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
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Inquiry launched in Peru after alleged prostitution ring uncovered in Congress
Prosecutors in Peru are investigating a sex-for-votes scandal in the country’s Congress after uncovering an alleged prostitution ring inside the widely-loathed chamber. The investigation began
Panama says 55 US-bound migrants have died crossing Darién Gap this year
Fifty-five US-bound migrants have died and 180 children have been abandoned this year while crossing the treacherous Darién jungle from Colombia, according to Panama’s president,
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,
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
Bali bomb plotters moved from Guantánamo to Malaysia after guilty plea
The US has transferred two Malaysian detainees from the Guantánamo Bay military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to
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
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 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,
‘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