US-based biotechnology and genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences has signed an agreement with Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to help bring back the dodo from extinction. “The dodo, a bird intimately woven…
India: Lightning and hailstorms kill 24
At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said. The weather damaged houses and killed livestock across western Gujarat state. Storms…
UK: Imran Khan’s former adviser suffers acid attack in UK
An adviser to the jailed ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan says he was the victim of an acid attack outside his home in the UK. Mirza Shahzad Akbar said the…
Australia: Authorities to ban disposable vape imports from January
Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January, in an effort to curb nicotine addiction in children. New laws to stop single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied…
France: Six French teenagers on trial over teacher’s murder
Six French teenagers accused of complicity in the murder of a teacher will go on trial today. The children were aged between 13 and 15 at the time of the…
Greece: Rescue operation underway after cargo ship sinks off Mediterranean coast
A major rescue operation is under way after a cargo ship carrying 14 crew members and a load of salt, sank off the coast of Lesbos island in Greece as…
Nigeria: Airline sorry for ‘wrong’ airport landing
A Nigerian airline has apologised for a “misunderstanding” after passengers were told they had arrived at their destination, Abuja, when they had in fact landed more than 450km (280 miles)…
Niger: Country’s largest solar plant begins operations after sanctions
Niger has started running its biggest solar power plant, filling in the shortage brought about by a cut in imported power supply from neighbouring Nigeria in July. Nigeria – which…
UK: More than 100 climate protest arrested at world’s largest coal port
A two-day blockade of the world’s largest coal port has triggered 109 arrests. Hundreds of activists swam or used kayaks to occupy the Newcastle port’s shipping lane in Australia, to…
USA: Three Palestinian students shot in Vermont near campus
The families of three Palestinian students shot on Saturday in the US state of Vermont have urged police to investigate the attack as a hate crime. Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed…