25/11/2015 Newsround

We've got all of Wednesday's top stories covered.

I'm Ricky, with you over the next five minutes.

The French daredevil with only a thin rope between him

And - we find out how mud could be used to charge phones.

But first this afternoon, scientists are asking

for urgent action to protect some of the world's most at-risk primates.

The eastern lowland gorilla - the largest of the gorilla species,

and one of the most magnificent creatures on Earth.

They live here, in the tropical rainforests of

the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, but the number of them left

And it's not just gorillas, scientists are now warning that

over half of the world's primates are on the brink of extinction.

25 species, including apes, lemurs and monkeys have been named

Scientists say the drop in numbers is being caused by the destruction

of their habitats - particularly the burning and clearing of tropical

Some species are also hunted for their meat or sold illegally.

At a meeting in Singapore, scientists called on world leaders

to find ways of protecting primates and their habits.

Well, to find out more, we've got Dr Caroline Bettridge

There are 703 species and species of primates in the world -

They are extremely important. As well as being interesting in their

own right, they can play important roles in the systems in the areas

they live. In forests, their input on seed dispersal is for those

trees. Which species are most at risk? A huge number of

unfortunately, as well as over 50% of the species being endangered, the

ICN have just released a list of the 25 most endangered primate species,

including things like this action orangutan and the East lowland

gorilla, things like the cleaner in Madagascar. -- Leamer. What is being

done to try and protect these animals? There is a lot happening

but more needs to be done. Conservation organisations are

trying to convince governments to help a bit more per affecting the

habitats, preventing the forests being cut down is probably the most

important thing but also enforcing regulations on things like bush meat

hunting. We hear about con -- we hear a bit conservation efforts all

the time, do they work? Working with local communities makes it out of

difference. From past experience, we know that we see it primate

population starting to grow again in those situations. Interesting stuff.

Let?s get you some more stories from around the world now.

Take a look at this French daredevil in action.

Theo Sanson has just broken the world record for a slackline

by walking nearly 500 metres between two rock formations in Utah

Sanson hovered over 120 metres in the air, and made a slow and

Next to Malawi in Southeast Africa, where people have come up with

a genius way to charge up their mobiles.

These women made an oven out of mud, and attached to it a small device

Whilst the ovens are being used to cook food, the heat powers up this

generator which can then provide enough electricity to charge small

In some parts of Malawi, only 10% of the population has access to power.

Finally, if you've ever run in an egg and spoon race you'll have

The 120 waiters took part in this race in the city of Yokohama

The idea being to complete the 300-metre course without

dropping any of the bottles or glasses they were carrying.

Kento Sasamoto won the individual men's event with

I think it's safe to say he was more successful than some

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