‘Environmental time bomb’: Illegal luxury mansions replace rainforests in this UNESCO national park
An investigation reveals that Sierra Leone officials facilitated the illegal building of luxury homes in a key national park.
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The demo of Sucker for Love: Crush Landing is the gentle reminder I needed that dating an eldritch god wouldn't be straightforward, actually
Sometimes you've got to be willing to put in the work.
Four French departments remain on red alert as Storm Pedro brings more flooding
State forecaster Météo France warned that persistent winds of 100 kilometres per hour or more were expected across the southwest following Storm Pedro's arrival, with powerful gales potentially reaching 140 km/h.
Henry Golding, Jonah Hauer-King and Tramell Tillman Attend Dunhill Pre-BAFTA Filmmakers Dinner
On a clear night in London, some of the biggest stars and filmmakers in the U.K. attended the ninth annual pre-BAFTA Filmmakers dinner. The event, held on Tuesday at Mayfair’s Dunhill Bourdon house, the posh storefront and private club with a screening room and spa, saw a
Deadlock's snazziest rich boy, Apollo, gets struck down by a bunch of nerfs after terrorising matches: 'Yoshi took him out back'
Nerfed in Flawless Advance.
Environmental groups sue Trump’s EPA over repeal of landmark climate finding
Lawsuit from health and environmental justice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’ More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that
Ukraine sanctions Belarus’ Lukashenka, saying he will face ‘special consequences’
In 2022, Moscow used Belarus as a launchpad for its attack and has been trying to drag Minsk further into its war since.
Africa: South Africa to Receive One Million FMD Vaccine
[SAnews.gov.za] The first consignment of one million high-potency Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses from Biogénesis Bagó in Argentina is expected to arrive in South Africa this weekend, bringing much-needed relief to the most affected provinces and regions.
Man loses leg to fireworks explosion in Johor
The victim was playing with the firework in front of his house amid the Chinese New Year celebration.
Russia tells European nations who accuse it of poisoning Navalny with dart frog toxin to provide proof
MOSCOW, Feb 18 - Russia is demanding that European countries who accused Moscow of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a dart frog toxin provide concrete data to support their allegation, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve
Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each other No one knows where they came from or how they ended up in Norfolk. But one thing is certain: now, there are two of them. Until last week, experts believed there
Thailand hopes to bring Myanmar back into ASEAN, foreign minister says
BANGKOK, Feb 18 - Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand hoped to bring Myanmar back into the the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after the country held elections nearly five years after a military coup.
Marco Rubio holds discreet contacts with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Axios reports
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held discreet talks with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson and caretaker of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, bypassing official Cuban government channels, Axios reported, citing sources familiar with the outreach.
Windows 11 is getting a handy internet speed test built right into the taskbar
Plus a load of other quite welcome tweaks, fixes and enhancements.
Viagra and shingles vaccine show surprising promise against Alzheimer’s
A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease — with a shingles vaccine emerging as the front-runner. After reviewing 80 existing drugs, an international panel of experts identified
Eleven arrested over death of French far-right activist in Lyon as LFI comes under fire
Two more people have been arrested in the probe into the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque killed in a violent brawl in Lyon, bringing the total number under investigation to eleven.
Report: US history polarizes generations, but has potential to unite
While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on—generally, events and figures from the Civil War up to the end of the Cold War—the birth of the nation isn't one of them, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and a nonprofit called
Big tech on trial: Google faces a reckoning for anticompetitive ad dominance
Google’s behavior harmed publishers by reducing their payments from advertisers.
Call of Duty advert banned for trivialising sexual violence
Activision Blizzard UK Ltd said the ad for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was targeted at adults.
Twelve killed in China's Hubei as firecracker store explosion triggers blaze
BEIJING, Feb 18 - Twelve people were killed on Wednesday when a store selling firecrackers exploded and caught fire in China's Hubei province, burning 50 square metres of the premises, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Twelve-year tracking suggests killer whales do not always drive shark disappearances
While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger the immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), extended absences from their aggregation sites are also part of the sharks' natural behavior, new research reveals.
Video shows great white shark circling divers in Australia
Rescuers alerted the pair to the large predator slipping through the waters on Feb 15.
Minecraft has revealed its final batch of baby mobs ahead of the spring update, and they might be the cutest ones yet
My heart can't take any more.
