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For the last two weeks representatives from 178 countries have been meeting in Thailand to talk about endangered species.
The CITES conference has been described as a big step towards protecting the thousands of endangered animals and plants destroyed every year for money.
But whilst some animals, like the African elephant, were given protection, others lost out.
Newsround's Joe has been looking back at what CITES has achieved.
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Spring butterflies are arriving late
The UK's spring butterflies are arriving weeks late because of the weather.
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David Beckham joins Paris St-Germain until June 2013, before retiring from footie - Newsround looks at the former England captain's career in pictures.
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Dick and Dom have teamed up with Newsround to launch an exciting inventions competition. We want kids to dream up inventions that solve everyday problems.
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