Iceland, home to world’s most expensive feather treasure
by Jeremie RICHARD Agence France-Presse STYKKISHOLMUR, Iceland (AFP) — On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of…
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India probes its first human death from bird flu
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India is investigating its first documented human death from bird flu after an 11-year-old…
4 years ago
Tokyo’s real life Paw Patrol keeps crime on short leash
by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- It's a neighbourhood watch with a difference. A clean-nosed crew, sniffing out trouble…
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World’s smallest hog released into wild in India by conservationists
MANAS, India (AFP) -- A dozen of the world's smallest pigs have been released into the wild in northeastern India…
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Twin joy as Tokyo panda gives birth to two cubs
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo gave birth to twins on Wednesday, weeks after news of…
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More horses die as Bangladesh tourist town reels from Covid closures
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Animal activists in Bangladesh have warned of a growing crisis among horses used for tourism…
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After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague
by Andrew LEESON DUBBO, Australia (AFP) -- After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern Australia are locked in…
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California governor candidate brings bear to rally
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- One of the many Republican candidates vying to replace the governor of California in…
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S. Africa to ban breeding lions in captivity for hunting
by Susan NJANJI PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Sunday revealed plans to ban the breeding of lions…
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Elephants ‘trample’ rhino poacher to death in S. African park
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Breeding elephants trampled a suspected rhino poacher to death at the weekend in South…
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WHO urges ban on sale of live wild mammals in food markets
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday called for a halt to the sale of live wild…
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Dozens of whales strand at notorious New Zealand bay
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Rescuers were racing Monday to save dozens of pilot whales that beached on a…
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