Ten African countries have accused the EU of jeopardising the survival of the common hippopotamus by not supporting a proposed commercial trade ban, in documents seen by the Guardian.Illegal hunting for meat and ivory is thought to have wiped out hippo populations in five African states: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Liberia and Mauritania. But Brussels is planning to oppose a bid to ban the global trade in hippo products at a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) conference in Panama from 14 November.That in turn has sparked “grave concerns about the future of this…
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The Super Target at 4313 Ambassador Caffery Parkway remodel is near completion. It’s all part of 150 store revamp nationwide. Target calls the revamp a “glow-up” as the updates are subtle yet noticeable.Most of the work is complete, the finishing touches will be completed after the holidays.The enhanced shopping experience starts when you enter the parking lot. The entire storefront has a new look.Super Target on Ambassador CafferyStaff Photo The upgrade includes modern lighting and fixtures, revamped order pickup and drive-up areas, touchless bathroom fixtures and more spaces between checkout lanes. The dressing rooms have also been completely remodeled to look…
Bilingual Baby: “Daddy, today I got to watch Daniel Tiger.” Daddy: “Oh, cool. In what language?” Bilingual baby looked at me inquisitively. But I shrugged and let her answer. She replied confidently, “In English!” I scrunched up my face, and Bilingual Baby’s dad said, “Are you sure?” Bilingual Baby was sure, “Yeah! English!” Finally I chimed in and let her know that she’d actually watched two episodes of Daniel Tiger back-to-back in Spanish. “But,” I told her, “you didn’t even notice because you understand it just as well as you understand it in English.” But she wasn’t convinced. “No!” she…
Editor’s note: This is the second of two-parts discussing popular read-aloud books for children. By Steve FlairtyNKyTribune columnist In last week’s column, I shared, with joy, several of the children’s read-aloud books I read to my students during a 28-year teaching career. I soon discovered that a whole lot of others valued read-aloud time, too, and I was bombarded from Kentuckians with selections that worked for them. Some read-alouds touch emotionally to the point of tears. “I always read Where the Red Fern Grows aloud to my fifth-grade students,” said Lydia Jacobs, of Pippa Passes. “The students loved the story…
The Newmont Akyem mines in partnership with PYXERA Global, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has launched a Women Economic Resiliency Programme (WERP) in Birim North District of Eastern Region. The gesture formed part of Newmont Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic support programme that seek to target local female businesses and to improve their economic resilience and enhance their business skills. With the introduction of the programme, 25 women in the district have been selected to be enrolled in tailoring and to empower them improve in their businesses. Beneficiaries were to undergo a six-month training in business management skills, managing inventory, entrepreneurship, and product…
suppliedThe Joy Store, operated by The Kindness Collective, allows parents who need a bit of help to choose Christmas presents for their children at no cost.At this time last year Shona was spending her nights lying awake, fretting about money. Like so many other New Zealanders, the foster grandmother’s family was struggling in the aftermath of lockdowns and the soaring costs of, well, everything. Christmas was looking bleak and the thought of her children going without presents was awful. When she was told everything would be OK, that there would be a Christmas, Shona wept in relief. “The Joy Store…
In the last three years Singapore has seen an influx of ex-Hong Kongers driven out by the city’s extreme Covid measures and stifling new national security laws. Scores of businesses have relocated, bringing their staff with them.“Singapore managed the pandemic well,” says Lee Quane, a director at global relocation consultancy ECA International. “It was good at rolling out the vaccine, had a clear plan and opened ahead of other cities in Asia.” The downside has been a marked increase in the cost of living: rent and school fees have both risen over the past 12 months. There is also increased…
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Outbreak UpdateOutbreak Update: As of 31 October 2022, a total of 627,104,342 COVID-19 cases and 6,567,552 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern Mediterranean Region 23,152,836 (3%), European Region 260,921,358 (42%), Region of the Americas 179,698,622 (29%), South-East Asia Region 60,448,655 (10%) and Western Pacific Region 93,520,303 (15%). In the last seven days, the five countries reporting the highest number of new cases are Germany (336,437), Japan…
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 22, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Picture book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates…