Category: World
Weather tracker: Monsoon brings severe flooding to southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is grappling with severe flooding as torrential rainfall, driven by the north-east monsoon, continues to affect the region. During the north-east monsoon, which [more…]
Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road
A Ugandan athlete who arrives in London this weekend after running 7,730 miles (12,440km) from South Africa to raise awareness about racism has revealed he [more…]
Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition
Researchers in the Alto Mayo region of north-west Peru have discovered 27 species that are new to science, including a rare amphibious mouse, a tree-climbing [more…]
At least 35 children killed in crowd crush at school fair in Nigeria
At least 35 children have died and six others were seriously injured in a crowd crush at a school fair in Nigeria’s third largest city, [more…]
Militia aligned with Sudanese army accused of executing men in Khartoum
Relatives and rights groups have accused fighters from an Islamist paramilitary force aligned with the Sudanese army of executing dozens of young men on suspicion [more…]
Bali bomb plotters moved from Guantánamo to Malaysia after guilty plea
Two Malaysian held in Guantánamo Bay since 2006 have been returned to Malaysia, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to the deadly 2002 Bali [more…]
Cyclone Chido deaths rise in south-east Africa as Mayotte toll remains unclear
The death toll from Cyclone Chido has continued to rise, with authorities confirming that 45 people were killed in Mozambique and 13 in Malawi. French [more…]
Ancient bones shed new light on debate over origins of syphilis
After the French king Charles VIII invaded Italy in 1494, an unknown and disfiguring disease erupted in the army camps and duly spread across Europe [more…]
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by exposure to graphic social media content including murders, suicides, [more…]
‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content
When James Irungu took on a new job for the tech outsourcing company Samasource, his manager provided scant details before his training began. But the [more…]
