Asian stocks quiet on Lunar New Year’s eve after a turbulent week
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI), closed up nearly 0.2% Friday during a shortened trading…
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How South Africa built one of the world’s most advanced telescopes
“It’s the clearest view ever made of the center of our galaxy,” chief scientist Fernando…
Could this insect ice cream convince you to eat bugs?
But would you be able to enjoy it if you knew it was made from…
The train company rebuilding South Africa’s commuter fleet
Gibela, a joint French-South African company, has won a $3.3 billion contract to replace part…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
8 houses built in impossible places
Written by Agata ToromanoffAgata Toromanoff is an art and design historian and the author of…
US issues new rules restricting travel by pregnant foreigners, fearing the use of ‘birth tourism’
The new rules will be effective January 24, according to a State Department cable obtained…
The rich have had enough of negative interest rates. Some are pulling cash out of Swiss banks
Swiss private bankers say that clients have asked to withdraw large amounts of cash so…
Myanmar ordered to prevent genocide against Rohingya by top UN court
The case was brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Netherlands by…
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria journalist dies after attack
Abuja, January 23, 2020—Authorities in Nigeria should conduct a swift and credible investigation into the…
Averting Proxy Wars in the Eastern DR Congo and Great Lakes
Three Great Lakes states – Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda – are trading charges of subversion,…
Israel’s Prime Minister and opposition leader will visit White House to discuss ‘prospect of peace’ next week
The announcement comes as reports suggest a potential reveal of the Trump administration’s Middle East…
Emmanuel Macron shouts at Israeli security officers in altercation in Jerusalem
Macron, who is in Jerusalem to attend a large Holocaust remembrance event on Thursday, was…
Rescued big cats arrive at secret sanctuary – CNN Video
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Thousands of Nigerian slum dwellers left homeless after mass eviction – Tek Portal
Residents described scenes of panic and confusion Tuesday as hundreds of navy personnel pushed into…
Zimbabwean billionaire pays striking doctors to return to work – Tek Portal
Junior doctors in the country’s public hospitals downed tools in September to protest poor wages…
Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
The many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus), also known as the Taiwanese krait or the Chinese krait,…
Emmanuel Macron shouts at Israeli security officers in altercation in Jerusalem
Macron, who is in Jerusalem to attend a large Holocaust remembrance event on Thursday, was…
