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His cause was boosted by a spirited social media campaign by Cher, who travelled to Pakistan to see him off. Wearing a black face mask, the singer was on hand at Siem Reap airport and waved excitedly at the plane after it landed around 2:30 pm (0730 GMT). Kaavan's much-anticipated journey was "uneventful", said Amir Khali, a veterinarian from animal welfare group Four Paws, adding he behaved "like a frequent flyer". "Kaavan was eating, was not stressed -- he was even a little bit sleeping, standing, leaning at the crate wall," he said. Once the sole Asian elephant in Pakistan, Kaavan will be transported from Siem Reap to neighbouring province Oddar Meanchey where a wildlife sanctuary with about 600 other elephants will be his new home. "Cambodia is pleased to welcome Kaavan. No longer will he be 'the world's loneliest elephant,'" deputy environment minister Neth Pheaktra said. "We expect to breed Kaavan with local elephants -- this is an effort to conserve the genetic fold," the … [Read more...] about ‘World’s loneliest elephant’ lands in Cambodia, greeted by Cher

He warned the public to stay on high alert at a time when the coronavirus has re-emerged in many parts of the world and Vietnam is still granting entry to certain groups of people who are subject to mandatory quarantine. … [Read more...] about Vietnam announces first domestic COVID-19 case after nearly 3 months