Malaysia swings away from shipping apes abroad in orangutan diplomacy rethink
Orangutans are critically endangered, according to the WWF, with habitat loss due to logging and agricultural expansion – particularly palm oil plantations.
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Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in the summer of 2024
SINTRA, Portugal (AP) — The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof that lets him know someone is outside the mountainside mansion that his great-grandfather built in 1914 as a monument to privacy.
Japanese American WWII detainees honored in book that lists every name
LOS ANGELS -- Hisae Shima does not remember much about life at a Japanese American incarceration camp nearly 80 years ago, but wants to make sure hers and her parents' names are recorded as part of this painful chapter in U.S. history.
What to know as India’s medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state.
Stocks close higher Friday as market comeback lifts S&P 500 to best week of 2024: Live updates
U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors closed out the best week of 2024, part of a market comeback from a violent rout to begin August.
Amazon’s troubled drone delivery program faces latest challenge in Texas: Annoyed residents
On a recent weekday morning, John Case heard a familiar buzzing outside his quiet suburban home in College Station, Texas. He recognized it immediately as one of Amazon's Prime Air drones, whizzing by on its delivery route to unload small packages of batteries, vitamins and dog treats.
New Zealand Diplomat Is Victim of Armed Robbery, Paris Authorities Say
A diplomat from New Zealand’s Embassy in France was the victim of an armed robbery in Paris on Thursday, the city’s prosecutor’s office said the following day.
Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government hospital, demanding justice and better security at medical campuses and hospitals.