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2 Arrested With Live Chameleon For 'Sorcery' Plan Against Zambia President
Zambian police said they have arrested two men for allegedly trying to "harm" the president of the southern African nation using witchcraft.
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Morocco's Women Rug Weavers Battle To Save Age-Old Craft
In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate art form that often leaves them with meagre earnings.
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X-Class Solar Flare From Sunspot 3912 Causes Radio Blackouts in Southern Africa
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), ionised Earth’s upper atmosphere, absorbing radio signals and causing blackouts in areas exposed to peak solar activity. Experts predict the CME ...
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Namibia Gets Its First Female Leader: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibia has elected its first female President, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week's disputed elections. Ms Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current Vice President of the Southern African country.
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New Species Emerged As Tectonic Plates Shifted: Surprise Discovery
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct.
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Namibia To Kill 700 Animals, Including Elephants, Zebras, And Hippos, For Meat Amid Severe Drought
The meat will be distributed to those affected as part of a drought relief program. This comes amid an ongoing El Nino-induced drought that has impacted 68 million people in Southern Africa, leading to widespread food shortages.
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Nearly 70 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa: Report
About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday.
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World Court Orders Israel To "Immediately Halt" Military Offensive In Gaza
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
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US Southern Border Becomes Global Entry Point For Asylum Seekers
As rich countries struggle to adjust to an era of mass migration, authorities there often focus on lethal sea routes out of Africa to Europe and the long-standing flow north from impoverished Latin American countries.
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Dengue To Become Major Threat In Europe, US, Africa By 2030: WHO Expert
Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO's chief scientist said, as warmer temperatures create the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying the infection to spre
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Cyclone Freddy Hits Mozambique For Second Time: 5 Points
After making landfall twice in a month, Cyclone Freddy pounded central Mozambique and Malawi on March 12, shattering records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere, as per news agency Reuters.
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This Country Plans To Kill Entire Population Of Vervet Monkey
Vervet monkeys are native to Southern and Eastern Africa and were introduced to the Caribbean country in the 17th century.
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A Tiger-Faced Plane To Fly In Cheetahs From Namibia
The plane travelling to bring eight cheetahs from southern Africa had India's national animal, the tiger, intricately painted on its front, a photograph shared by the High Commission of India in Namibia showed.
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20 Dead In South African Nightclub, Probe On
The number of young people who have died at a makeshift nightclub in a township in South Africa's southern city of East London has risen to 20, a senior safety official said Sunday.
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Over 70 Dead Due To Tropical Storm Ana In Southern Africa
The death count from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 70 on Thursday as emergency teams battled to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims.
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2 Arrested With Live Chameleon For 'Sorcery' Plan Against Zambia President
Zambian police said they have arrested two men for allegedly trying to "harm" the president of the southern African nation using witchcraft.
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Morocco's Women Rug Weavers Battle To Save Age-Old Craft
In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate art form that often leaves them with meagre earnings.
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X-Class Solar Flare From Sunspot 3912 Causes Radio Blackouts in Southern Africa
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), ionised Earth’s upper atmosphere, absorbing radio signals and causing blackouts in areas exposed to peak solar activity. Experts predict the CME ...
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Namibia Gets Its First Female Leader: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibia has elected its first female President, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week's disputed elections. Ms Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current Vice President of the Southern African country.
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New Species Emerged As Tectonic Plates Shifted: Surprise Discovery
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct.
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Namibia To Kill 700 Animals, Including Elephants, Zebras, And Hippos, For Meat Amid Severe Drought
The meat will be distributed to those affected as part of a drought relief program. This comes amid an ongoing El Nino-induced drought that has impacted 68 million people in Southern Africa, leading to widespread food shortages.
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Nearly 70 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa: Report
About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday.
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World Court Orders Israel To "Immediately Halt" Military Offensive In Gaza
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
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US Southern Border Becomes Global Entry Point For Asylum Seekers
As rich countries struggle to adjust to an era of mass migration, authorities there often focus on lethal sea routes out of Africa to Europe and the long-standing flow north from impoverished Latin American countries.
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Dengue To Become Major Threat In Europe, US, Africa By 2030: WHO Expert
Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO's chief scientist said, as warmer temperatures create the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying the infection to spre
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Cyclone Freddy Hits Mozambique For Second Time: 5 Points
After making landfall twice in a month, Cyclone Freddy pounded central Mozambique and Malawi on March 12, shattering records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere, as per news agency Reuters.
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This Country Plans To Kill Entire Population Of Vervet Monkey
Vervet monkeys are native to Southern and Eastern Africa and were introduced to the Caribbean country in the 17th century.
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A Tiger-Faced Plane To Fly In Cheetahs From Namibia
The plane travelling to bring eight cheetahs from southern Africa had India's national animal, the tiger, intricately painted on its front, a photograph shared by the High Commission of India in Namibia showed.
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20 Dead In South African Nightclub, Probe On
The number of young people who have died at a makeshift nightclub in a township in South Africa's southern city of East London has risen to 20, a senior safety official said Sunday.
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Over 70 Dead Due To Tropical Storm Ana In Southern Africa
The death count from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 70 on Thursday as emergency teams battled to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims.
