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Poaching: Tragic decline of the African elephant population in numbers

Poaching: Tragic decline of the African elephant population in numbers

There was a 30% decline in African savanna elephants from 2007 and 2014. Forest elephants suffered a 65% decline between 2002 and 2013. Poaching is the main threat to African elephants today. Despite an international ban on ivory in 1989, conservationists say we entered a second poaching crisis in 2009 as many Asian economies have grown – thus increasing the demand for ivory. Nov 1, 2016
Philippines: Duterte says God warned him off swearing

Philippines: Duterte says God warned him off swearing

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to stop swearing, saying that god threatened to bring his plane down during a flight from Japan if he did not. The controversial former mayor has told Obama to go to hell, called UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a devil and said f**k you twice to the European Union, while raising his middle finger. Oct 28, 2016
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