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‘It’s scary’
In this photo released by the NGO Oceana to AFP on November 18, 2020, a manatee is seen swimming among plastic in south
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Ailing oceans under the spotlight in Lisbon
Visitors attend the launch of The Blue Paradox, an immersive experience exploring the ocean plastic pollution crisis hos
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WWF calls for new, ambitious framework to halt biodiversity loss
A group of elf-like elks play in a World Heritage wetland in Dongtai, East China's Jiangsu Province. After years of
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World’s ‘largest’ freshwater fish netted in Cambodia
World's largest fish caught in Cambodia.Screenshot of 163.comA fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked
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UN Ocean Conference opens in Lisbon
Whale sculptures made from plastic waste recovered from the ocean are on display at the parliament building in Budapest,
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Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report
Visitors attend the launch of The Blue Paradox, an immersive experience exploring the ocean plastic pollution crisis hos
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Life in the abyss
A diver explores the coral reef at the Bunaken Island marine protected national park in Manado, Indonesia on May 13, 200
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Nearly 1 in 4 people globally at risk from flooding: new study
People wade through flood water after high tides at Tanjung Emas Port on the coast of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia,
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NGOs warn of global food insecurity
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's video mapping show is displayed on the Colosseum in Rome, It
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‘They’re everywhere’
French research vessel Tara team's members look at the London skyline on the Thames river on June 13, 2019 as they
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GT investigates: Millions of prison laborers in US produce billions in annual profits while working in harsh conditions, risking
Editor's Note:Inmates in prisons are subject to labor exploitation, minors working as child laborers are abused, hu
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Belgium dips its toe into famous water bike races
People rest at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. Belgium witnesses a heat wave w
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Baby elephant pulled out of manhole in rescue in Thailand
Aerial photo taken on March 21, 2022 shows forests in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Khao Yai National Park is the fi
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Giant tortoise on track halts trains in England
Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2017 shows a gaint tortoise on the Santa Cruz Island, one of the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador. (
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Indian gang runs a fake police station for eight months
An Indian gang operated a fake police station from a hotel for eight months where they dressed up as officers and are be
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Trouser snakes: US smuggler admits carrying reptiles in pants
A man who hid snakes and lizards in his trousers as he tried to sneak them into the US as part of a $750,000 reptile smu
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Bull races into Israeli bank
Employees of an Israeli bank were sent fleeing down the corridors on August 22, as a bull charged through the financial
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Japan’s plastic food artists get creative
From the "leaning tower of pizza" to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fru
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A primate suspect: US monkey dials 911
Recently, California cops rushed to a zoo after a 911 call, only to find it had been placed by a mischievous monkey.Disp
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Exclusive: Aggression never in our diplomatic tradition, nor is groveling in character of the Chinese people: Ambassador to Russ
Ambassador Zhang Hanhui Photo: Courtesy of Chinese Embassy in RussiaEditor's Note: Over the last decade, China has
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