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UK puts Chagos handover deal in 'deep freeze' after Trump criticism
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (641+ words) Displaced Chagos islanders have led legal challenges for years over their expulsion Britain indicated Saturday it is shelving plans to return the Chagos Islands -- which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base -- to Mauritius, after US President Donald Trump…...
Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama
3+ hour, 5+ min 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…...
Cambodian deported by US faced 'misery' in Eswatini prison
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (822+ words) Cambodian Pheap Rom Rom was deported to Eswatini under a US scheme challenged in courts and described by rights advocates as akin to 'human trafficking' A Cambodian refugee long-settled in the United States, ex-convict Pheap Rom, remains bewildered at how…...
Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns
2+ week, 2+ day 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…...
Talks towards international panel to tackle 'inequality emergency' begin at UN
3+ week, 5+ 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…...
South Africa's livestock farmers reel from foot-and-mouth disaster
4+ week, 1+ day ago (819+ 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…...
Denison celebrates city's new water source
4+ week, 2+ day ago (162+ words) KTEN It's a pumping station on Lake Texoma. Denison celebrates city's new water source DENISON, Texas (KTEN) " Water is now flowing through Denison's new $50 million pump station " - Dirt is turned for BNSF Logistics Center in Gunter - I "Bricked" My Phone…...
Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (309+ words) The practice, known as pebbling, marks the start of the breeding season for Gentoo penguins. Penguins were seen picking up the painted rocks with their beaks, and presenting them to their mates as gifts. The pebbles were painted by children…...
Severe weather chances increase this afternoon
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (106+ words) KTEN Meteorologist Christine Gormley has your Friday Morning forecast - Eva Mendes gets birthday surprise from Ryan Gosling " on national TV - Hungary to expel seven Ukrainians as Zelensky, Orban quarrel over Russian oil - Stocks fluctuate, oil climbs as Mideast crisis rages…...
Severe storms ahead Wednesday
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (260+ words) KTEN Meteorologist Amber Nowaski has your Thursday morning foreca" Here's your Tuesday evening forecast from Chief Meteorologis" This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. Here's your Tuesday…...