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This file picture taken on May 24, 2019 shows Mariam the dugong as she is cared for by park officials and veterinarians from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre on Libong island, Trang province in southern Thailand.(Photo by Sirachai ARUNRUGSTICHAI / AFP File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN)

Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

By Agence France-Presse BANGKOK, Thailand - A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation…

17 Aug 2019 - 1:51 pm
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Skipper (R), a male breeding King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), and his male partner Ping are pictured taking care of an egg of another couple, given to them by zoo keepers to hatch in their enclosure at Berlin Zoo on August 15, 2019. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)

Gay penguins adopt egg after trying to hatch stone

By Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany - A pair of gay penguins in Germany who tried earnestly to hatch a stone now have the chance to…

16 Aug 2019 - 2:19 pm
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People cool off and sunbathe by the Trocadero Fountains next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on July 25 during a massive heat wave (AFP/File / Bertrand GUAY / MANILA BULLETIN)

July 2019 hottest month on record for planet: US agency

By Agence France-Presse July 2019 temperatures were the hottest ever recorded globally, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, while satellite data…

16 Aug 2019 - 9:30 am
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The annual Pacific Island Forum wrapped up in Tuvalu with Australia and the group's 17 other members sharply at odds on climate change (AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE/AFP / Adam TAYLOR / MANILA BULLETIN)

Australia dilutes Pacific leaders’ climate warning

By Agence France-Presse Pacific leaders warned the world faces a climate crisis Friday but complained their message on global warming had been "watered down" at…

16 Aug 2019 - 9:27 am
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This photo taken on August 13, 2019 shows 70-year-old emaciated elephant Tikiri at the Temple of the Tooth in the central city of Kandy, where she was brought to attend an annual Buddhust pageant.(Photo by STR / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)

Elderly skeletal elephant spared Sri Lanka parade

By Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A skeletal 70-year-old elephant has been withdrawn from a high-profile annual Buddhist pageant in Sri Lanka following a…