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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.
AFP, Published on 27/04/2018
» RIYADH: A young Saudi Arabian princess inspired by her time living in Tokyo is the new face of fashion in an ultraconservative kingdom, where dramatic reforms have sparked equal parts optimism and scepticism.
AFP, Published on 31/12/2016
» China will ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017 in a move hailed by activists as a "game changer" for African elephants.
AFP, Published on 22/09/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - Global conservationists and policymakers meet in South Africa from Saturday to chart a way forward in the fight against escalating wildlife trafficking that could drive some species to extinction.
AFP, Published on 11/09/2016
» MIAMI - In a bid to stop the killing of elephants for their tusks, world governments voted at a major conservation conference to urge the closure of all domestic ivory markets.
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» ROME - In ancient Rome, they would have been pitted against gladiators or served up at banquets.
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.
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» PORT DICKSON (MALAYSIA) - Malaysia has destroyed 9.5 tonnes of elephant ivory it seized over the years, which authorities hope will help deter smugglers who have long used the country as a trans-shipment point.
AFP, Published on 15/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - Ivory trafficking in Africa, which threatens the survival of the species, is highly concentrated in a few geographic hotspots and controlled by a powerful few, say scientists who use DNA analysis to track the illegal wildlife trade.
AFP, Published on 14/08/2015
» HANOI - Police in Vietnam have seized more than 700 kilograms (1,500 pounds) of rhino horns and elephant tusks believed to have originated from Mozambique, state media said Friday.