Macron arrives in Germany for three-day state visit
Macron's state visit is the first by a French president in nearly 25 years and comes amid a number of challenges two of Europe's strongest countries currently face.…
Life behind bars in Brazil’s overcrowded prison system
With over 830,000 inmates, Brazil has the third-largest prison population in the world, behind only the US and China. According to data from the National Secretariat for Penal Policy, there are almost…
How the German cockroach conquered the world
Disgustingly resilient, the German cockroach is the most widespread roach of all roachkind. A recent study reconstructed its origins and charted its unstoppable rise.…
Fears of hundreds buried in Papua New Guinea landslide
Rescuers are searching for survivors after a devastating landslide in Enga, a remote highland region of the South Pacific nation. Papua New Guinea, the second most populous nation in the South Pacific…
British inquiry shows past govts deliberately infected citizens with contaminated blood
There are calls for justice after a damning report shows that the British government intentionally contaminated the blood of tens of thousands of patients between the 1970s and 1990s and attempted to…
British PM makes soccer gaffe while on campaign trail in Wales
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asked brewery workers in Wales whether they were "looking forward to the football" this summer, despite the country not qualifying for the Euro 2024 tournament.…
The Nigerian scrap sculptor
Dotun Popoola from Ile Ife, Nigeria crafts metal sculptures of humans and animals, using them to express environmental decay and advocates both for recycling and upcycling.…
Prison director killed in armed attack in Colombia
The director of a prison in Colombia’s capital was killed late Thursday in an armed attack while driving his private vehicle. Retired colonel Elmer Fernandez, the director of La Modelo Prison in…
Spanish town aims to minimise racial profiling in police checks
A police force in a Madrid commuter town has become an example to others in Europe on how to prevent institutional racism.…
The app helping farmers in India
AgriApp is the best Indian Agriculture App that helps farmers in many ways by providing services such as Crop Advisory, Soil Testing, Drone Services, Crop Practices & many more. AgriApp is powered…
Nearly 282 million people faced hunger in 2023 — report
The number of people suffering acute food insecurity rose in 2023 for the fifth year in a row, according to a UN-led report. Conflicts, extreme weather and economic shocks are worsening the…