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Delegates from 120 countries on Sunday adopted a proposal to protect 18 threatened species of sharks and rays, including makos, at the CITES global wildlife trade summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The species will be listed on the Convention of International Tr…

The speaker of New Zealands parliament, Trevor Mallard, has followed in the footsteps of politicians around the world by babysitting while presiding over a political debate. Labour MP Tmati Coffey attended parliament for the first time since his paternity le…

A man in his mid-70s has been bitten at a party by a crocodile which once belonged to Fidel Castro. The pensioner was attending a private party at the Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm. He had his arm on the wrong side of the security glass and was then bitten …

Donald Trump has acknowledged that his aggressive stance on trade with China may inflict economic pain on Americans but argued it is needed to reap long-term benefits.  He also made clear he doesnt think the nation is at risk of a recession but he is nonethe…

A senior Croatian diplomat has been suspended and recalled to the country from Berlin for Facebook posts which have been described as racist, xenophobic and homophobic. Alongside images of sandy beaches on the Adriatic coast, Elizabeta Madjarevic wrote in En…

(Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market currencies and stocks fell for a fourth straight week last week, the longest losing streak for equities since October, amid mounting concern about a global slowdown. The inversion of the U.S. yield curve for the first time since…

(Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market currencies and stocks fell for a fourth straight week last week, the longest losing streak for equities since October, amid mounting concern about a global slowdown. The inversion of the U.S. yield curve for the first time since…

Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in Bangladesh after fire tore through a slum in the capital of Dhaka. About 15,000 homes were destroyed in the blaze, which hit the Mirpur area late on Friday and left 50,000 people homeless, according to t…

Yes, Im the girl who, during a panel at BeautyCon LA last week, asked Priyanka Chopra about her Jai Hind tweet.  To some, the tweet, a clear sign of solidarity with the Indian military while tensions rose with Pakistan, may seem harmless, but timing is every…

The captain of an Iranian supertanker at the center of a diplomatic standoff no longer wants to keep command of the ship, which is in need of repairs that could impede its immediate departure from Gibraltar, the sailor's lawyer has said. Any delay in the Gra…