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‘Far-fetched’ plan devised across globe to save rhino in Africa
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (138+ words) Endangered animal spotted for first time in 100 years in "historic moment" The Independent/ Lumen5 "Far-fetched" plan devised across globe to save rhino in Africa - A wild southern white rhino named Thuza in Zimbabwe was successfully treated for a life-threatening parasitic eye…...
More third-country nationals deported to nation they have no ties to
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (892+ words) Their lawyer says deporting them to a third country is effectively a legal "loophole" The United States has shipped another group of deportees to a country they have no ties to. A group of third-country nationals was deported to Cameroon…...
Trump slates Starmer over Chagos Islands lease deal – in third U-turn
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (517+ words) US president warns of "big mistake" and "blight" on ally " one day after backing agreement Donald Trump has publicly lambasted prime minister Sir Keir Starmer over his plan to give up the Chagos Islands " in yet another U-turn by the…...
Where are the Chagos Islands and why are they so important?
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (236+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has formally signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a scramble to prevent a further legal challenge following a last-minute injunction to halt the move failed on Thursday morning. Where are the…...
South Africans tricked into fighting for Russia in Ukraine return home
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (329+ words) Four South African men, reportedly lured into fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine's Donbas region, have returned home after being trapped there, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported. Police met the men at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport upon their…...
TfL ad banned for reinforcing racial stereotypes
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (192+ words) TfL ad banned for reinforcing racial stereotypes'The Independent TfL ad banned for reinforcing racial stereotypes - An advert for Transport for London's (TfL) 'Act Like a Friend' campaign has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). - The Facebook ad, part…...
School bus carrying 40 children crashes in Northern Ireland
1+ day, 17+ min ago (229+ words) No children involved in the incident are believed to be injured A bus with school children was involved in a collision in Belleeks, Co Armagh in Northern Ireland on Tuesday. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it was at the…...
Solar eclipse appears in the sky – but is mostly not visible
1+ day, 46+ min ago (309+ words) Eclipse was only total over Antarctica The world has been treated to its first solar eclipse of the year "but not many people were around to see it. A total solar eclipse happens when the planets align so that, from…...
At least 59 dead and thousands displaced as cyclone batters island
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (368+ words) Gezani came just ten days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia killed 14 and displaced over 31,000 people Madagascar's disaster management office confirmed at least 59 deaths last week from Cyclone Gezani, the second tropical storm to hit the island nation this year. The National…...
Thousands of jars of Ventura peanut butter recalled in US
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (202+ words) Thousands of jars of Ventura peanut butter recalled in US'The Independent Thousands of jars of Ventura peanut butter recalled in US - Over 20,000 cases of single-serve peanut butter and peanut butter-and-jelly snacks from Ventura Foods LLC have been recalled across 40 US…...