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China says Taiwan president is 'prostituting' himself, after interview lauding Trump
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2025
» BEIJING — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is "prostituting" himself to foreigners to try and win their favour but his schemes are doomed to fail, China's government said on Wednesday after he gave an interview lauding US President Donald Trump.
Conservationists call for more data to help protect pangolins
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» GENEVA — All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction due to over-exploitation and loss of habitat, conservationists warned Wednesday, warning knowledge gaps were hampering protection efforts.
'Really hard' -- the life of an Amazon Brazil nut harvester
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» LUZ DE AMERICA (BOLIVIA) - Assailed by mosquitoes and wary of snakes, Jorge Lengua walks watchfully through the Bolivian Amazon collecting Brazil nuts from the forest floor.
Ukraine farmer risks life clearing shells from fields
AFP, Published on 13/04/2023
» NOVOGRYGORIVKA (UKRAINE) - His fields peppered with Russian shells, Ukrainian farmer Vitaliy Sydor has resorted to desperate measures to clear explosives from the land himself so he can plant crops.
Andrew Tate: From kickboxer to misogynist influencer
AFP, Published on 01/04/2023
» LONDON - Flaunting his bulging muscles, cigars and fast cars, Andrew Tate's videos posted on social media fascinate millions of teenage boys.
Cities under strain: India's predicted urban boom
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» MUMBAI: India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still.
How many ants are on Earth? 20 quadrillion, study says
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» WASHINGTON - There are at least 20 quadrillion ants on Earth, according to a new study that says even that staggering figure likely underestimates the total population of the insects, which are an essential part of ecosystems around the world.
Endangered pangolins get fresh chance in S.African clinic
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - The hospital room is air-cooled to feel like a pangolin's burrow. The patient, Lumbi, is syringe-fed with a protein-packed smoothie, given a daily dose of medicine and has his vital signs checked.
Lockdown fears spark panic buying in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 01/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kongers stripped shop shelves bare Tuesday as panic buying set in following mixed messaging from the government over whether it plans a China-style hard lockdown this month.
Scientist E.O. Wilson, dubbed modern-day Darwin, dead at 92
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Edward. O. Wilson, the trailblazing US scientist, professor and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural heir," has died at age 92.