Lewis Hamilton has spoken out over the plight of refugees and displaced people in Africa, decrying the lack of empathy toward them in the UK. He
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Could a £2-a-day basic income be the key to protecting rainforests?
“At the beginning, there was a lot of fear and disbelief,” said Ketty Marcelo. “There was a perception from the communities that this was another
Botswana diamond could be second-largest gem-quality example ever found
A 2,492-carat raw diamond discovered in Botswana could be the second-largest gem-quality example ever unearthed. The Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp said it had
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Six African cities will have more than 10 million people by 2035, with the continent’s booming young population making it the world’s fastest urbanising region,
Senior Thai politician who slapped reporter to be investigated
Thailand’s parliament said it would investigate a senior politician and former army chief after he was filmed slapping a reporter as she tried to ask
Union dispute shuts down Canadian freight rail amid fears for US trade
Both of Canada’s major rail freight companies have shut down their rail networks in the country and locked out nearly 10,000 workers after unsuccessful negotiations
US military announces $20m grant to build cobalt refinery in Canada
The US military has made its largest investment in Canada’s mining sector in decades, spending millions amid a looming battle among nations to control the
How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
In the late 90s and early 2000s, as internet connectivity began penetrating west Africa, young people soon realised that individuals in North America and Europe
Prehistoric humans may have stuck pikes in ground to kill mammoths, say experts
When it came to taking down giant animals, prehistoric hunters would quite literally have faced a mammoth task. Now researchers have shed fresh light on
Philippines president says ‘heads will roll’ after wanted mayor allegedly flees country
The controversy surrounding wanted Filipino mayor Alice Guo has taken another dramatic turn, with government officials alleging that she fled the Philippines in July. Guo