28 h. ago Two teenagers found with 5,000 ants could serve 12 months in prison

The pair have been fined $7,700 or the option to serve the maximum penalty for violating wildlife conservation laws in prison

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30 h. ago Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1

Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been fined $7,700 or the option to serve 12 months in prison — the maximum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation laws

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2 w. ago Mystery of the 'Dial of Destiny' that inspired Indiana Jones has been solved – sort of

The Antikythera Mechanism dates back more than 2,000 years and has been described as the most complex piece of engineering to have survived from the ancient world

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2 w. ago Two teens and 5,000 ants: how a smuggling bust shed new light on a booming trade

Two Belgian 19-year-olds have pleaded guilty to wildlife piracy – part of a growing trend of trafficking ‘less conspicuous’ creatures for sale as exotic petsPoaching busts are familiar territory for the officers of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), an armed force tasked with protecting the country’s iconic creatures. But what awaited guards when they descended in early April on a guesthouse in the west of the country was both larger and smaller in scale than the smuggling operations they typically encounter. There were more than 5,000 smuggled animals, caged in their own enclosures. Each one, however, was about the size of a little fingernail: 18-25mm.The cargo, which two Belgian teenagers had apparently intended to ship to exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia, was ants. Their enclosures were a mixture of test tubes and syringes containing cotton wool – environments that authorities say would keep the insects alive for weeks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants to be sentenced in 2 weeks

Two Belgian teenagers who were found with thousands of ants valued at $9,200 and allegedly destined for European and Asian markets will be sentenced in two weeks

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3 w. ago Two teenagers arrested in Kenya for smuggling thousands of ants out of the country

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged with wildlife piracy

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3 w. ago Ethnic minority student teachers offered £5,000 to train by 'anti

Ethnic minority students have been offered £5,000 more than their white peers to become teachers. 

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last month Cancer survivor left homeless after £90k camper van dream turns into nightmare

Fiona Helen's much-anticipated post-treatment tour of Europe was ruined after the £90,000 luxury motor home she bought ran into a series of faults - leaving her stranded in Scotland

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