A woman who was able to survive the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand 20 years ago unharmed, aged eight, because of an elephant said “it
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Whisper it – alcohol-free wine has arrived in France
“My family wouldn’t talk to me for a year, such was my ‘treason’. And even today I get hate mail from wine-growers saying I am
Video shows mosque demolition documentary screening in India, not Bangladesh
As Muslim-majority Bangladesh saw a spate of reprisal attacks against its minority Hindu community, a video was shared online with a false claim that it
Syria says 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by Assad loyalists
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said three militants were also killed in the clashes. The SOHR added that the security forces later
Illegal trade booms in South Africa’s ‘super-strange looking’ plants
A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised crime
Mozambique unrest: Hundreds flee Maputo jail amid poll protests
Mr Rafael said groups of anti-government protesters had approached the prison in the capital Maputo on Wednesday. Prisoners used the unrest to knock down a
Scientists Discover 27 New Species in Densely Populated Area Packed with ‘Mystery’ Animals
An expedition with Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program did a species survey of Peru’s Alto Mayo Landscape in 2024 The expedition recorded over 2,000 species during
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington animal sanctuary
The animals died between late November and mid-December, the sanctuary’s director, Mark Mathews, told the New York Times, external. “We’ve never had anything like it;
Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed election results, police say. Thirty-three
Pope in Christmas Day message calls for talks to end Ukraine-Russia war
Speaking to thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square, the 88-year-old Pope declared: “May the sound of arms be silenced in war-torn Ukraine,” and