Out-of-control wildfires near the Canadian town of Jasper have forced more than 25,000 to flee one of the country’s largest national parks as multiple blazes
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Wild sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine, scientists say
Wild sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new study by Brazilian scientists, in the latest research to demonstrate
At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides
At least 229 people have died in mudslides after heavy rain in south-western Ethiopia, in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa
Scores arrested in Uganda at banned rally inspired by Kenya protests
Scores of demonstrators have been arrested in the Uganda capital, Kampala, for taking part in a banned rally that has drawn inspiration from the youth-led
Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry
An investigation into the abuse of women working to supply frankincense to a leading US essential oils brand built on ethical sourcing has left workers
Director of New Zealand’s pharmaceutical funding agency quits over rollback of Māori rights
A director of New Zealand’s medicine funding agency Pharmac has resigned in protest of a government directive telling the agency that it no longer needed
Large-scale and intense wildfires carrying smoke across northern hemisphere
The northern hemisphere has had a large number of intense wildfires in the first half of summer, carrying vast amounts of smoke across Eurasia and
Brazil’s Lula calls on Maduro to respect result of Venezuelan election
Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Venezuela’s government to respect the result of next Sunday’s election, saying he had been “frightened” by
Canada wildfires drive hundreds from homes as more scorching heat forecast
Wildfires have forced hundreds from their homes in Canada’s westernmost province and officials warn weeks more of scorching temperatures will add pressure to fire crews
Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report
The majority of new HIV infections last year occurred in countries outside sub-Saharan Africa for the first time. African countries have made swift progress in