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Elon Musk apologises to sacked Twitter worker over online row

Twitter chief executive Elon Musk has apologised over an exchange he had on the platform with an employee. It came after worker Halli Thorleifsson tweeted...

Cyclone Freddy kills 7 in Madagascar, becomes a storm in Mozambique

Tropical cyclone Freddy, which has been sweeping across the Indian Ocean for several days, has killed 7 people as it passes through Madagascar and...

Severe damage by cyclone Freddy in the city of Mananjary in Madagascar

Four people were killed by the passage of Freddy on the large island of 28 million inhabitants, according to a report given in the...

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Baby pulled from the rubble reunited with aunt and uncle

A baby born under the rubble of a collapsed building in Syria, and the only member of her immediate family to survive a massive...

Africa’s longest river is under threat

Africa’s longest river - The Nile - is under threat. It's essential for millions of people, including in Sudan. But it could vanish due to...

Another earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province

A new earthquake shook southern Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday evening, spreading panic among survivors and trapping people under more collapsed buildings. This comes...

Potentially toxic bacteria turns Argentine’s Rio de la Plata river green

Buenos Aires has issued an orange alert due to the blooming blue-green algae – cyanobacteria – that is affecting the south coast and some...

Mom’s affirmation starts Alek Blak’s journey as musician

The minute he picked up a guitar neo-soul singer-songwriter Alek Blak knew that being an artist is his destiny. Born Yamkela Mdaka, Alek Blak is a...

The Antarctic and Arctic sounds rarely heard before

What do you hear when you think of the Arctic and Antarctic? "Singing" ice, a seal that sounds like it is in space, and...

Powerful quake kills at least 360 people in Turkey, Syria

A man searches collapsed buildings in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey...

Padayappa: The friendly India elephant whose fame is a curse

Padayappa is an iconic figure in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The wild elephant, who lives in the state's lush jungles, is known...

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