Colombia’s fragile peace deal threatened by the return of mass killings: The murder of five students at a farm in Buga, in south-western Colombia, on January 24 highlights the fragility of the 2016 peace deal which brought to an end more than five decades of civil conflict between successive governments and the Revolutionary Armed Forces …
South Africa in the news: A Noah’s Ark for threatened plants: Seamus O’Brien has his dream job. A gardener by profession, he lives and works in one of the best-known gardens on this island.: “South Africa” – BingNews World Vision aid worker detained in Israel on ‘trumped-up charges’: The Morrison Government is gaining notoriety for …
South Africa in the news: Safaris that bring bn to Africa threatened by virus: Many wildlife-protection services will struggle without money from safaris and hunting, according to research by scientists from various universities ranging from South Africa to the US. Hardest hit …: “South Africa” – BingNews Davido Makes History By Becoming The First Nigerian …
South Africa in the news: MSC funds ocean projects to tackle ghost gear and protect threatened species: Fifteen fisheries and research projects around the world will receive up to £50,000 (US$ 62,000) each from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)’s Ocean Stewardship Fund. The inaugural awards include …: “South Africa” – BingNews Clayton calls on stars …
Spiders are threatened by climate change – and even the biggest arachnophobes should be worried: As the world warms, male ladybird spiders are hatching too early in the year to meet a mate. MF Photo / shutterstock Is climate change making spiders more aggressive? A recent scientific study suggests so, as the researchers link aggressiveness …
Sharks: one in four habitats in remote open ocean threatened by longline fishing: Though they're protected worldwide, great white sharks encounter longline fishing vessels in half of their range. Wildestanimal/Shutterstock Unlike the many species which stalk the shallow, coastal waters that fisheries exploit all year round, pelagic sharks roam the vast open oceans. These are …
South Africa in the news: UPDATE 1-South Africa’s central bank will intervene if fx orderly function threatened: JOHANNESBURG, Oct 2 (Reuters) – South Africa’s central bank will only intervene to protect the currency if “excess volatility or abrupt and disorderly adjustments” threaten the orderly …: “South Africa” – BingNews Northam Platinum and South Africa’s NUM …
Killer whales: why more than half world’s orcas are threatened by leftover industrial chemicals: Tory Kallman / shutterstock More than half of the world’s killer whales are threatened by a group of toxic industrial chemicals that accumulate in their blubber and can be passed on from mother to calf. That’s according to a new study …
Restaurant owners threatened after changing French fries: Bolley's Famous Franks, a hot dog restaurant in Waterville, Maine, recently changed the shape of its French fries from crinkle-cut to straight-cut. Some customers, irate over the change, became rude and abusive toward the owners. : Weird News Have you tried: Diving with Sharks?
60% of primate species now threatened with extinction, says major new study: The fabulous red-shanked douc. nattanan726 / shutterstock Primates are remarkable. We’re all familiar with chimpanzees, monkeys, and ring-tailed lemurs, but have you heard of tarsiers, with their big eyes? Or Cleese’s woolly lemur, named after John Cleese? Or the fabulous red-shanked douc? What …