In India, the foundation says, rangers have been buried alive in sawing pits by illegal timber poachers. In Colombia they are killed when dealing with drug cartels, land mines and militias. But Africa is probably the bloodiest battleground. Elephants and rhino are under siege as the black-market prices of ivory and horn rocket. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tormented by rebel militias, 183 rangers have been killed in just one national park over the past decade. Last year alone Kenya lost six rangers, including a pregnant woman who was ambushed and shot in the face, while in Chad's Zakouma national park five rangers were mown down by automatic weapons during their morning prayers. … [Read more...] about Fighting the poachers on Africa’s thin green line
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Meghan Markle is seen in fits of giggles in a candid snap shared by British Vogue editor Edward Enninful from behind-the-scenes of their Forces for Change issue
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Stanford University to 'brainstorm with professors and academics' about their new charity - so is this a sign they plan to end up in California? Meghan Markle is using her time away from life as a senior royal to go back to college - and she's taking Prince Harry with her. … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle is seen in fits of giggles in a candid snap shared by British Vogue editor Edward Enninful from behind-the-scenes of their Forces for Change issue
Leïla Slimani: ‘This book is a mirror to make the elite look reality in the face’
The #MeToo movement has also helped, she says, sparking a new spirit of female solidarity previously absent in France. “It’s happened several times to me in the past few months. You find yourself in the street with a guy who’s a bit heavy, and suddenly there are three or four women around you supporting you and making you feel stronger. Before #MeToo it really wasn’t like that, but now I see women looking out for each other. The other day a guy parked on the pavement and I had the pushchair and couldn’t get past, so I waited and, when he came back and I complained, he began to insult me. Before I would have been afraid, but within a couple of minutes there were two or three women standing by my side and he left. It’s like: ‘I’m watching out for you, you’re watching out for me; I have your back.’” … [Read more...] about Leïla Slimani: ‘This book is a mirror to make the elite look reality in the face’
Combined $858 billion wealth of the top ten richest people on Earth is greater than the total GDP of the 85 poorest countries, study finds
Zara founder Amancio Ortega, a Spanish billionaire who surpassed Bill Gates as the world's richest man for a brief period in 2015, now comes fifth in the table with an estimated net worth of $77billion. … [Read more...] about Combined $858 billion wealth of the top ten richest people on Earth is greater than the total GDP of the 85 poorest countries, study finds
