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Iraqi Workers Get Day Off As Temperatures Pass 50C

State employees in many parts of Iraq have been given a day off work as temperatures rise to above 50C (122F) in several areas,...

Iceland Volcano Erupts Near Fagradalsfjall

A volcano erupted in Iceland near the capital Reykjavik on Wednesday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said as live images on local media showed...

Southern Pakistan Hit Hard By Floods As Cotton Field Is Destroyed

Pakistani farmer Sajid Ali wades glumly through his flooded cotton field after days of torrential monsoon rains let up, surveying the irreversible damage. “My crop...

Russia’s Space Agency To Launch Iranian Satellite Into Orbit

Russia will launch a satellite on behalf of Iran into space on Aug. 9, the Roscosmos space agency said. The spacecraft, a remote sensing satellite...

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Kenya Investigates Suspected Toxin After 15 Elephants Die In Amboseli

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating a possible toxic substance after 15 elephants died in the Amboseli ecosystem between June 24 and July 24, with preliminary lab tests flagging a suspicious compound in samples taken from several of the animals. The Amboseli ecosystem, which lies in southern Kenya...

South Africa Faces Labour Shortages After Migrant Workers Leave

South Africa is beginning to feel the economic impact of a large-scale departure of migrant workers, with farms, factories and households struggling to find labour after thousands of foreign nationals left the country following xenophobic attacks and intensified immigration enforcement. In one of South Africa’s major citrus-producing regions,...

Tinubu Approves ₦46bn Reconstruction Of Kano Airport Second Runway

President Bola Tinubu has approved ₦46 billion for the resurfacing and reconstruction of the second runway at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to modernise Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace...