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Climate extremes 'key driver' behind rising hunger: UN
AFP, Published on 11/09/2018
» PARIS: Extreme weather events were a leading cause of global hunger rising last year, with women, babies, and old people particularly vulnerable to the worsening trend, a UN report said Tuesday.
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Belugas adopt toothy whale lost in Canadian waters
AFP, Published on 14/09/2018
» OTTAWA: A lonely narwhal that strayed far from its Arctic habitat has apparently found a new family in a pod of belugas in Canada's Saint Lawrence River, a marine conservation group said Thursday.
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Researchers turn to oysters as pollution-tracking sentinels
AFP, Published on 17/09/2018
» ARCACHON, France: French researchers hoping to get an early warning on pollution in the ocean have found an unlikely ally in a mollusc more often destined for the dinner table.
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'Devastating' red tide massacring Florida dolphins
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» SARASOTA, Florida: A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing dolphins, sea turtles and fish at a relentless pace.
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Bees get hooked on harmful pesticide, study finds
AFP, Published on 29/08/2018
» PARIS: Bumblebees acquire a taste for food laced with a pesticide known to harm them, according to a study suggesting the chemicals pose an even greater threat to pollinators than previously thought.
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Korean firm saw risk of dam collapse 24 hours before
News, AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» SEOUL: SK Engineering & Construction, the South Korean partner in a Laos hydropower dam, said Wednesday it discovered the upper part of the structure had washed away 24 hours before it collapsed, engulfing seven of 12 villages downstream.
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Thai 'Indiana Jones' divers scour Bangkok's murky river for treasure
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» BANGKOK: Kneeling before his homemade metal scuba helmet, Bhoomin Samang prays for good fortune before he dives into the day's work -- scouring the bed of Bangkok's Chao Phraya river for sunken treasure.
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Cave boys speak of 'miracle' rescue after hospital discharge
AFP, Published on 18/07/2018
» Twelve boys and their football coach who survived a highly dangerous and dramatic rescue from a flooded Thai cave spoke publicly of their incredible ordeal for the first time on Wednesday at a press conference that was beamed around the world.
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'Cave boys' to be ordained this week
AFP, Published on 23/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave will have their heads shaved, don robes and be ordained in a Buddhist ceremony this week, officials said Sunday.
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Boys spend eighth night in flooded cave as weather eases
AFP, Published on 01/07/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Twelve Thai boys and their assistant football coach spent their eighth night trapped in a flooded cave, as a round-the-clock search was aided by better weather on Sunday.
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