Photos shot in Hong Kong this week show more than 18-thousand shark fins drying on the roofs of industrial buildings. The fins are spread neatly in patterns under a warm sun. The images present just a fraction of the shark finning that takes place ev

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Relinquunt Omnia Servare Rem Publicam. The old South Boston Aquarium stands In a Sahara of snow now. Its broken windows are boarded. The bronze weathervane cod has lost half its scales. The airy tanks are dry. Once my nose crawled like a snail on th

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Yvonne: This is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Alice has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Alice. Alice: Hi Yvonne. Yvonne: Now Alice, how do you get around London? Alice: Ooh by bus, bicycle and usually the Tube. Yvonne: Aha, an

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London's 'Tube' Plays Crucial Olympics Role Massive overhaul Head into the Tube and you never quite know what you might find. With 12 million passengers passing through every day - and three million more expected during the Olympics - the Tube is its

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Shark Fin Consumption Declines in Hong Kong Harvesting is what fishermen call the brutal act of cutting the fins off of living sharks and throwing the torso back into the ocean. Around 50 percent of all shark fins worldwide are traded through Hong Ko

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BBC Learning English London Life Friendliness on the tube Yvonne:I'm Yvonne Archer and this is London Life from bbclearningenglish.com. Hello! In today's programme, we're talking about friendliness on London's tubes. Is there any? As you probably kn

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