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Black truffle production booms in Spain
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» SARRIóN (SPAIN) - When Jose Soriano was a child, the hills near the village of Sarrion in Spain's remote and sparsely populated eastern province of Teruel were mostly uncultivated, covered in brush and rocks.
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The fight to save 'sacred' Carpathian forests from loggers
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» CARPATHIANS - Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania's Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into logs and piled beside dirt roads.
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S.Africa clinic hopes to save penguins' future
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» GQEBERHA (SOUTH AFRICA) - A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin at a South African clinic, to whet the bird's appetite.
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Ukraine reports village retaken, first gain of offensive
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv announced on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have retaken a village in the war-torn country's southeast, the first reported gain of the offensive.
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Ursa Major: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Americans are weighing their options this week and deciding where to cast their ballot in the only contest that really matters: Fat Bear Week.
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Turbulent priest: India's anti-Muslim firebrand and possible future PM
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» NEW DELHI: A monk known for his incendiary anti-Muslim rhetoric leads the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party into elections in India's most populous state Thursday, where a strong win could put him in pole position to succeed Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Too many gorillas? The great apes' hunt for space in Rwanda
AFP, Published on 23/12/2021
» VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (RWANDA) - A huge male silverback gorilla nibbles on a tasty bamboo shoot before farting loudly, oblivious to his neighbours -- farmers working fertile fields a stone's throw away.
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Wolf hunting ban pits farmers against conservationists in Spain
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» PUEBLA DE SANABRIA (SPAIN) - A 4x4 pulls up on a dirt road in northwest Spain and livestock farmer Ana Vega climbs out, walking over to a ditch where a few days ago a wolf killed a calf.
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At top Confederate general's home near Washington, enslaved voices elevated
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» ARLINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Statues of Robert E. Lee have been toppled as the United States grapples with its racist past but on a hill overlooking the nation's capital, the top Confederate general's house has been totally revamped.
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Sweden's snowy forests provide setting for Arctic warfare training
AFP, Published on 20/05/2021
» BODEN (SWEDEN) - In a snow-draped forest in northern Sweden, hundreds of soldiers in white-camouflage uniforms built dugouts, patrolled on skis and laid mock ambushes to test their readiness to fight in Arctic environments.
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