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Ndabeni-Abrahams lockdown debacle: What we know
The minister has to answer to the president after a picture was posted of her apparently breaking lockdown rules
More than 2000 tigers killed and trafficked this century — report
With an average of more than 120 illegally trafficked tigers seized each year, Traffic warned there was little sign of respite for the species.
Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer
A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities
Ambassador spreads fear in Geneva
She locked officials in a boardroom for five hours when some employees didn’t attend a meeting
Iran nuclear talks stretch into third day
High-stakes talks between Iran and global powers on reining in its nuclear programme will stretch into a third day in Geneva.
Hollywood lobbies US to weaken treaty to help the blind
Treaty likely to be finalised soon.
North Korea and US seek to reboot nuclear dialogue
North Korea and the US will hold new talks in Geneva to discuss ways to restart regional talks on disabling North Korea nuclear weapons programme.
LHC sets brilliant new record
The world’s biggest atom smasher has set a new world record for luminosity, a key measure of performance and power, Cern said on Friday.
Tie my kangaroo tail on, sport
Thousands of strange inventions are on display at the world’s biggest invention fair, including a kangaroo tail for chairless humans who need a rest.
‘Big Bang’ collider sets particle beam record
The ”Big Bang” experiment at Cern scored a world record on Monday by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider.
UN talks hope to improve climate data and aid poor
About 150 nations met in Geneva on Monday to discuss how to plug gaps in climate information to help the world cope with global warming.
Swine flu: WHO to consult experts on pandemic decision
The WHO will on Thursday consult its emergency committee of flu experts, which could recommend the declaration of a swine flu pandemic.
Sri Lanka death toll unacceptably high, says UN
The UN said on Friday that the number of deaths in Sri Lanka’s civil war in recent months was ”unacceptably high”, but declined to give figures.
WHO chief says world should prepare for severe flu
Countries should be ready for more serious H1N1 flu infections and more deaths from the newly discovered virus, the WHO said on Friday.