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Ivory Crush – Paris
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${DATE_TIME}France has today crushed and incinerated 3.5 tonnes of ivory, in the shadow of the iconic Eiffel Tower ahead of the UK-hosted Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade taking place in London on the 13th Februar...
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The triathlete who got back on her bike and gave back
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Charlotte Roach was an Olympic trainee before a terrible accident. After months recovering, she cycled from Beijing to London to raise money for the air ambulance that saved her The sun was out. It was a crisp No...
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Speak up for children at Rio+20 Earth summit
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Rachel Hall was part of a Unicef UK group that prepared a list of priorities that young people want to be taken up at the summit. She explains what they expect from world leaders Like many young people, I take th...
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New York to London in an hour – by train
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You could call it a pipe dream. That’s how the BBC refers to it on its website, where a feature story reports that one day soon, trains traveling through vacuum tunnels could whisk passengers from New York to Lon...
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Shell case echoes call to eradicate ecocide
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After years of struggle, Shell is finally being held legally accountable for the damage it has caused in the Niger delta where it is estimated up to 10 million gallons of oil has been leaked. ...
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Can you see me?
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On 11 April 2011, over 100 stars from London's top West End musicals stunned Trafalgar Square, in the centre of London with a spectacular Flash Mob in support of Love146, a non-profit organisation working to abolis...
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London to become ‘electric car capital’
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Mayor Boris Johnson has announced he wants London to become the “electric driving capital of the world.” The London Mayor was speaking at the launch of the first city-wide electric vehicle charging network, provi...
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Giant yellow teddy bear to brighten up the centre of New York
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London has Paddington Bear but New York now has a giant yellow teddy bear, a great sculptural masterpiece that could sell for more than $9 million at auction in May. A 23-foot high, bronze teddy bear slumped und...
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‘Biology Letters’ Science Journal Publishes Study By 8-Year-Old Children On Bumblebee Color And Pattern Vision
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LONDON — A science journal from Britain's prestigious Royal Society has published a study conducted and written by 8-year-old students. The children from an English elementary school investigated the way bumblebe...
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Government launches £4.2m urban tree-planting plan
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A £4.2m scheme to plant one million trees over the next four years has been unveiled by the government. It will see trees planted in urban areas of England that need them most, in the first government tree-plantin...