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  • At least 600 people killed and another 2,426 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 554 people are reported missing in Tibet.
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
  • US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
  • Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
  • After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.

Tag: Elephants

August 2, 2023

Elephant Breeding Center Promised in 2017...

A Chinese company that promised to build an elephant conservation and breeding center in remote Xayaburi province still hasn’t completed the project, six years after receiving a 130-hectare land concession from the Lao government. province still hasn’t completed the project, six years after receiving a 130-hectare land concession from the Lao government.

November 25, 2020

Botswana’s Farmers Use Sensory Toolkit to...

Farmers in Botswana’s Chobe region have struggled to protect their crops from elephants. But a local conservation group has developed a toolkit to safely repel the giant mammals and prevent farmers from killing them

October 1, 2020

Zimbabwe Officials Blame Bacterial Disease for...

Zimbabwe parks authority officials say they suspect a bacterial disease called hemorrhagic septicemia is behind the recent deaths of at least 34 elephants in the northwestern part of the country

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