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A girl walks past a mural showing an image of the rapper ‘RM’ from the K-pop boy band sensation BTS, at the Goyang Tourist Information Centre in Goyang, northwest of Seoul. — AFP
BTS effect resurrects out-of-print book on early death
A girl walks past a mural showing an image of the rapper ‘RM’ from the K-pop boy band sensation BTS, at the Goyang Tourist Information Centre in Goyang, northwest of Seoul. — AFPThe leader of K-pop sensation BTS has turned an out-of-print book into a bestseller in South Korea in just days, as fans flocked to get a copy after he was seen reading it. The trailblazing septet have reached global superstardom, with their single “Dynamite”...
In this file photo a lion rests in an enclosure at the sanctuary in Jerash, some 50 kilometers north of the Jordanian capital.—AFP
Has the wildlife ‘Red List’ let Africa’s big cats down?
In this file photo a lion rests in an enclosure at the sanctuary in Jerash, some 50 kilometers north of the Jordanian capital.—AFPLions and cheetahs are closer to extinction than the authoritative Red List of Threatened Species suggests, according to conservation scientists who warn that sharp drops in populations could be going undetected. Africa’s marquee big cats are currently listed as “vulnerable”, but with declines in lion numbers...