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Malaysia seizes animal parts worth $18 mn
Malaysia seizes animal parts worth $18 mn
World
by  AFP

Malaysian customs officials said Monday they seized a stash of rare animal parts worth $18 million thought to have come from Africa, including elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales. Animal parts such as elephant tusks and pangolin scales are popular in countries where they are used in traditional medicine, including China and Vietnam.

Sudan's Hawsa people block roads after deadly tribal clashes
Sudan's Hawsa people block roads after deadly tribal clashes
Africa
by  AFP

Thousands of Sudan's Hawsa people set up barricades and attacked government buildings in several cities Monday, witnesses said, after a week of deadly tribal clashes in the country's south. In the eastern city of Kassala, the government banned public gatherings after several thousand Hawsa people "set government buildings and shops on fire", according to eyewitness Hussein Saleh.

UK TV debate axed over Tory image fears
UK TV debate axed over Tory image fears
World
by  AFP

Television bosses were on Monday forced to scrap a planned debate between contenders for the leadership of Britain's Conservative party, as MPs voted again to narrow down the field. "Conservative MPs are said to be concerned about the damage the debates are doing to the image of the Conservative party, exposing disagreements and splits within the party," it added in a statement.

MPs question deterrent effect of UK's Rwanda migrant policy
MPs question deterrent effect of UK's Rwanda migrant policy
World
by  AFP

British MPs on Monday told the government there was "no clear evidence" that its controversial policy to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda would stop Channel crossings in small boats. "There is no clear evidence that the policy will deter migrant crossings," the cross-party committee said in a report on the "small boats" phenomenon.