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Woman abandoned as baby in Kenya returns to Africa as a therapist
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (698+ words) A woman abandoned in a bag on the side of the road as a baby in Kenya and rescued by a British couple is now volunteering as an occupational therapist in third-world countries. Becky Chaplin, 30, was found abandoned in a…...
Sacred leaf offers hope for Vanuatu's threatened forests
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (834+ words) The feather-shaped namele leaf is being enlisted to protect some of the country's most important forests The feather-shaped namele leaf is so central to Vanuatu it features on the national flag, and now it is being enlisted to protect some…...
Mexico prepares for Portugal in World Cup warmup at Azteca despite a rash of injuries
1+ day, 41+ min ago (428+ words) Mexico's head coach Javier Aguirre gestures during a press conference ahead of a friendly soccer match with Portugal in Mexico City, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa drinks water during a training session ahead of a friendly soccer match against…...
Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (748+ words) Lithium is used in batteries for products like EVs and smartphones Lithium carbonate is a key starting material for many battery'grade products A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its crackdown on…...
Underdogs chase World Cup berths in Mexico playoff tournament
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (574+ words) The BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico will host World Cup playoff matches this week Two of the final remaining tickets to the World Cup will be up for grabs when a high'stakes playoff tournament kicks off in Mexico on Thursday,…...
Kenya Ant Trafficking
1+ week, 3+ day ago (188+ words) Kenya Ant Trafficking'The Killeen Daily Herald Live queen garden ants are exhibited in court as Zhang Kequn, a Chinese national, and Charles Mwangi, a Kenyan citizen, face charges for smuggling them through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday,…...
Talks towards international panel to tackle 'inequality emergency' begin at UN
1+ week, 4+ 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…...
Pope's upcoming Africa odyssey takes him to a mosque, a prison and the site of a deadly 2021 blast
1+ week, 4+ day ago (972+ words) Pope Leo XIV visits the parish complex of Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Ponte Mammolo on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 15, 2026. The April 13-23 trip begins in Algeria, which has never before welcomed a pope. It includes a visit to…...
A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (454+ words) South African National Defense Force officers search suspects, in the Westbury township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. South African National Defense Forces deploy in the Riverlea township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The move has underlined how Africa's…...
AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
1+ week, 5+ day ago (941+ words) A Palestinian man who traveled to South Africa via a charter flight organized by an Israeli group whose founder supported U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, shows his boarding passes in his temporary flat in Johannesburg, South…...