A piece of the radioactive fuel left from the meltdown of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been retrieved from the site using
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Death toll rises as protesters rage against Mozambique election result
Silvio Jeremias was on his way home from his job at a petrol station on the night of 25 October, in Mozambique’s capital Maputo, when
Karaoke and Kong-rey: Taiwan sings through biggest typhoon in decades
The winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, inside a brick and glass building people
Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage
Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took about 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday,
Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has conceded defeat in Wednesday’s elections, which his Botswana Democratic party lost by a landslide after nearly six decades in power.
Weather tracker: More rain forecast in Spain as storms push in
The low-pressure system responsible for Spain’s most devastating floods in decades in Valencia also set new rainfall records across south-eastern Spain. In Jerez de la
Not one government has paid into fund for victims of Uganda warlord, says ICC
Not a single country has contributed towards reparations for the victims and survivors of the Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen, despite the international criminal court awarding
Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil
Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of the Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their
Authorities in Mexican state warn residents to avoid Halloween costumes
Authorities in the Mexican state of Sinaloa have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes for Halloween to avoid being confused with criminals amid
About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US
About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US secretary of state has said, warning that Moscow is