Chilean zoo jabs animals against COVID-19
Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered species, have received coronavirus vaccines at a Chilean zoo in a Latin American first. Charly, Sandai and eight other…
Five-layered, tennis-court-sized sunshield unfolded over course of two days
Webb telescope achieves mission milestone The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its tennis-court sized sunshield Tuesday, a critical milestone for the success of its mission to study every phase…
Vicious cycle
In Brazil, charcoal industry fuels illegal deforestation and slavery For more than a year, Antonio slept with a wasp nest humming above his head - not in the open but…
Record 28,000 cross Channel to UK in boats
A record number of more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to Britain in small boats in 2021, the PA news agency reported on Tuesday, based on its…
Prince Andrew accuser agrees not to sue other defendants
Prince Andrew's sexual assault accuser agreed not to sue "other potential defendants" related to Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex crimes, according to a secret deal released Monday that the royal hopes…
Cyprus mulls COVID-19 measures as per capita rate tops world
Cypriot authorities were meeting Tuesday to consider new restrictions to rein in a detected COVID-19 infection rate that is now the highest in the world per capita. Cypriot President Nicos…
Mali parties reject army’s timetable for elections
A major coalition of Malian political parties on Sunday rejected the military-dominated government's plan for a transition lasting up to five years before the country returns to democratic rule. The…
No casualties reported as suspected arsonist set to appear in court
A man is due to appear in court on Tuesday after a massive fire tore through South Africa's national assembly building on Sunday, as police said firefighters struggled to bring…
Abdalla Hamdok to quit as PM, causing more uncertainty
Sudanese premier to resign Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with military coup leaders that…
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants,
World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said.…