Stressed Singaporeans crack down on thieving monkeys
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With monitor lizards, snakes, and  bats prowling their parks, residents of tropical Singapore are  no strangers to the occasional animal ambush.
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MANILA, Philippines - A grumpy-looking iguana, a slithery python, and an enormous turtle were among a church full of animals blessed in an annual ceremony in the Philippines on Sunday.    The unusual service - which commemorates St...
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Singapore health authorities have expressed concern over the tropical disease melioidosis following the deaths of 23 people out of 57 cases from January to July.
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Chewing gum, homosexuality, public protests... the list of things frowned upon is long in Singapore. But satire? Yes, that too. Seriously.
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Thai scientists began an investigation Monday into what some conservationists believe could be the world's biggest case of ape smuggling -- nearly 100 orangutan found in a Bangkok amusement park.
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If there is a social problem in Singapore, expect the government to mount a campaign to fix it.
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The Singapore Zoo is looking for a  new home for its male polar bear and will no longer bring  animals from the North or South Poles to tropical Singapore, an  official said.
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Almost a third of all apes, monkeys and other primates are in danger of extinction because of rampant habitat destruction, the commercial sale of their meat and the trade in illegal wildlife, a report released Friday said.
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WASHINGTON -- In Thailand, he persuaded Santas and toll booth operators to hand out condoms. Traffic police gave them away, too, which he called "Cops and Rubbers." And Buddhist monks blessed packets of the latex sheaths in ceremonies.
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Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infections are on the rise among Singaporean teenagers as a result of promiscuity and disregard for safe-sex practices.
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Calif. judge says that the San Francisco Zoo may look for incriminating photographs on cell phones owned by two men who were mauled by a tiger last month.
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A Chinese zoo is running a  Big Brother style competition with a difference -- the  contestants have to live in a monkey enclosure.
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A lion has attacked a man who jumped into its enclosure shouting &quot;Jesus will save you!&quot;, at a zoo in Taiwan&#39;s capital.
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Many Andar residents are anxious about security and resentful of the government and the police, whom they accused of preying on the people.
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Monkey handler Ramal Lala strolls along New Delhi's streets, a leash on his monkey named Mungle. The local government has hired the two to chase down thousands of smaller monkeys known to roam this mega-city of 13 million people, hopping on just about anything, breaking into houses and occasionally biting spectators.
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Singapore is rich, but seldom envied. Outsiders have long viewed the gleaming city-state that attained its independence in 1965 as a tidy but soulless place, the nanny state that banned chewing gum.
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NEW DELHI - A top court reprimanded authorities in the Indian capital for failing to stop hundreds of monkeys from terrifying residents, news reports said Thursday. As forest cover around New Delhi has shrunk, the city has struggled with a growing simian population.