Environment

More than 1,000 tigers reduced to skin and bones in last decade

Parts of at least 1,069 tigers have been seized in tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.

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UN’s climate change chief: compromise and willingness needed at Cancun conference

With just two weeks until the start in Mexico of a major global conference on climate change, the top United Nations official on the issue has emphasized the need for compromise in international efforts to reach a solution to the climate challenge.

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AFGHANISTAN: Winter misery as food prices rise

Ali Ahmad, the sole breadwinner of an extended family in Kabul, has to decide whether to buy firewood to keep his children warm in winter or food to save them from hunger.

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Heavy rains in Belgium cause deaths

Heavy rains which poured into Belgium at the weekend have caused heavy flooding and mudslides, leaving people dead.

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