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Chimps, diplomats and rice ration spark odd policy clash
A bizarre dispatch notes Israel attempting to allocate rice quotas to two Parisian chimps named Riki and Piccolo by granting them diplomatic status after the Tel Aviv Zoo claimed the scarce food for the animals. The move follows regulations that only cover humans, prompting a higher level review. The misfit tale sits among a collage of brief items from AP and UP wire photos.
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