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• Bridge with a view: Ghana's primeval forest
Kakum, which became a national park in 1990, is a 135 square mile remnant of the vast forest that once stretched near the Atlantic Ocean shore of West Africa, from Guinea through Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast and Ghana. Today, 90 percent of ...
• When did people first come to North America?
The Paisley coprolites indicate people had found another way, perhaps crossing the land bridge but then walking down the coast, or even crossing the ocean by boat, the way people went from New Guinea to Australia thousands of years earlier. The ...
• 'Survivor' will shine spotlight on pristine Gabon
Gabon, which gained independence from France 48 years ago, is located to the west of the Republic of Congo and is bordered on the north by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Its distinct topography consists of open savanna, which is marked by hills and ...
• Death — it's a good thing, exhibit exclaims
Death — it's a good thing, exhibit exclaims Expo extols expiring; instant schnitzel; gastronomic guinea pigs ... An exhibition seeking to ease Chinese taboos toward death has opened in Hong Kong this week, featuring environmentally ...
• Australia lobbied to protect Coral Sea
... than 25 coral reefs and a network of underwater mountains and canyons, is historically important as the site of the pivotal 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea. The Allies scored a strategic victory by preventing Japanese forces from landing in New Guinea ...