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- 1996-09-07 - You're in for a humpy ride
- Jack Barker saddles up for the six-mile Camel Derby - the big racing fixture in northern Kenya, where the essential skill is endurance.
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- 1997-08 - Camel-Racing in Berlin?
- By Corinna Matthies. It's neither a tale of the Arabian Nights nor is it a mirage: where elegant thoroughbreds sprint down the track today, camels might soon be racing each other. The European premiere of camel-racing, which has been a popular sport in the Arab world for generations, could kick off in Berlin in August.
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- 1998-01-19 - Rift Valley fever: the background
- Monday, January 19, 1998 Published at 13:20 GMT from BBC News: Sci/Tech. Red Cross officials say the outbreak of deadly Rift Valley Fever in Kenya has now spread from the north east to parts of the coast and central provinces.They say the numbers who have died from the disease may be double the government figure of 350 since late last year. Graham Easton of BBC Science has this report on the outbreak, and the nature of the disease.
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- 1998-04-02 - Bangladeshi child jockeys sent home
- Thursday, April 2, 1998 Published at 14:12 GMT 15:12 UK from BBC News: World: S/W Asia. Authorities in India have sent home a group of Bangladeshi children who they suspect were to be smuggled to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, to act as jockeys in camel races.
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- 1998-04-10 - Drunk in charge of a camel
- Friday, April 10, 1998 Published at 17:24 GMT 18:24 UK from BBC News: World: Asia-Pacific. The first Australian man to have been charged of being drunk in charge of a camel, Richard Church, has become something of a celebrity in the central Australian outback.
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- 1998-04-17 - The seamy side of camel racing
- Friday, April 17, 1998 Published at 13:34 GMT 14:34 UK from BBC News. The plight of children from South Asia forced to become jockeys in camel races in the Middle East has recently received international attention. The BBC's Mike Wooldridge reports from India, cruelty to the youngsters involved has been denounced and there are increasing efforts to protect vulnerable children.
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- 1998-07-29 - Camels give disease the hump
- Wednesday, July 29, 1998 Published at 10:11 GMT 11:11 UK from BBC Newswire: Health. Camels, the ancient ships of the desert and modern tourist attraction, could have another job title added to their list - that of life-savers.
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- 1998-09-02 - Kuwait to control wandering camels
- Wednesday, September 2, 1998 Published at 12:30 GMT 13:30 UK from BBC News: Middle East. The authorities in Kuwait are adopting stricter measures to control stray camels after a series of accidents caused by the beasts roaming on to highways.
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- 1999-05-30 - Saudi Arabia lifts livestock ban
- Sunday, May 30, 1999 Published at 11:32 GMT 12:32 UK from BBC News: World: Middle East. Saudi Arabia has lifted a sixteen-month ban on livestock imports from several countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.
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- 1999-09-04 - Country life ... complete with camels
- By Jonathan Nelson, Correspondent, The Oregonian, Saturday, September 4, 1999. After fleeing Silicon Valley, a couple adds two bactrian camels to their herd of alpacas on Puget Island.
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