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Grace follows tragedy with birth of babies after Indonesia quake
Grace follows tragedy with birth of babies after Indonesia quake
World
by  AFP

Death descended on Cianjur when an earthquake struck the central Indonesian town this week, but several new mothers also provided some joy for grief-stricken residents. The name Gempita was inspired by the Indonesian word for earthquake, he said, before giving her his own last name.

Wildlife summit to vote on 'historic' shark protections
Wildlife summit to vote on 'historic' shark protections
World
by  AFP

A summit on the international trade in endangered species will decide Thursday whether to ratify a "historic" proposal to protect sharks, a move that would drastically restrict the lucrative global shark fin trade. The proposal would place dozens of species of the requiem shark and the hammerhead shark families on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).