final with Tottenham Hotspur a rendition of their emotive song "You'll Never Walk Alone" will reverberate round the stadium in Madrid.
How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» PARIS - Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and other "transformative changes" are needed to save Nature and ourselves, a major UN biodiversity report is set to conclude.
US slams rights record of China and Iran, goes easier on N. Korea
AFP, Published on 14/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China and Iran as Washington offered its annual human rights report, while going easier on other countries like North Korea in the name of "US interests."
History-maker Hegerberg at home in Lyon and at peace with World Cup absence
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» LYON - Having been recognised as the top women's footballer on the planet, Ada Hegerberg is revelling in her status as a role model for aspiring young talents as she thrives at Europe's top club.
In Russia, a battle to free nearly 100 captured whales
AFP, Published on 22/02/2019
» MOSCOW - Dozens of orcas and beluga whales captured for sale to oceanariums have brought Russia's murky trade into the spotlight, but efforts to free them are blocked by government infighting.
By the bootstraps: Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE) - In a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand.
Huawei charm offensive runs into buzzsaw of US charges
AFP, Published on 30/01/2019
» SHANGHAI - Fraud, obstruction of justice and cloak-and-dagger trade theft -- a US rap sheet alleging systematic skullduggery by Chinese telecom giant Huawei has deepened the company's problems just as it sought to win back global trust.
Saudi asylum case prods reform of tough refugee policy
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» On a television set in a grim, overcrowded Bangkok detention centre refugees closely followed Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed al-Ms Qunun's quest for resettlement, as the 18-year-old asylum-seeker's case spurred hopes of a major policy turn from Thailand -- a country that does not recognise refugees.