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Japanese react to Tokyo’s decision to resume commercial whaling

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese people react to the government's decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume…

More bears needed to sustain Pyrenees population: activists

TOULOUSE, France (AFP) The release of additional bears into the Pyrenees mountains straddling France and Spain is needed to ensure…

Frenchman sets sail across Atlantic – in a barrel

BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to…

Japan to resume commercial whaling after IWC withdrawal

by Shingo ITO / Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the…

As TikTok videos take hold with teens, parents scramble to keep up

by Selim CHTAYTI Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Millions of teenagers seeking their 15 seconds of fame are…

Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops

  by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens from being…

Actor Kevin Spacey to be charged with sexual assault

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey is facing a felony charge for alleged sexual…

2018 hottest year for a century in France

PARIS, France (AFP) -- 2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological…

Protected Chilean sea lions are the ‘enemy’ of fishermen

by Miguel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse VALPARAISO, Chile (AFP) -- Off the coast of Chile, fisherman face competition from a…

Rare albino orangutan released back into the wild

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The world’s only known albino orangutan has been released back into the jungle more than a…

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