February 21, 2022

Chile Museum to Return Easter Island ‘Head’

Chile’s National Museum of Natural History said Monday it will return to Easter Island an enormous stone statue taken from the Rapa Nui people and brought to the mainland 150 years ago.The monolith is one of hundreds, called Moai, carved

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Australian FM Marise Payne to visit Laos on Feb 24-25

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Marise Payne will pay an official visit to Laos on Feb 24-25 in response to the invitation of his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The visit also

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Laos logs 218 new Covid-19 cases

Covid-19 has infected 218 people and claimed two lives nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 141,301 including 3,138 active cases and 612 deaths, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 …

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WWF-Laos saddened by the loss of the Mekong dolphin

WWF-Laos has been deeply saddened by the loss of the Mekong dolphin, as it was found dead on Feb 15, in the transboundary pool between Laos and Cambodia.This death most likely represents a national-level extinction for Laos. The population was

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