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Bears Grow Hungry Ahead of Autumn Travel Season

Hyogo Prefecture is warning of an increased risk of Asiatic black bears entering residential areas this autumn as a poor crop of acorns and other nuts leaves the animals searching more widely for food…

  • Asiatic black bear risk rises in Hyogo Prefecture due to poor acorn harvest.
  • Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito warns of increased bear-human encounters.
  • Kyoto Prefecture conducts first emergency firearms cull for bear control.

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Pokemon thieves clear out collectibles shop

Terri Settle loved watching children walk into her collectibles shop to hunt for their favourite Pokemon cards. After the latest break in stripped her shelves of much of the inventory, […]

  • Winnipeg collectibles shop robbed of $6,000 worth of merchandise
  • Pokemon cards, valued highly, were primary target of thieves
  • Investigation ongoing, no arrests made yet

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab drives nearly half of al-Qaeda-linked violence as 2027 risks mount

Somalia has become the main pressure point in al-Qaeda’s global network, with its affiliate al-Shabaab accounting for nearly half of all recorded political violence involving al-Qaeda-linked groups so…

  • Al-Shabaab responsible for nearly half of al-Qaeda-linked political violence in Somalia in 2026.
  • Over 2,300 political violence events involving al-Shabaab recorded this year.
  • Concerns about increased instability and potential territory gains for al-Shabaab in 2027.

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France seizes cocaine from Ghana, second such case in months

Barely a few months after Australian authorities seized a methamphetamine shipment from Ghana, French authorities have impounded a cocaine shipment under broadly similar circumstances.

  • French customs seize 3.9 metric tons of cocaine in Dunkirk.
  • Cocaine valued at €225 million, concealed in plastic waste.
  • French judicial police monitoring criminal network before seizure.

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Illegal bird hunting devices seized

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC)’s Natural Reserves Department has seized several bird-calling devices, in the area under the jurisdiction of Brouq unit within Al Reem Nature…

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