Word: southeasterly
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Medieval manuscripts usually live tucked away in the world's libraries, and are seldom seen in public, leaving medieval art lovers with expensive facsimile editions as a disappointing substitute. But in the Dutch town of Nijmegen, 60 km southeast of Utrecht, there's a rare opportunity to see the real thing...
...particularly hard. There are some signs that the message is finally sinking in, says Compton of TRAFFIC. "There's more political will out there to do something about this issue than there ever has been before," he says, noting that the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed in May to a five-year plan to combat threats to the region's biodiversity. "Now it remains to be seen if they'll commit the resources to back that up, put their money where their mouths are." Last week, amid an outbreak of avian flu in Indonesia that...
...Meat of the BRUSH-TAILED PORCUPINE, found in southwestern China, India and Southeast Asia, is considered a delicacy in China...
...ASIATIC BLACK BEAR is vanishing from mountainous regions of East Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia because bile from its gall bladder is used to treat cancer, asthma and other ailments...
...Scales of the armadillo-like PANGOLIN, found in Southeast Asia, purportedly reduce swelling. Pangolin meat is also considered a nutritious treat...