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Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

Five baby orangutans abandoned in an Indian forest have exposed a "massive" exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the country, experts say.

Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

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Space war and other distractions

When Troy Meink, the chief of the U.S. Space Force, announces for no obvious reason that the United States “now has on-orbit space-control weapons,” people naturally assume that something is […]

  • U.S. Space Force chief claims country now has on-orbit space-control weapons
  • Experts suggest announcement aims to draw attention to under-covered Space Force
  • Outer space treaty prohibits use of WMDs in space, limiting nuclear weapons effectiveness

Letters, Sept. 18

Efficiency matters Re: A development infused with personal memory, Think Tank, Sept. 15 Columnist Brent Bellamy mentions “a focus on high energy efficiency and near-zero carbon emissions over the life…

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