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Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
European leaders arrive in Kyiv after Putin's parade
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2025
» KYIV — The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of unity a day after Russia's Vladimir Putin hosted his allies in a Victory Day parade on Red Square.
Transgender woman wins case against female-only app
David Wise, Published on 23/08/2024
» SYDNEY - An Australian court ruled on Friday that removing a transgender woman from female-only social networking platform Giggle for Girls constituted discrimination, in a landmark decision on gender identity for the country.
Rescued moon bear cubs ‘doing well’ in Laos
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2024
» LUANG PRABANG, Laos - Sixteen Asiatic Black Bear cubs rescued from the home of a wildlife poacher in Laos last month are thriving at a sanctuary for the endangered species, where they are being cared for around-the-clock by local and international conservationists.
Bears freed from illegal bile farm in Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2023
» HANOI: Five moon bears have been rescued in Vietnam from an illegal bile extraction farm, in the latest effort by authorities to eradicate a practice widely condemned for its cruelty.
Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» SAO PAULO - Tributes poured in from across Brazil and beyond Friday for football legend Pele, as the country held three days of mourning for the player widely regarded as the greatest of all time after his death at age 82.
Vietnamese police net biggest haul of bear bile
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» HANOI: Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bottles of bear bile, a wildlife protection organisation said on Friday.
Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease - UN
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2021
» SINGAPORE: After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the pandemic, authorities in Southeast Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in business once border controls are relaxed, according to a forthcoming UN report.
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
AFP, Published on 09/06/2020
» TOKYO: When Julie Sergent's father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend the funeral in France, she wouldn't be allowed back.
Activists slam China's use of bear bile in virus treatment
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» BEIJING - China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine efforts to stop the illegal animal trade which is blamed for the emergence of the new disease sweeping the globe.