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Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu via Getty Images (RIO DE JANEIRO) — Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the continent experience severe wildfires. Some regions in South America are experiencing many more days with extreme fire conditions, putting some of the continent’s most important ecosystems — […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that Seoul may respond militarily to any casualties caused by North Korea’s launching of so-called “trash balloons” across the shared border, the state media Yonhap News Agency reported. “North Korea’s gray zone provocations are continuing and are causing inconvenience and anxiety to the […]
African Parks (NEW YORK) — South Sudan is trying to protect the largest land mammal migration in history by partnering with the nonprofit organization African Parks to safeguard the migratory species that rely on the ecosystem to survive. The migration has enabled animals such as the white-eared kob, tiang, Mongalla gazelle and bohor reedbuck — […]
Voters queue outside a polling station in Juju Valley, Polokwane, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Paul Botes/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON and PRETORIA, South Africa) — Millions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and provisional elections. At least 27 million people are […]
South Dakota’s Governor Kristi Noem arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on Feb. 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. — Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing scrutiny after posting a video on social media promoting the dental work she received from […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker, Bae Hyun-jin, has been rushed to the hospital after an attack in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district Thursday afternoon. Bae, a member of the People Power Party and a former TV journalist, was hit with a palm-sized rock on the back of her head, […]
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thirty-five million Americans are under flood watches as states from Texas to the Northeast face heavy rain and potential flooding. In the Northeast, flood watches were prompted Wednesday by the combination of rain and warming temperatures melting the snow on the ground. Icy conditions […]
RapidEye/Getty Images (LONDON) — South Africa has announced it is set to challenge a New York auction of dozens artifacts and personal items belonging to former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. The New York auction — set for Feb. 22 — comes following a deal between Guernsey’s Auction House in New York […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After a day of historic rainfall in California, parts of the South are on alert for flooding on Tuesday as winter storms sweep the United States. More than a month’s worth of rain fell in San Diego, California, on Monday within a period of just three hours. It was the […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s national assembly unanimously passed a bill to ban eating and selling of dog meat on Tuesday. Slaughtering, breeding, trading and selling of dog meat for human consumption will be prohibited starting in 2027. Violators of the new law will face penalties of two to three years of […]
