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Brunei woos tourists with rainforest
Published on 18/11/2014
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Largely ignored by tourists for decades, Brunei is finally stirring as a holiday destination, drawing more tourists with its pristine rainforest as well as quiet and safe image.
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Indonesia says 'Jurassic Park' project no threat to Komodo dragon
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's environment ministry on Tuesday sought to calm outrage over construction of an island tourism project being dubbed "Jurassic Park", after an image went viral on social media of a Komodo dragon facing off with a big truck.
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Walking in a valley
Life, Published on 17/01/2019
» When it comes to nature trails on Doi Inthanon, the country's highest mountain in Chiang Mai's Chom Thong district, many will be familiar with Ang Ka Luang on the mountain peak as well as Kiew Mae Pan at KM42 on the road leading to Doi Inthanon. As a matter of fact, another interesting nature trail in the area was opened to the public about 10 years ago with the collaboration of local villagers and Doi Inthanon National Park. However, it is not as popular as the two other routes, famous for the sea of mist over evergreen forests and grass fields.
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Trump, Dems vow no surrender on US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump had a message on Tuesday for Democrats counting on him to relent in the Washington arm wrestle blocking funds to swaths of the government for a record 32 days: "No Cave!"
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Singapore Botanic Gardens eyes World Heritage status
Published on 16/05/2015
» SINGAPORE — Singapore's 156-year-old Botanic Gardens has received a key endorsement in the country's bid for world heritage status.
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Romania votes for stray dog cull
AFP, Published on 10/09/2013
» BUCHAREST - Romanian lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for a law allowing stray dogs to be put down after a four-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of strays last week.
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Albania's 'wild river' granted national park status
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» TEPELENë (ALBANIA) - Environmental campaigners scored a rare victory in Albania on Wednesday after authorities announced the creation of a national park to protect the Vjosa River, one of Europe's largest undammed waterways.
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Wildfire hits Brasilia National Park amid drought
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» BRASíLIA - Firefighters raced Tuesday to contain a massive blaze devastating a national park in the Brazilian capital, which is suffering from a heat wave and more than four months of drought.
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Peru creates huge national park in Amazon basin
AFP, Published on 08/11/2015
» LIMA - Peru is creating a national park to protect a vast territory in the Amazon basin that is vulnerable to drug trafficking and illegal logging and mining, the country's environment minister said Saturday.
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NGOs seek oil drilling ban in famed mountain gorilla national park
AFP, Published on 22/01/2016
» KINSHASA - International environment and rights groups on Thursday launched a joint plea to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ugandan governments not to allow oil drilling in or around the Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest wildlife reserve famed for its mountain gorillas.
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