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Trauma and tragedy in the City of Angels: covering the LA fires
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» PARIS - Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.
London mourners brave long wait for 'seconds' with queen
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» LONDON: Braving chilly winds and a rainy night, mourners gathered in London before dawn on Wednesday, ready to endure hours of discomfort for a chance to view Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state.
Scientists throw lifeline to world's rarest primate
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» PARIS: Hainan gibbons -- the rarest primates on Earth -- were already teetering on the edge of extinction in 2014 when the most powerful storm to lash China's coast in half a century ravaged their island oasis.
Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in SEA as online trade surges
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2020
» YANGON: An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks.
As the pandemic surges, Americans see travel horizons narrowing
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: After months of working from home, stir-crazy Americans have finally reached the long, hot days of summer only to watch their vacation horizons dim, with travel options shrinking as the country's coronavirus cases soar.
Weinstein conviction: a watershed for acquaintance rape cases
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» NEW YORK - Prosecutors have long been hesitant to take on cases of acquaintance rape, as they were convinced that jurors would have a hard time believing the victims -- and drawing fine distinctions about consent.
Bowhead whales not only singers, but avid composers too
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» PARIS - How do bowhead whales in the unbroken darkness of the Arctic's polar winter keep busy during breeding season?