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Talks towards international panel to tackle 'inequality emergency' begin at UN
3+ hour 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…...
Israeli group discreetly organized mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (177+ words) The plane carrying about 150 Palestinians from Gaza came as a surprise to everyone on the ground when it landed in South Africa in November. It wasn't the only one. Since May, at least three flights filled with Gaza residents who'd…...
South Africa's livestock farmers reel from foot-and-mouth disaster
3+ day, 14+ hour 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…...
Kenya flash floods death toll rises to 45
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (221+ words) Torrential rains lashed the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday. Torrential rains lashed the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday,…...
Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital
1+ week, 3+ day ago (197+ words) Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital'swiowanewssource.com 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 penguins…...
Teeny tiny fossil reveals clues about evolution of primates
1+ week, 6+ day ago (459+ words) Tiny fossill of purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs in Denver. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS) A fossil that would fit on a baby's fingertip has revealed fresh clues about the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including…...
Gold rush grips South African township
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (95+ words) From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no-one is safe when Ger" TV producer Dana Eden, who co-created the hit Israeli spy th" Holes dug by gold-seekers pockmark the earth at a township near Johannesburg Springs township has become the epicenter…...
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 40, water, power still out
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (116+ words) Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 40, water, power still out'swiowanewssource.com There were still widespread cuts to the power and water supplies Havana refinery fire under control as Cuba battles fuel shor" A fire broke out Friday at a refinery…...
Water problems continue in Exira
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) EXIRA " Residents in Exira continue to have water problems after it was announced on Friday in a post on the city's Facebook page they should conserve water due to a leak in the Regional Water Rural Water System. On Saturday…...
South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter region
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (374+ words) South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighbouring Mozambique. Heavy rains and storms have battered the two southern African countries for weeks, claiming more than…...