August Amazon fires remain near highs under Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO - The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon as the burning season opened in August fell slightly from 2020, but...
New law stokes tension in Nigeria’s blighted oil delta
EJAMAH-EBUBU (NIGERIA) - Nigerian farmer Nwale Nchimaonwi celebrated when he learnt that an oil law to overhaul the industry and improve the plight of...
Bomb survivor Shepherd ‘just having fun’ at Paralympics
TOKYO - US swimmer Haven Shepherd lost her legs as a baby after her parents detonated a bomb intended to kill the whole family.This...
In Argentina, giant rodents vie with the rich for top real...
BUENOS AIRES - Families of a giant rodent native to South America have been invading a luxury gated community in Argentina, highlighting the country's...
Ida inflicts ‘catastrophic’ destruction on Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS - Rescuers on Monday combed through the "catastrophic" damage Hurricane Ida did to Louisiana, a day after the fierce storm killed at...
The ignoble end to America’s longest war
WASHINGTON: America's longest war ended ignobly, in the dead of night in Afghanistan.A giant C-17 transport laden with troops and the US ambassador flew...
Plastic threatens migratory species in Asia-Pacific: UN
PARIS: From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through rubbish, migratory species are among the most vulnerable to plastic...
Paralympic disability categories under fire over fairness
TOKYO - They're supposed to be about making parasports fair, but the category system central to disabled sports and the Paralympics, which classifies athletes...
Philippine ‘circumcision season’ underway after virus delays
SILANG, Philippines: For more than a year, Caspien Gruta has been teased because his circumcision -- a rite of passage for boys in the...
In US, an effort to commemorate thousands of lynching victims
DECATUR (UNITED STATES) - More than 120 years ago, a Black man was accused of raping a white woman in the city of Decatur,...
