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minds subscription: Animal agriculture is a significant driver of carbon dioxide emissions, through deforestation when swathes of land are used instead to grow feed crops for livestock, according to The Independent. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, livestock accounts for 14.5 per cent of global emissions. The Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, says new high-tech foodstuffs will be vital to the EU meeting its goals on climate change, human health and drug resistance. Raising meat animals on farms is also a significant source of methane, which is about 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Extinction rebellion Climate change protesters block London bridges Show all 25 Created with Sketch. Created with Sketch. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

monday: On Monday, the key market gauge surged 381.22 points. ; The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was up 4.56 points, or 0.28 percent, at 1,606.52, according to The Japan Times. It climbed 24.67 points Monday. The Nikkei 225 average gained 20.80 points, or 0.10 percent, to end at 21,302.65. Both the Nikkei and Topix struggled for direction in the morning as the closure of the U.S. market Monday for a holiday provided few trading incentives, market sources said. Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co., attributed Tuesday's rise to futures-linked buying by foreign players spurred by the yen's drop. In the afternoon, however, the market became somewhat buoyant thanks to the yen weakening against the dollar, the sources said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

street peers: Agius, wearing a dark grey suit and blue tie, was questioned by the Serious Fraud Office's lead prosecutors for nearly five hours over the bank's 11bn emergency fundraising in 2008, according to The Independent. Lead prosecutor Edward Brown QC asked the former chairman to provide details about a board meeting held in early October that year, just as the UK government was preparing to bail out Barclays' high street peers Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB. According to meeting minutes read to the jury, the board discussed whether Barclays should take the government up on an offer of a fresh capital injection, but was worried about constraints placed on the bank particularly around its operations, ability to issue dividends and the level of executive compensation . Agius said at the time, there was a fantastic level of competition for bankers, whose pay had crept higher over a 10-15 year period. Marcus Agius is the first senior Barclays board member to be questioned during the trial at Southwark crown court in central London. The prospect of pay cuts meant risking the bank's top-level talent, he explained. The SFO alleges that four former Barclays executives Richard Boath, Roger Jenkins, Tom Kalaris and former CEO John Varley lied to the stock market and other investors about how 322m in fees were paid to Qatar in relation to emergency fundraising of more than 11bn in 2008. The board was facing a problem, that if we didn't pay people the going market rate very highly paid, highly talented people walked out . We concluded that if our major shareholder was the government, our ability to pay our people competitive rates in order to obtain their services would be compromised, Agius said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

trade headlines: SPX SPY Callum Thomas Callum Thomas February 16, 2019 Can the bulls keep it up Sour news on retail sales, which some brushed aside as an aberration, was a blip in a strong week, according to Market Watch. All the more reason to pay attention to Walmart's strong earnings this morning, which may reassure those worried about a consumer-led recession. After a brief national emergency where the S&P500 failed to break the 200dma, it managed to close above; now 2800 is in focus. And trade headlines may have something to say about further gains for stocks as Europe threatens to mix it up over potential U.S. auto tariffs see buzz below and China and D.C. negotiators sit down in Washington to pick up where Beijing left off last week. Beginning with the December 24th bottom in the S&P 500 at 2,346, the narrative has been that the global economy is slowing, the Fed is becoming more dovish, and a trade deal between the United States and China is imminent, which all contributed to the index rallying 430 points from the Dec. 24 low at 2,346, said Kobeissi. Our call of the day from Adam Kobeissi, founder and editor in chief of The Kobeissi Letter, sees some near-term dark clouds gathering around the S&P 500, and judging by soggy action in premarket, he may be onto something. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

window: The reception had not been warm at all, but these were the words he had already decided to say, and so say them he did, according to The Independent. It was, in its way, a beautifully clear window into the Corbyn psyche, which is best understood as that of a wasp. Thank you so much for that warm reception, he said. When a dying wasp flies to the top of a window for the hundredth time, then stumbles to the bottom and tries again, it is not because it is stupid, as such, it is because it is biologically incapable of learning. It is, quite literally, stubborn by nature. It is born and it will die with all the cognitive function it will ever have. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

israel: It comes amid a rise in anti-Jewish attacks in France, which is home to the world's largest Jewish population outside of Israel and the US. Macron condemns antisemitic abuse during gilets jaunes Paris protest Read more The government has warned antisemitism is spreading like poison in France, despite the trauma still felt after 78,000 French Jews were deported to death camps, aided by the French collaborationist Vichy government, during the Nazi occupation in the second world war, according to The Guardian. Overnight on Monday a Jewish cemetery in Quatzenheim in Alsace was targeted and about 80 tombs were defaced with swastikas. Political leaders from all parties, including former presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, gathered in Paris, filling the Place de la Republique, to decry anti-Semitic acts with one common slogan Enough! Macron visited the national Holocaust memorial in Paris with the heads of the Senate and National Assembly. Macron visited the cemetery on Tuesday, telling local leaders and members of the Jewish community It's important for me to be here with you today. A group of men called him a dirty Zionist and told him France belongs to us . Two teenagers were arrested on Friday after they allegedly fired shots at a synagogue with an air rifle in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles, home to a large Jewish community. At the weekend, on the margins of a gilets jaunes yellow vests anti-government protest in Paris, a torrent of hate speech was directed at the philosopher Alain Finkielkraut, the son of a Jewish Polish leather merchant who survived Auschwitz. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

october raids: Camera crews and journalists beat the police to the October 2017 raids on AWU headquarters when staff from Senator Cash and former justice minister Michael Keenan's offices tipped off the media, according to Nine News Australia. Senator Cash faced a third consecutive day of grilling at Senate estimates on Wednesday. To improve your experience update it here News National Senator 'gave police what they asked for'By AAP4 11pm Feb 20, minister Michaelia Cash insists the federal police didn't ask her for more evidence about raids on Australian Workers' Union offices after she opted to write a letter instead of give a formal statement. The Liberal frontbencher said there was no follow up after she sent the Australian Federal Police a letter, which pointed to answers she provided at a Senate hearing. They had no further questions and they did not believe the statement was insufficient. If the AFP had thought the statement I provided was insufficient or they had further questions they had every opportunity to come back to me, she said on Wednesday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

project: Her new icebreaker, Let's talk about your vagina leads to chat both frivolous and fraught, with survivors of sexual assault and religious repression, reluctant menstruators and enthusiastic masturbators, according to The Guardian. Photographing 100 female bodies was the impetus, but this project is much more besides. Previous photography series on breasts and penises have caused a stir and now she's tackling the last taboo. Ellen E Jones My Million Pound Menu8pm, BBC Two By offering hopeful foodies an injection of tasty capital from angel investors, this reality show is essentially Lardons Den. Graeme Virtue How the Other Kids Live8pm, Channel 4 The series in which families arrange playdates in an effort to bridge cultural, ethnic and economic divides travels to Sheffield, where nine-year-old bike-rider Syd and her mum Jodie host a get-together with Muslim girly-girl Alisha, and Daisy, who comes from a blended family . Can the girls find some common ground Mike Bradley Shetland9pm, BBC One Have we got two homicidal maniacs running around Shetland gasps normally unflappable DI Jimmy Perez as the body count begins to mount. In the final episode of season two, urbane but steely First Dates ma tre d' Fred Sirieix, best known for his pearls of romantic wisdom on Channel 4, walks three more hopeful businesses, including a zero-waste food stall, through the high-pressure process. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

sarah n: Photo REUTERS/Joshua Roberts world 16 U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds Feb. 19 10 15 am JST 66 Comments By Sarah N Lynch and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to MSNBC. Joining California in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Virginia. A protester wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump holds a sign during a demonstration against Trump on President's day near the White House in Washington on Monday. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came just days after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday after Congress declined to fulfill his request for 5.7 billion to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise. We're suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. His move aims to let him spend money appropriated by Congress for other purposes.. Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

security services: Paladin had little experience in providing garrison and security services in immigration detention, but the home affairs department has said it was left with little choice but to hand it the contract because others were reluctant to be associated with the noise of its offshore detention regime, according to The Guardian. Asylum seekers on Manus Island said they had long questioned what the Australian government was paying for, not just through its deal with Paladin, but with all its contractors. The Australian government is continuing to face scrutiny for its decision to hand the contracts to run the Manus Island asylum and refugee centres to the contractor Paladin, through a non-competitive tender process. Paladin controversy prompts renewed scrutiny of 591m Nauru deal Read more The award-winning journalist and writer Behrouz Boochani, who is on Manus, said there were many locals working at the centre on low wages. Security incidents were typically dealt with by police, he said. He said Paladin's staff did little more than check IDs and sit in camps by the front gate. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

countries regions: Investigation found that more than 100 actual controllers or senior executives of the online lending platforms had been missing before the P2P companies were investigated, some of whom were confirmed to have fled abroad, according to Global Times China. Police have solved a group of major P2P cases involving a large number of retail investors and brought back 62 suspects from 16 countries and regions including Thailand and Cambodia, the ministry said. According to preliminary statistics, 10 billion yuan 1.5 billion US dollars worth of assets of the P2P lending platforms involved, including cash, bank deposits and real estate, have been sealed up, seized or frozen by police across the country. The ministry vowed to continue crackdown on illegal fundraising and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

friday: On Friday, the key market gauge fell 239.08 points. ; The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, ended 24.67 points, or 1.56 percent, higher at 1,601.96, according to The Japan Times. It gave up 12.52 points Friday. The Nikkei 225 average soared 381.22 points, or 1.82 percent, to end at 21,281.85, its best finish since Dec. 17. Stocks surged from the outset on hefty purchases induced Wall Street's exuberance last Friday that was a reflection of renewed expectations for progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations, market sources said. In the broad-based rally on the Tokyo market, cyclical shares, in particular, drew buying, said Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co. After the end of two days of ministerial trade talks between the U.S. and China in Beijing on Friday, the White House announced that negotiations would continue in Washington. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

liquidity level: No reverse repos will be conducted Monday in order to maintain reasonably sufficient liquidity in the banking system, the statement said, according to Global Times China. A reverse repo is a process by which the central bank purchases securities from commercial banks through bidding, with an agreement to sell them back in the future. The liquidity level has been pushed up due to factors such as cash returning to the banking system, the People's Bank of China PBOC said in a statement. No reverse repos are due to mature this week. The PBOC has skipped reverse repos for six work days consecutively since the end of the week-long Spring Festival holiday, when cash demand is usually strong. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

gr ie: The cars going on to the transporter ships now will arrive in Japan the home market towards the end of March, around Brexit day in fact, according to The Independent. It was always a signal compliment to the quality of the cars made by Japanese firms in Britain, that they were deemed good enough for customers in Tokyo as well as Torquay. They are there because Swindon is the world production centre for one of the company's most important products. Reliable products from a reliable workforce in a reliable nation. No one, not even the board of the Honda Motor Company Limited or the British government can say if future car exports will have tariffs slapped on them because of Brexit. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial But now look. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

minds subscription: Manufacturers would have to pass tariffs of up to 20 per cent onto retailers, who would themselves have to decide how much of the extra cost to pass onto shoppers, he cautioned, according to The Independent. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Mr Hudson said the uncertainty around Brexit was seriously delaying our ambitious plans for continued growth and imposing additional costs, with four of the company's senior executives focused entirely on contingency planning. The frozen food specialist's managing director for the UK and Ireland, Wayne Hudson, said many food products would be affected by a disorderly Brexit. It remains unclear whether EU27 countries will be accommodating to exports of UK manufacturers' products after Brexit, he warned. Created with Sketch. In an article in The Grocer magazine, Mr Hudson said There is now a dense fog and a serious sense of unease that the entire food industry is having to navigate. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

gel: What to look for when choosing an energy gel ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial The top considerations when you're choosing an energy gel are taste, the amount of carbohydrates you get per gel, portability and, crucially, whether it plays nice with your stomach, according to The Independent. While it's always useful to take recommendations, when it comes to sports nutrition, everyone is unique. Gels come in a huge range of shapes, sizes, flavours and consistencies but they all share the same goal to top up your energy stores once the body has run short of its own available stocks. What sends one runner speeding to the finish line, can easily send another sprinting to a portaloo with tummy troubles. Read more 10 best running belts10 best fitness trackers7 best all-natural energy foods From shakes to bars With that in mind, when you're selecting which gels to try first, you'll want to pay particular attention to the weight of the gel overall, the quantity and source of the carbohydrates it contains and whether it delivers additional benefits such as a hit of caffeine for an extra kick, or electrolytes to help aid hydration by keeping your salt balance right. So the best advice is to try a few and find one that works for you. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

news conference: He replaced a group led by former local prosecutor Motonari Otsuru with one overseen by Junichiro Hironaka, who is known for aggressive tactics defending high-profile clients such as a former senior bureaucrat accused of corruption, according to The Japan Times. Hironaka will hold his first news conference as Ghosn's lawyer on Wednesday. He's lost two requests for bail and faces as many as 10 years in prison if convicted. ; Confronting a legal system with a 99 percent conviction rate, Ghosn overhauled his legal team last week. By hiring a lead lawyer nicknamed The Razor, Ghosn is betting that an attorney with a history of challenging the insular Japanese legal world can make him a free man again. Hironaka is the type of lawyer who will thoroughly fight the prosecutors' charge. Otsuru was miscast because he's not the type of lawyer that will take a combative stance against the prosecutors and likely couldn't maintain a relationship of trust with Ghosn, said Nobuo Gohara, a lawyer and former prosecutor in Japan. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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family: The little girl, who will celebrate her first birthday tomorrow, was born 25 weeks premature and has spent more than 359 days in hospital, according to Nine News Australia. Her family has made sure she has had someone by her side almost 24 hours a day. To improve your experience update it here News National Family forced to pay 8k to keep sick baby company in hospital By Emily Gayton8 02pm Feb 18, 2019Facebook Tweet MailA Melbourne family say they've been forced to fork out more than 8000 in parking fees while their daughter Daisy has been sick in hospital. Baby Daisy has been sick in hospital for almost a year. But the family's compassion has cost them. A Current Affair It's really good to have someone there with her all the time because they can keep an eye on her, Mum Lucy McGee-Stebbings told A Current Affair. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

index: The solid movement of the CSI 300 Index, which replicates the performance of top 300 stocks in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, has shown that investors in Asia highly anticipate the trade talks with the U.S. to see significant progress in the weeks to come, according to Xinhua China. The CSI 300 Index made robust gains in anticipation of satisfactory trade talks between the US and China. The Dow Jones is nearing the 26,000 point mark after initiating a strong rally in the past two weeks. Source Trading View The Dow Jones recorded a 1.3 percent rise on February 17 and is en route to breaking out of the 26,000 point level for the first time since November. Read the full story on CCN. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

labour party: With only 39 days until Britain leaves the EU in its biggest foreign and trade policy shift in more than 40 years, divisions over Brexit have fragmented British politics, breaking down traditional party lines and creating new coalitions across the country's left/right divide, according to Nine News Australia. The Labour party that we joined that we campaigned for and believed in is no longer today's Labour Party. To improve your experience update it here News World Seven MPs quit UK Labour over Brexit By AAP10 23pm Feb 18, Labour politicians have quit Britain's main opposition party over leader Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and a row over anti-Semitism, saying Labour had been hijacked by the machine politics of the hard left . The departure of the small group of politicians underlines the mounting frustration with Corbyn's reluctance to change his Brexit strategy and start campaigning for a second referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union. We did everything we could to save it, but it has now been hijacked by the machine politics of the hard left, MP Chris Leslie told a news conference. Offering to actually enable this government's Brexit, constantly holding back from allowing the public a final say. Evidence of Labour's betrayal on Europe is now visible for all to see. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

tokyo trading: Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.17% added 0.4%. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, 0.60% advanced 1.8%. The country said its core machinery orders dropped 0.1% in December from the previous month, beating forecasts of a 1.1% decline, according to Market Watch. Shares rose in Taiwan Y9999, 1.18% and throughout Southeast Asia. South Korea's Kospi SEU, 1.09% jumped 0.7% and the Shanghai Composite index SHCOMP, 0.20% rose 2.6%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng HSI, 1.01% was 1.6% higher. Among individual stocks, Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing 9983, 0.08% jumped in Tokyo trading, as did Bridgestone 5108, 0.57% and Japan Steel 5631, 0.34% . Oil producers CNOOC 0883, 1.16% and Petro China 0857, 1.34% rose in Hong Kong, along with tech companies Sunny Optical 2382, 3.03% and Tencent 0700, 1.25% . Samsung 005930, 2.07% rose in Korea, as did Taiwan Semiconductor 2330, 2.40% in Taiwan. We feel we have made headway on very, very important and difficult issues, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Oil companies such as Woodside Petroleum WPL, 0.78% Beach Energy BPT, 1.01% and Santos STO, 1.02% jumped in Australia After the markets closed on Friday, China and the U.S. announced plans to resume trade negotiations in Washington, fueling hopes that both countries were edging toward a deal. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

no-deal brexit: Although the possibility of a no-deal Brexit still looms, Hachigo said the company's decision is not related to that possibility, stressing that it is instead part of a streamlining of production sites and capability, according to The Japan Times. The timing also coincided with the decision to change its Civic production base. As we need to boost the product lineup of electric vehicles in Europe, we've come to think that it will be difficult to manufacture such vehicles there due to competitiveness and other factors, Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo told a news conference at the firm's headquarters in Tokyo. ; As environmental regulations are set to be strengthened in China, where the automaker has several production bases, Hachigo said more environmentally friendly models will be manufactured in China and exported to Europe in the future. Honda also said it will cease production at its plant in Turkey in 2021, which will result in the loss of 1,100 jobs in that country. Asked what will happen to the 3,500 workers at its Swindon plant in southern England, Hachigo said Honda will do what it can and that talks between management and employees began Tuesday. We will continue our business in the U.K. and Turkey, so we hope to keep building good relationships with both governments, Hachigo said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

trade: Meanwhile, consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC surged after posting results, according to Market Watch. How are markets performing The FTSE 100 UKX, 0.41% closed down 0.4% to 7,219.47, after finishing last week with a gain of 2.3% the largest three-week point and percentage gain since July 15, 2016. Investor concerns remain over trade negotiation progress between the U.S. and China. Meanwhile, the pound GBPUSD, -0.1531% rose to 1.2927 from 1.2892 late in New York on Friday. However, investors are still concerned about the progress made on difficult issues such as Washington's dissatisfaction over Chinese technology and trade policies. What's driving the markets U.S.-China trade negotiations will continue in Washington this week, fueling some hope that the two nations will soon reach a deal. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

week italy: How are markets performing The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, 0.40% rose by 0.2% to 369.78 on Monday, after the index finished at a four-month high on Friday, rising 3% for the week, according to Market Watch. Italy's FTSE MIB I945, 0.02% climbed 0.6% to 20,333.26, while Spain's IBEX 35 IBEX, 0.53% index rose 0.3% to 9,155.50 and France's CAC 40 PX1, 0.29% added 0.3% to 5,168.54. Fintech Wirecard AG jumped by 15% after Germany's financial regulator banned investors from shorting its shares. The FTSE 100 UKX, 0.41% was down 0.3% to 7,219.47, after finishing the week up 2.3% the largest three-week percentage gain since July 15, 2016. The euro EURUSD, 0.0970% climbed to 1.1308 on Monday, from 1.1298 late Friday in New York, while the pound GBPUSD, -0.1531% rose to 1.2927 from 1.2892. Germany's DAX 30 DAX, 0.71% finished flat at 11,299.20. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

xianggu village: The Guangxi forestry department sent 66 live pangolins from 2015 to 2016 to the Guangxi Shengkai Investment Co., which owned a pangolin breading base in Xianggu village, Beihai, according to Global Times China. The department also sent another 64 live pangolins from 2014 to 2017 to the Yuehuiteng steel company in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, according to The Beijing News. Photo Xinhua A total of 130 pangolins seized from smugglers by authorities in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had died by the end of January of rescue failure, The Beijing News reported Sunday. The 130 pangolins - Sunda pangolins, also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, seized by Guangxi authorities from smugglers - had all died by January, The Beijing News reported. In captivity, the armadillo-like animals have a high mortality rate and require a qualified team, special equipment and techniques to care of them, Wu Shibao, a pangolin expert and professor at the School of Life Sciences at South China Normal University, told the Global Times on Monday. Pangolins are listed as extremely endangered animals. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.