UNITED STATES
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the beluga sturgeon as an endangered species. If listed, it will become illegal to import caviar from the fish into the US, cutting the world market for this delicacy by 80 per cent.
MAURITANIA
A huge river has been discovered flowing underneath the Sahara desert. The river is buried 250 metres below the town of Atar and contains enough water to supply the daily needs of the town’s 50,000 inhabitants, say Russian scientists working for a Swiss geological survey company.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
The World Health Organization is warning…
