4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (97+ words) Health expert sheds light on the new COVID-19 variant." HERMANTOWN, Minn. (KQDS-TV)- It's been six years since the COVID-19 pandemic took over the world. But despite that time, scientists and medical professionals are still monitoring new COVID-19 variants. The newest…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (307+ words) Botswana President Duma Boko visited France last week Botswana has signed energy and mining exploration agreements with Oman as it seeks to deepen economic ties with the sultanate, the presidency said. The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (451+ words) Displaced Chagos islanders have led legal challenges for years over their expulsion Britain is shelving its plan to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base -- according to a government spokesperson Saturday, following strong…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (755+ words) Infographic with map locating the Chagos Islands and the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia Chagos islanders living in Britain hold regular protests Britain has shelved plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after strong opposition from US…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (770+ words) The New York Yankees crushed the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on" Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George made tr" Lithium is used in batteries for products like EVs and smartphones Lithium carbonate is a key starting material for many battery'grade…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (550+ words) Thousands of South Africans marched 'in defence of our sovereignty' in the face of pressure from US President Donald Trump South Africans gathered to mark the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, when apartheid police opened fire on black protesters…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (656+ words) A 2021 report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime said around 300 cheetahs were smuggled out of east Africa and the Horn of Africa every year 'The species is headed for virtual extinction,' the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime has warned…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (462+ words) The new IPI body was recommended in a G20 report authored by US economist Joseph Stiglitz Talks towards creating a new international panel to address extreme wealth disparities, modelled on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), opened in…...