Export of 100,000 monkeys from Sri Lanka unknown, Chinese Embassy

Export of 100,000 monkeys from Sri Lanka unknown, Chinese Embassy

The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has shown ignorance regarding the export of 100,000 monkeys. China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration, which oversees the export and import of wild animals and plants, has not received any request from a Chinese company to import monkeys from Sri Lanka, the Chinese embassy said in a statement. Gonadasa Samarasinghe,…

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Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security

Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security

Martin Griffths, the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed ambassadors on the eve of the expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly 25 million metric tonnes of foodstuff from Ukraine to reach global markets.  The accord was signed in Türkiye in July 2022, in parallel with a Memorandum of…

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