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South Africans march for 'sovereignty' after US pressure
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (173+ words) South Africans march for 'sovereignty' after US pressure'Indiana Gazette Online 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…...
Talks towards international panel to tackle 'inequality emergency' begin at UN
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (179+ words) Talks towards international panel to tackle 'inequality emergency' begin at UN'Indiana Gazette Online 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,…...
South Africa's livestock farmers reel from foot-and-mouth disaster
1+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) South Africa's Eastern Cape has been swept by panicsince an outbreak of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease Farmers like Igsahn Felix believe the government allowed the crisis to escalate until it had gone too far Nearly 1,000 outbreaks have been reported in…...
Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital
2+ week, 1+ day ago (210+ words) Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital'Indiana Gazette Online Gentoo penguins pick pebbles painted by children. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS) Penguins pick their pebbles. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS) The stones are designed for "pebbling" - a practice where…...
Teeny tiny fossil reveals clues about evolution of primates
2+ week, 4+ day ago (365+ words) Teeny tiny fossil reveals clues about evolution of primates'Indiana Gazette Online Tiny fossill of purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs in Denver. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS) Illustration of a Purgatorius. (Andrey Atuchin via SWNS) Brooklyn College Undergraduate Research assistants....
World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (108+ words) Copper demand has exploded in recent years Chinese firms control major stakes in key copper mines and smelters in Zambia Copper is used in everything from data centres to green energy technology The African Mining Indaba conference was held in…...
Britain's Starmer hails 'good progress' after meeting China's Xi
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) Chinese Premier Li Qiang (L) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inspect a Chinese honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping told Starmer their countries must "strengthen…...
'I wanted to die': survivors recount Mozambique flood terror
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (87+ words) Some 650,000 Mozambicans have been affected by torrential rains since December Flooding has claimed nearly 140 lives since October 1 Around 100,000 people are sheltering in one of 99 temporary accommodation centres Erica Raimundo Mimbir delivered her first baby on a school desk, the only…...
Uganda's Quidditch players with global dreams
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (98+ words) The craze for Harry Potter's favourite sport has reached a remote village in southern Uganda Chasers and beaters recreate the positions from Quidditch The team needs more funds to realise their dream of attending the world cup Far from the…...
South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter region
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (216+ words) South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter region'Indiana Gazette Online In Mozambique, rescue efforts were slow to reach survivors who sheltered on roofs and in trees Heavy rains and storms have battered the two southern African countries for weeks,…...