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Police say two held in frozen body case are American
AFP, Published on 27/09/2016
» Police said Tuesday that two men accused of hiding a dismembered body in a Bangkok house freezer and of running a fake passport ring are Americans.
Japan abetting illegal ivory trade, say conservationists
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.
Kenya counts on team of canine agents to sniff out illegal ivory
News, AFP, Published on 04/03/2016
» Burrowing deep into a huge pile of jumbled luggage, Dick the dog wags his tail, pawing at a small green rucksack: inside is the hand-sized tip of an elephant's tusk.
Two tonnes of elephant ivory seized in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 18/12/2015
» HANOI - More than two tonnes of elephant tusks, illegally brought into Vietnam from Mozambique, have been seized, an official said Friday.
Water bears are huge DNA thieves, study finds
AFP, Published on 24/11/2015
» WASHINGTON - The minuscule but nearly indestructible tardigrade gets a huge chunk of its genome from the DNA of foreign organisms, which scientists say may hold the key to its survival.
HK photographer to face trial over flak jacket
AFP, Published on 12/10/2015
» A Hong Kong photographer detained for carrying a bulletproof vest and helmet will face trial after pleading not guilty to a weapons-possession charge Monday.
Nearly all seabirds will have ingested plastic by 2050
AFP, Published on 01/09/2015
» MIAMI - Most seabirds have already eaten plastic in the oceans, and scientists projected Monday that 99 percent will have done so by 2050.
Brazil builds climate tower in pristine Amazon jungle
AFP, Published on 26/08/2015
» SAO SEBASTIAO DO UATUMA (BRAZIL) - Deep in the pristine Amazon jungle, Brazil's newest skyscraper has a mission unlike any other: to save the world.
Singapore makes big ivory seizure
AFP, Published on 19/05/2015
» SINGAPORE - Singapore authorities seized the biggest illegal shipment of ivory and other exotic animal parts in more than a decade on Tuesday, with the haul from Kenya worth an estimated Sg$8 million (US$6 million).
Big seizure of rhino horns, elephant tusks in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/04/2015
» HANOI - Vietnamese customs have seized elephant tusks and rhino horns worth millions of dollars on the black market from a flight arriving from France, officials said Friday.