Calls for action on Colombia’s hippo scourge after animal dies in road crash
Dead creature was one of 150 descendants of four hippos imported by drug baron Pablo Escobar in 1980s Colombia has logged its first hippopotamus-caused road...
Month : April 2023
Hyundai urged to stop illegal miners using its machines in Amazon
Greenpeace report finds heavy machinery made by South Korean firm contributing to destruction of Brazilian rainforest Hyundai is being urged to prevent its heavy machinery...
Bola Tinubu to become Nigeria’s president despite court challenges, says minister
Information minister says ‘no basis’ to form interim government, amid claims of February elections being fixed The Nigerian president-elect, Bola Tinubu, will take office on...
Gun battles erupt in Ethiopia as PM axes Amhara region’s security force
The country’s second-biggest state has been riven by mass street protests, armed clashes between local police and the federal military as well as the fatal...
Mayan ball game scoreboard thought to be over 1,000 years old found in Mexico
The circular carved stone, unearthed at the Yucatán’s Chichén Itzá complex, displays hieroglyphic writing and two game players A stone scoreboard used in an ancient...
Experts warn of new spyware threat targeting journalists and political figures
Citizen Lab says victims’ phones infected after being sent a iCloud calendar invitation in a ‘zero-click’ attack Security experts have warned about the emergence of...
Pentagon leaks: US seeks to mend ties after claims Washington spied on key allies
Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales The US is attempting to...
‘A very welcome thing’: New Zealand cabinet reaches gender parity for first time
Including ministers outside cabinet, there are now more women in country’s executive than men New Zealand has reached gender equity in its government cabinet for...
Weather tracker: Severe storms rock Australia and Canada
Tropical cyclone brews off the Kimberley while freezing rain causes chaos in Quebec and Ontario At the weekend a tropical low that was situated in...
Swimming pools of the rich driving city water crises, study says
Pools and well-watered gardens at least as damaging as climate emergency or population growth The swimming pools, well-watered gardens and clean cars of the rich...
