Africa's Weaverbirds Plague On Field Crops
UNDP funds 703000 dollars with FAO and nine West African nations adding 500000 to research how to curb Africa's Quelea weaverbird population. The project, based in Fort Lamy Chad, aims to restore balance by reducing numbers over three years while avoiding total extermination.
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Rome
United Nations Development Programme
UNDP
Sudan
Africa
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Fort Lamy
Chad
F.A.O
Etienne Buyckx
Buyckx
Island soil farming and condor cures noted
World News reports on Aran Islands plots built from seaweed sand and clay. National Geographic notes Peruvian and Bolivian highlanders use dried condor heart as epilepsy cure and for heart defects. It also mentions roasted eyes and drinking blood claimed to lengthen life.
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Aran Islands
National Geographic
Cancun island reborn as tourist paradise project advances
Bulldozers clear Caribbean reef off Mexico’s Yucatan to build Cancun resort islan d. A 62.5 million dollar government stake and similar private funding back a 1973 completion plan. Roads and airstrip upgrades accompany mass hotel development efforts near Puerto Juarez in Quintana Roo.
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Cancun
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Caribbean
Puerto Juarez
Central Bank of Mexico
Yucatan
Quintana Roo
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Jose Figueres
Austrian artists envision future in Cover exhibition
In Krefeld a plastic heart shaped hall hosts Cover, a futuristic exhibit by Austrian artists Laurids Zamp and Pinter. With a simulated 2000s world of polluted air, artificial lighting, and a synthetic environment, 15,000 visitors see a thirst for survival and new living forms.
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Paul Wember
Laurids Zamp
Pinter
New York
Vienna
Combined Services of Reuters and Herald News Agency
News service partnership expands reach crossing markets as Reuters and Herald News Department coordinate coverage for major events. The collaboration aims to deliver timely reports across regions with shared resources and editorial standards.
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Reuters News Agency
Herald News Department
Toronto Tent City Sparks Youth Welcome Plan
Toronto plans a tent city named Wacheea to host about 1,000 beds for summer youth arrivals. Federal funding supports the project, with free meals and full facilities, after local tax groups opposed earlier. A nationwide host family list is also promoted for those seeking accommodation.
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Toronto
Amnesty International aids prisoners of conscience
Amnesty International based in London assists people jailed for political or religious beliefs, relying on volunteers and funds from trusts. The group avoids taking sole credit, noting governments rarely admit releases due to pressure from the organization. A survey notes some Japanese women becoming grandmothers in their twenties. in 1969, 19 girls aged 14 or under bore children.
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London
Amnesty International
Old bottles emerge from Western Australia gold fields treasure hunt
Deserted WA gold fields revive as collectors unearth thousands of bottles. Value ranges from a few cents to over 100 dollars with desert amethysts formed by manganese turning purple in sun. Key locations include Kalgoorlie Laverton Leonora Coolgardie Boulder and northern dumps.
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Perth
Australia
Western Australia
United States
West Australian Colonial Bottle Club
Colin Smith
Kalgoorlie
Laverton
Leonora
Coolgardie
Boulder
Smith
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Martin Ennals
Amnesty
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