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German zoo sparks outrage over killing 12 of its baboons after contraception failed to stop the primates breeding
Daily Mail
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July 29, 2025
By FRANCINE WOLFISZ Published: 14:20 EDT, 29 July 2025 | Updated: 14:21 EDT, 29 July 2025 A German zoo has sparked condemnation after culling 12 baboons amid fears the group had grown too large for their enclosure, while contraception had failed...
German Zoo Facing Backlash After Killing 12 Healthy Baboons
HuffPost
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July 29, 2025
Demonstrators stand with protest signs in front of the Nuremberg Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Slogan reads 'we won't remain silence until all animals can live in freedom'. (Daniel Loeb/dpa via AP) BERLIN (AP) — A zoo in the...
German zoo under fire for killing 12 healthy baboons
News.Az
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A zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, announced on Tuesday that it had euthanized 12 baboons, despite public protests, concluding a controversy sparked by concerns that the zoo lacked sufficient space for its increasing baboon population. The Tiergarten...
German zoo kills 12 baboons due to space, despite protests
Ottawa Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World It said that it examined offers to take in some of the animals but was unable to make any of them work Author of the article: Published Jul 29, 2025 • 2 minute read Demonstrators stand with protest signs in front...
Zoo kills 12 baboons despite protests from animal rights groups
The Independent
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July 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
W. David Gressly brings talents to Verde Valley
Sedona Red Rock News - Arizona
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July 29, 2025
After a career spanning 45 years overseas, including work in 16 countries across Africa and Asia, Friends of the Verde River Executive Director W. David Gressly, 69, has been fulfilling his original desire to be an environmentalist since he took...
German zoo culls 12 baboons over lack of space despite protests
Sabah
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July 29, 2025
A zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, said Tuesday it euthanized 12 baboons despite protests, citing limited space to accommodate the expanding group. The Tiergarten Nürnberg Zoo first announced plans to kill baboons it didn't have space for in February...
Curious Kids: Who was the first pirate?
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 26, 2025
Brandon Prins, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Who was the first pirate? – Yandel R., age 11, Lakewood...
Massive Contraband Seizure: NRA Customs Officers Foil Major Drug Trafficking Attempt
Cocorioko
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July 28, 2025
BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨🇸🇱🇸🇱 Massive Contraband Seizure: NRA Customs Officers Foil Major Drug Trafficking Attempt July 28, 2025 Gbalamuya Border Crossing Point, Kambia District, Sierra Leone In a proactive operation led by the Assistant Commissioner for...
German zoo kills 12 baboons that it didn't have enough space to house, despite protests
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
ECOWAS, AU don’t have solutions to Africa’s problems – Primate Ayodele
Daily Post
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July 25, 2025
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) don’t have solutions to the problems facing the African continent. In a...
Liberia: Gongloe Rallies Diaspora for National Renewal in Fiery Independence Day Speech
Front Page Africa
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July 29, 2025
Addressing his fellow compatriots, Gongloe decried Liberia’s long-standing reliance on exporting raw materials without adding value—despite its vast natural wealth. Monrovia – Former presidential candidate, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has issued a...
Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa's top shots
BBC
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ShareSave A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Branches graze the top of this mural in eastern Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday. Guinea's Alexandra Mansare-Traoré, 25, competes at the World Aquatics...
Merck Foundation Together with African and Asian First Ladies Mark ‘World Assisted Reproductive Technology Day’ 2025
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks 'World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025' together with African and Asian First...
Okello Oculi (1942-2025): The scholar who lived and breathed Africa, By Yusuf Bangura
Premium Times
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July 27, 2025
Professor Okello Oculi Ever since I met Okello at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in 1980, Africa had always been front and centre his writings, advocacy and politics. He lived and breathed Africa. He was a passionate and relentless advocate of a...
AfCFTA and Afreximbank Forge Path for Africa’s Economic Integration at 32nd Annual Meetings
Antigua.News
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July 24, 2025
Practical Pathways to Integration A subsequent panel, moderated by Dr. Gainmore Zanamwe (Afreximbank), explored actionable strategies. H.E. Komara Kabine, Former Prime Minister of Guinea, stressed the non-negotiable need for physical...
Nairobi to host Africa Tech Challenge season 10, spotlighting innovation among TVET students
TUKO
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July 23, 2025
Africa Tech Challenge Season 10 will kick off on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) Twelve elite Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teams from across Africa will compete in tech and engineering...
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: Jazz and International Politics in Léopoldville
Fair Observer
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July 27, 2025
Belgian director Johan Grimonprez reconstructs the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Prime Minister of the former Belgian Congo, in a jazz-infused documentary that received an Oscar nomination in the documentary category. He combines rare...
Parliament Ratifies Visa Waiver Pacts With Colombia, Others
Daily Guide
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July 28, 2025
Parliament has ratified three visa waiver agreements between Ghana and the governments of Colombia, Mozambique, and São Tomé & Príncipe. This marks a significant step toward deepening diplomatic relations, enhance economic cooperation, and promote...
Africa’s security can’t wait for America’s wavering will
The Cable
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July 28, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa stands at a pivotal moment as an American flirtation with isolationism imperils its security. Jihadist insurgencies, maritime piracy, and foreign encroachment threaten the continent’s stability, yet reliance on a United States...