The South African Border Management Authority has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding. The Grobler’s Bridge crossing in northern South Africa is used for trade, especially by miners in the Copperbelt region straddling Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo moving cargo to the port of Durban….
Freezing rain caused chaos on the roads in southwestern Germany on Wednesday morning, with police in the state of Baden-Württemberg reporting more than 120 traffic accidents. According to the police, several people were injured who warned people to drive more slowly and not brake suddenly. “These are conditions that are simply less forgiving,’’ a police…
An Amur tiger has attacked and killed a man in Primorye Territory in Russia’s Far East area, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident happened near the village of Zimniki in the Dalnerechensky District, about 480 km northeast of the city of Vladivostok. Philipp Shutov, Primorye’s deputy minister of forestry, environmental protection, wildlife and natural…
Hamas is preparing for the possible release of Palestinian prisoners in light of reports of significant progress in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire. “We renew our promise to our steadfast, patient people and to our heroic prisoners in the jails and affirm that their freedom will soon be achieved,’’ Hamas said on Monday. Israeli Foreign…
At least 24 people have died as major wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area in the U.S. state of California, the city’s medical examiner said on Sunday. No fewer than 16 of the fatalities are related to the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, and eight others to the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades…
Russian units said it had eliminated more than 290 Ukrainian military in the border areas of the Kursk region within the past 24 hours. Russian Defence ministry said on Wednesday, that, they destroyed one tank, an armored personnel carrier and four armored combat vehicles. “During the day, the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted…
The UN and Lebanon have unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance to civilians affected by the recent conflict and ongoing humanitarian crisis. Announced at the Grand Serail in Beirut by Deputy Prime Minister Saade el-Shami and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Imran Riza, the appeal extends emergency efforts through…
The Israeli military said early on Tuesday that its Air Force attacked a group of armed terrorists in the West Bank. A fighter jet targeted the “terrorists’’ in the area of Tamun in the Jordan Valley, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on X. Details were not initially provided. No less than three Israelis had…
Animal rights activists on Tuesday, lashed out at elephant sanctuaries in Thailand after a Spanish holidaymaker was killed while bathing one of the creatures. The incident is “a stark reminder of the inherent cruelty and danger associated with keeping wild animals in captivity.’’ The rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said…
A Chinese research team from Guangxi University has successfully decoded the genome of the modern cultivated sugarcane variety Xintaitang No. 22 (XTT22). It sheds light on the highly complex allopolyploid genome of sugarcane and its evolutionary mechanisms. Sugarcane plays a vital role in the production of sugar, alcohol, and bioenergy, offering substantial economic and agricultural…
