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Women Raped In Front Of Families, Children Killed: A Militia On Rampage In Africa
- Dec 23, 2024 12:42 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
In Rubaya, six children were killed in a marketplace when rebels used a wooden pestle and mortar to crush their skulls
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2 Arrested With Live Chameleon For 'Sorcery' Plan Against Zambia President
- Dec 21, 2024 17:52 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
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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13 Mummies With Gold Tongue And Fake Nails Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Tomb
- Dec 20, 2024 20:40 pm IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
A team of Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 13 ancient mummies with golden tongues and fingernails in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus.
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World's Oldest Crocodile Henry, Who Has Fathered 10,000 Babies, Celebrates 124th Birthday
- Dec 18, 2024 19:25 pm IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
Henry, the world's oldest crocodile, celebrated his 124th birthday on Monday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa.
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Dinga Dinga: Mystery Virus That Causes Excessive Body-Shaking Impact Hundreds In Uganda
- Dec 18, 2024 14:33 pm IST
- Edited by: Anjali Thakur
The condition, predominantly impacting women and girls, is characterized by fever and excessive body shaking, which severely hampers mobility.
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Morocco's Women Rug Weavers Battle To Save Age-Old Craft
- Dec 18, 2024 12:45 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
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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Mysterious Reason Why Over 300 Elephants Died In Botswana Revealed
- Dec 15, 2024 16:38 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Scientists have warned that such incidents may become frequent in the future owing to climate change.
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Earth's Hidden Treasure: Mountain Of Hydrogen Could End Fossil Fuel Era, Study Finds
- Dec 14, 2024 11:37 am IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The discovery challenges previous beliefs that hydrogen, being a small molecule, would not accumulate in large quantities underground.
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Pics: From India To US, UK To Russia- 2024 A Year Of Elections
- Dec 12, 2024 15:17 pm IST
- Written by: Sanstuti Nath
2024 was not just an election year. It was the biggest election year in human history, with nearly half the world's population voting to determine their political, social and economic landscape.
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The Trial Of A King: How An Ancient Royal Ritual Promotes Peace In Cameroon
- Dec 11, 2024 17:01 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.
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Over 100, Mostly Civilians, Killed In Two Days In Sudan Bombardments
- Dec 11, 2024 06:26 am IST
- Reuters
At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said.
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"Everything Was Destroyed": 8 Dead After Building Collapses In Egypt's Cairo
- Dec 10, 2024 23:14 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Eight people were killed and three more injured when a six-storey residential building collapsed in central Cairo on Tuesday, Egypt's health ministry said.
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Video: Venomous Cape Cobra Found Under Pillow In South African Home
- Dec 10, 2024 13:19 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
A video shared online showcased Rossouw removing the dangerous snake, emphasizing the risks of wildlife encounters in residential areas.
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Wife Of Indian-Origin Man Got Him Kidnapped In South Africa, Charged
- Dec 08, 2024 17:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The wife of a prominent South African Indian-origin businessman has been charged with allegedly masterminding his kidnap for a hefty ransom.
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Mysterious Flu-Like Disease Kills At Least 79 People In Africa
- Dec 05, 2024 20:35 pm IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
An unknown disease with flu-like symptoms has killed at least 79 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the BBC.
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Namibia Gets Its First Female Leader: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
- Dec 04, 2024 13:36 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
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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Joe Biden Announces $1 Billion In Aid For African Countries
- Dec 04, 2024 07:42 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
The United States will provide more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid for people displaced by drought or conflict in 31 African countries, US President Joe Biden said in Angola Tuesday.
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International Cheetah Day 2024: All About The Fastest Land Animals
- Dec 03, 2024 10:17 am IST
- Edited by: Anjali Thakur
Renowned as the fastest land animal, the cheetah can accelerate to 70 mph in just three seconds, with strides spanning an impressive 21 feet at full speed.
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Ancient Egyptians Consumed Psychedelic Cocktails Mixed With Bodily Fluids, Alcohol
- Dec 01, 2024 08:34 am IST
- Edited by: Anjali Thakur
The research combined chemical and DNA analyses uncovered the first physical evidence of plants with psychotropic and medicinal properties in an Egyptian mug.