Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows. The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of
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Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian hometown
In sweltering mid-afternoon heat, children splash in the clear water of the canal that threads through town as elderly neighbours look on from rocking chairs
Fans queue round the block as tiny Mexican taco stand wins Michelin star
El Califa de León, an unassuming taco joint in Mexico City, measures just 3 metres by 3 metres and has space for only about six
Teen who texted 911 rescued after she was trafficked to California from Mexico
Authorities rescued a 17-year old girl after she was trafficked to Ventura county, California, from Mexico two months ago and texted 911 for help. On
Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria over money laundering charges
A Nigerian court has ruled that Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, can face trial on behalf
‘Bullet wounds are common’: crime rife in DRC’s rebel-besieged city of Goma
In broad daylight on 16 April, three armed and uniformed men held up a city centre mobile phone shop. Threatening staff, they helped themselves to
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across
‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of
Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women
Human rights activists in Nigeria have launched a petition to stop a plan to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass
Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of