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Asia's rapid urbanisation, deforestation linked to deadly viruses
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 11/03/2020
» The rapid pace of deforestation, urbanisation and road building are major factors in the spread of infectious diseases across Asia, including the coronavirus, health and environment experts said on Wednesday.
Urbanisation, commercial farms threaten Asia's forests, UN warns
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 18/06/2019
» Sprawling urban areas and expanding plantations are placing greater pressure on forests and resources in Asia-Pacific, hurting rural communities and exacerbating the effects of climate change, the United Nations food agency said on Tuesday.
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Hitler, dies at 77
AFP, Published on 16/02/2019
» GENEVA - Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who gave masterful performances as Adolf Hitler in "Downfall" and an angel seeking mortality in divided Berlin, died Saturday aged 77, his agent said.