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India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions
Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species, endorsing long-running concerns by conservationists about mass acquisitions by mega-zoo Vantara.
'Almost every day': Japan battles spike in bear attacks
The sense of fear is palpable in parts of northern Japan, where some locals have fastened bells to their bags hoping the noise will keep bears away, while signs warn people to be on guard.
Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy noms with nine
Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, music's highest honors, with nine, the Recording Academy announced Friday -- fresh off winning five golden gramophones at the last gala.
Brazil welcomes China lift of ban on poultry imports
Brazil, the world's biggest exporter of chicken meat, on Friday welcomed China's move to lift a ban on imports of the product after an outbreak of bird flu earlier this year.
Spanish star Rosalia reaches for divine in new album
Spanish singer Rosalía released her anticipated fourth album, "Lux", on Friday, a sweeping, spiritual work that marks a departure from her previous work.
UK's Andrew asked to testify over Epstein as he formally loses titles
US lawmakers wrote to Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew on Thursday requesting he sit for an interview about his friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Controversial Canadian ostrich cull order will go ahead
Canada's high court on Thursday ended a months-long battle to save some 400 ostriches exposed to avian influenza that had attracted support from the likes of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
French superstar DJ Snake wants new album to 'build bridges'
With his upcoming album "Nomad" released on Friday, French luminary DJ Snake said he aimed to "build bridges" between musical genres with an eclectic array of guest stars and influences.
Prince Harry says proud to be British despite new life in US
The California-based Prince Harry on Wednesday called on people not to forget military veterans, as he expressed his enduring pride at being British.
Football star David Beckham hails knighthood as 'proudest moment'
Former England football captain David Beckham on Tuesday received his knighthood from King Charles III at Windsor Castle, calling it his "proudest moment".
Late queen's fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace will next year host an unprecedented exhibition highlighting the fashion legacy left by the late queen Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign.
Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary reopens after deforestation protest
A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in protest at the dangers of deforestation, the reserve told AFP on Monday.
Prince William plays football with Brazilian pro on climate trip
Britain's Prince William kicked around a football with Brazil's Cafu and chatted with youth from around the world about their biggest environmental concerns on a visit to Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
Andrew to lose his last military rank: defence minister
The UK government said Sunday it would move to strip the former prince Andrew of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his last remaining military rank.
'Not out of the woods': What now for Britain's ex-prince Andrew?
What lies ahead for Andrew, the younger brother of Britain's King Charles III, who was stripped of his title of prince on Thursday and will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
From adored prince to outcast, Andrew's years-long fall from grace
Andrew has hit a new low in his inexorable fall from grace, stripped of his cherished royal titles and exiled to rural England.
From adored prince to royal outcast, Andrew's protracted downfall
Once dubbed "Randy Andy" by the British tabloids, Andrew, the former prince, has hit a new low: the disgraced royal has been stripped of his cherished titles and exiled to rural England.
What we know about the downfall of Andrew, born a UK prince
The downfall of Andrew, formerly known as prince and born into a life of royal privilege as the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was complete on Thursday, when his brother King Charles III moved to strip him of all his titles.
King Charles strips Andrew of royal titles, Windsor home
King Charles III will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and oust him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair.
King Charles to strip Andrew of royal titles, residence: palace
King Charles will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said in a statement on Thursday.
South Korea gifts Trump replica of ancient golden crown
US President Donald Trump may be facing "no kings" protests back home, but in South Korea officials had the perfect gift for the monarch-loving magnate -- a replica golden crown.
Monarch-loving Trump gifted golden crown once worn by South Korean kings
President Donald Trump may be facing protests back home calling for "no kings" in the United States, but in South Korea officials had the perfect gift for the monarch-loving magnate -- a replica golden crown.
New danger for hurricane-hit Jamaica: wandering crocodiles
Jamaican health authorities on Tuesday urged residents across the island to be vigilant for crocodiles displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.
In New York, a night at the museum -- five years in the making
It's nearly 10:00 pm on Friday night, and a group of children shine their flashlights on the imposing skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Black-clad Thai mourners weep for former Queen Sirikit
Around a dozen Thai mourners dressed in black sat outside a Bangkok hospital where the former Queen Sirikit, whose death was announced early on Saturday, had been receiving treatment.
Thailand's former queen Sirikit dies aged 93
Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch, died late Friday at the age of 93, the palace said.
Thailand's former queen Sirikit dead at 93: palace
Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch, died late Friday at the age of 93, the palace said.
S.Africa seeks to save birds from wind turbine risks
Powerful gusts shook an observation post perched on a hill at a wind farm in South Africa as two monitors scanned the landscape through binoculars.
King Charles to hold historic prayer with Pope Leo
King Charles III will on Thursday meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and make history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the pontiff for five centuries.
Tigers in trouble as Malaysian big cat numbers dwindle
For two years, Malaysian conservationists tracked a tiger named "Bulan" as she raised four cubs. Then a fatal traffic accident made her another statistic in the country's dwindling population.
UK king to be first to pray with pope in five centuries
King Charles III leaves for a state visit to the Vatican Wednesday, where he will meet Pope Leo XIV and make history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the pontiff since the schism between the churches 500 years ago.