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Congo new monkeys discovered
KIAHLike monkeys? Good. Here's another one... And he's new! It's the cercopithecus lomamiensis, but the locals call him lesula. Living in the democratic republic of congo, this shy monkey was only discovered in 2007. -
Ivory poaching highest in two decades
KIAHEbony and Ivory are supposed to live in perfect harmony. It’s just too bad the ivory in the Congo is sitting in fear instead of harmony! Poaching elephants for their ivory tusks is the worst the Garamba National Park’s Chief Ranger has seen...Tags: Hayden Panettiere, National Parks
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Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.: Ignorance hardly unique
Rep. Todd Akin's fame - more accurately, his infamy - now reaches all the way to the Congo. There, Eve Ensler, the award-winning American author of ''The Vagina Monologues'' and herself a survivor of rape, wrote an open letter castigating last week's...Tags: Planned Parenthood, The Miami Herald, Movies, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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High-flying son of African president wanted by French authorities
World NowThe son of the autocratic president of Equatorial Guinea is wanted by French authorities investigating him for alleged corruption. Police have already confiscated 14 luxury cars belonging to Teodoro Obiang.... -
Clinton calls to 'rid the world' of Kony as attacks rise
World NowThe notorious militia headed by Joseph Kony that has kidnapped hundreds of children and forced them to fight and serve as sex slaves must be stopped, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday in Uganda. But refugee and activist groups say the Lord&#... -
Elephants Safe in Congo Park Amidst Slaughter in Surrounding Forests
The loss of 5,000 forest elephants to poachers in northern Republic of Congo over the past five years makes protected areas for Africa’s dwindling wildlife more important than ever, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Conservationists...
Tags: State Parks, National Government, Organized Crime, Conservation, Wildlife
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It's the sound of angels singing
This year, women are very much in charge of the Congo Square Theatre's annual production of "The Nativity." Starting with the new director, Ilesa Duncan, and extending all the way up to Gabriel. That archangel is played this year by Alexis J. Rogers,...Tags: Music Theater, Langston Hughes, Entertainment, Theater, Goodman Theatre
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Bigger Gorillas Better at Attracting Mates & Raising Young
Conservationists with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have found that larger male gorillas living in the rainforests of Congo seem to be more successful than smaller ones at attracting mates and...
Tags: Conservation, Amusement and Theme Parks, Wildlife, Gardens and Parks, Environmental Issues
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U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen
World NowIn an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country’s... -
Report: Congo mutineer forces 149 more boys, young men to fight
World NowA Congolese army general has forced at least 149 boys and young men to join his mutinying forces in less than a month, repeating the crime for which he has long been wanted by the International Criminal Court, according to a new report from Human Rights... -
On Sunday: Alain Mabanckou, Jonathan Franzen and lumber as history
Jacket CopyIn Sunday books: a talk with UCLA author Alain Mabanckou, plus reviews of the latest by Jonathan Franzen, lumber as history and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's letters and diaries.... -
Conflict Minerals -- how your electronics help fuel a violent conflict in Africa
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Could your mobile phone, your computer, or even your gaming system help create violence somewhere thousands of miles away? According to one advocacy group, they do. "You don't think a lot about the purchases you make every day,"...Tags: Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Electronics, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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