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5,000 feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia
AFP, Published on 14/01/2020
» SYDNEY: Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in drought-stricken areas of southern Australia, officials said Tuesday.
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Jean-Paul Gaultier to retire as fashion designer
AFP, Published on 18/01/2020
» PARIS - French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier said Friday that his next Paris haute couture fashion show will be his last.
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Style legend Jean-Paul Gaultier retires from fashion
AFP, Published on 18/01/2020
» PARIS: French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier shocked the fashion world Friday by saying his next Paris haute couture show will be his last.
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Gorilla in the mist
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 03/02/2020
» For several years now, there has been a campaign calling for a better life for Bua Noi, Thailand's last gorilla. What that better life would look like, however, remains unclear.
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Kenya bans controversial donkey slaughter trade
AFP, Published on 28/02/2020
» NAIROBI - Kenya has decided to ban the slaughter of donkeys for use in Chinese medicine, a practice condemned by animal rights activists as cruel, unnecessary and devastating to donkey populations in Africa, a minister said on Thursday.
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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.
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Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update
Published on 06/04/2020
» Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.
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Good for all
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/04/2020
» The world is celebrating Earth Day today, to show appreciation for the planet and take valuable steps to support environmental protection. It's also the day to recognise those environmentalists, activists and living legends who've done good deeds for the world.
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China journalist jailed as free-speech clampdown intensifies
AFP, Published on 01/05/2020
» BEIJING: A journalist who had worked for some of China's most powerful propaganda outlets has been jailed for 15 years after being accused of attacking the ruling Communist Party, court documents showed.
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China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» BEIJING: Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak.
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