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India's born-again elephants repel four-legged rampages
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» THEPPAKADU (INDIA) - Moorthy killed 21 people and terrorised entire villages in southern India for years before he was captured and retrained to repel similar attacks by other wild elephants starved due to deforestation.
World needs trillions to face climate threat: draft UN report
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» GLASGOW - Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change on droughts, flooding, heatwaves and tropical mega-storms will require trillions of dollars, not the billions now on the table at COP26, a draft UN report obtained by AFP reveals.
'Ugly history': Battle to restore iconic Japan brothel building
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» OSAKA: At the corner of a red-light district in the Japanese city of Osaka stands an unlikely architectural gem: a century-old former brothel at the centre of a restoration campaign.
Judge expected to formalise end of Britney Spears guardianship
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles judge is expected on Friday to formally approve the process of ending a controversial guardianship that has controlled pop star Britney Spears' life for the past 13 years.
PM considers easing Covid travel rules
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2021
» The government is considering easing Covid rules for vaccinated tourists.
7,305 new Covid cases, 51 deaths Friday
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2021
» Thailand logged 7,305 new Covid-19 cases and 51 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning.
Dogs to help inmates return to society
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/11/2021
» The Justice Ministry will allow inmates in four prisons to raise dogs, as part of a pilot project aimed at reducing anxiety, depression and other antisocial behaviour among convicts.
Inflation Pickup Makes Fed More Likely to Raise Rates Next Year
Business, Published on 12/11/2021
» The latest rise in inflation helps to explain why investors are increasingly asking not whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year but rather how much and how quickly it may do so.
Archaeologists find pre-Columbian mass grave in Peru
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» LIMA - Archaeologists have found an ancient mass grave containing the remains of pre-Columbian men, women and children in the citadel of Chan Chan in northern Peru, a member of the team said Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II to attend Remembrance Sunday ceremony
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II, who cancelled a series of engagements on health advice, will attend this weekend's Remembrance Sunday ceremony honouring military veterans and war dead from Britain and the Commonwealth, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.