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Police poised to arrest popular monk in dramatic showdown
2016-06-16 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Thai police raided a Buddhist temple complex Thursday to arrest a popular abbot accused of accepting $40 million in embezzled money but were thwarted by thousands of his followers who said he is too ill to be taken into custody. The raid at Wat Dhammakaya, a monastery north of Bangkok known as one of the wealthiest in Thailand, began at 5 a.m. and was broadcast live on TV, in a tense showdown following a months-old standoff. But hours later police couldn't arrest the abbot, Phra Dhammachayo, after...
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This Buddhist Monk Is An Unsung Hero In World's Climate Fight
2016-01-25 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: One of the guiding forces behind the scenes of the Paris climate agreement is an 89-year-old Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. Christiana Figueres, who led the climate talks, has credited Thich Nhat Hanh with having played a pivotal role in helping her to develop the strength, wisdom and compassion needed to forge the unprecedented deal backed by 196 countries. Figueres, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, says the teachings of Thay, as he is known...
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Rare monk seals doing well in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
2015-10-08 04:27:56| Airlines - Topix.net
In this Sept. 27, 2015 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, two endangered Hawaiian monk seals await medical treatment in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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NOAA announces plan for endangered Hawaiian monk seal
2015-08-12 03:03:24| Airlines - Topix.net
In this Feb. 10, 2009, file photo, a Hawaiian monk seal basks in the late afternoon sun on the beach in Hau'ula, Hawaii, on the north shore of Oahu. Federal fisheries authorities want to more than double the small population of endangered Hawaiian monk seals in the state's main islands.
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NOAA prepares for Hawaiian monk seal vaccinations
2015-07-18 21:17:27| Airlines - Topix.net
Marine officials are readying for the possibility of a disease outbreak in Hawaiian waters, hoping to protect the dwindling Hawaiian monk seal population from morbillivirus. The disease has killed thousands of dolphins and seals around the world.
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