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India bans many single-use plastics to tackle waste
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» NEW DELHI - India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more.
Dogs show signs of mourning after loss of canine companions
AFP, Published on 25/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: Dogs are deeply affected by the deaths of canine companions, eating and playing less and seeking attention more following a loss, a large scientific study said Thursday.
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants, dies aged 77
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» NAIROBI: World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said.
Asian deer's comeback marks rare China conservation success
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» BEIJING: An Asian deer's comeback from the brink of extinction marks a rare success for China's conservation efforts, which have long faced criticism for focusing on only a handful of flagship species.
Gorilla among 200 endangered species threatened by conflict
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» GENEVA: Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant populations and the critically-endangered Eastern gorilla, conservationists warned Wednesday.
Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy protection
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» MONTREAL: Cirque du Soleil announced on Monday it is filing for bankruptcy protection and cutting thousands of jobs as the world's most famous circus troupe seeks to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Cher tweets joy as Pakistan agrees to free lonely elephant Kaavan
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» ISLAMABAD: Music icon Cher marked "ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE" Thursday after a Pakistani court ordered freedom for a lonely elephant named Kaavan, who had become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by the US singer.
Sculptor gets laughs in New York with monuments to fake tragedies
AFP, Published on 24/12/2018
» NEW YORK - It all started in 2016 with a bronze statue commemorating the tragic day in November 1963 when a giant octopus upended the Staten Island ferry, killing nearly 400 people in New York.
Paris fashion rediscovers its rebel heart
AFP, Published on 05/03/2016
» PARIS - Paris fashion has rediscovered its taste for rebellion with designers playing fast and loose not just with the old rules of couture but also with France's ban on the full-face veil.