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20200811 Tuesday

Mauritius, Hong King, Belarus, Beirut

Commonly perpetrated by females of European descent (white) which involves artificial tanning (spray tanningand tanning booths) and using makeup to manipulate facial features in order to appear to have some type of Black African ancestry.

Perpetrate かたく 罪を行う

https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=Blackfishing&amp=true

More than 1,000 tonnes of fuel has already seeped from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio into the sea off south-east Mauritius, polluting the coral reefs, white-sand beaches and pristine lagoons that attract tourists from around the world.

Pristine 手つかず

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/10/mauritius-calls-for-urgent-help-to-prevent-oil-spill-disaster

“People have realised that they need to take things into their hands. We are here to protect our fauna and flora,” environmental activist Ashok Subron told AFP news agency on Sunday.

Fauna and flora 動植物

Mauritius has “world-important populations of reptiles with unique genetic make-up”, which could be among the species threatened, said Vikash Tataya, conservation director with the Mauritian Wildlife Organisation.

genetic make-up 遺伝子構造

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53722701

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