Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 ***************************Advertisement*************************** eCentral - Your Entertainment Guide http://www.star-ecentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/12/10/world/snowy & sec=world ________________________ Tuesday, December 10, 2002 Alarm over illegal trade LONDON: Britain is at the hub of a growing illegal trade in endangered species, with smugglers taping plants to their bodies, hiding eggs in special body gear or even wearing a live snake belt, campaign groups said yesterday. “There is evidence that organised gangs, including the Russian Mafia and drugs cartels are increasingly involved in this global trade,” the World Wide Fund for Nature said. & #8211; Reuters <b>Thousands in noisy protests</b> CARACAS: Thousands of people across Venezuela staged noisy protests late Sunday as a crippling general strike headed for a second week amid fears of escalating violence and concern over oil exports. Minutes after organisers announced a continuation of the strike and the anti-government protests, crowds took to the streets here and other cities, banging pots and pans and calling for the resignation of President Hugo Chavez. & #8211; AFP <b>Mass grave uncovered</b> MONOKO-ZOHI (Ivory Coast): Terrorised villagers showed yesterday the blood-covered dirt paths, burnt shops and thinly-covered corpses of what appeared to be the single worst-known bloodletting of Ivory Coast & #8217;s war & #8211; a massacre by government soldiers of 120 unarmed civilians, survivors said. Revelations on the mass grave here came amid reports of heavy fighting in Ivory Coast & #8217;s west. & #8211; AP <b>New supreme court for NZ</b> WELLINGTON: New Zealand & #8217;s Labour-led government moved yesterday to sever the country & #8217;s legal links with its former colonial master by creating a new supreme court. In a legacy of its history as a British colony, New Zealand still retains the London-based Privy Council as its highest court of appeal. & #8211; AP <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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