Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has US on alert for first time since 1966
A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in southern Mexico has U.S. officials concerned that the previously eradicated New World Screwworm (NWS) could make its way back into the country for the ...
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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling ...
The Hamilton Spectator16d
Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were reported ...
The Hamilton Spectator20d
Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children ...
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First Dissection Of The World’s Rarest Whale Reveals They Have 9 Stomach Chambers
“In some of those stomachs we found squid beaks and some lenses from the eyes of squid, a few parasitic worms, and maybe some ... we are building.” The death of a rare animal is a sad day ...
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Trafigura Profit Drops 62% After ‘Massive Problem’ in Mongolia
Trafigura Group reported a sharp drop in profit as it took $1.1 billion in losses related to alleged employee misconduct in its Mongolian oil business. The Mongolia losses mean Jeremy Weir’s ...