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ABUJA, NIGERIA —  Nigeria’s emergency agency said the death toll from a weekend gasoline tanker explosion in north central Niger state has risen to 86. Explosions that kill dozens who converge on crashed tanker trucks to scoop up spilled fuel have been common for years in Nigeria, and the problem is only becoming worse. The National Emergency Management Agency, or NEMA, said about 50 people sustained burns in Saturday’s tanker explosion in central Nigeria, in addition to those killed. The victims are currently receiving treatment at local hospitals. The 60,000-liter fuel tanker crashed in central Niger State, near Abuja, spilling…

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country’s military said.Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night. The intruders fired at a military patrol deployed there, which returned fire, killing seven of the “illegal miners” and wounding one, the military said.In a statement, President John Dramani Mahama called for an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding…

As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from hiding.The militant group has not only survived 15 months of war with Israel — among the deadliest and most destructive in recent memory — but it remains firmly in control of the coastal territory that now resembles an apocalyptic wasteland. With a surge of humanitarian aid promised as part of the ceasefire deal, the Hamas-run government said Monday that it will coordinate distribution to the desperate people of Gaza.For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one…

NEW DELHI —  An Indian court on Monday sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year, a crime that sparked nationwide protests over inadequate safety for women and led to a speedy trial in the country’s slow-moving justice system. Sanjay Roy, 33, who has consistently maintained his innocence, can appeal the judgment in a higher court. The killing of the 31-year-old physician while she was on duty at a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata highlighted the chronic issue of violence against women in…

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer.A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red Delicious.“That doesn’t sound like a lot, but almost always that’s enough for the flowers to escape the killing spring frost,” said Steve van Nocker, a Michigan State University professor and plant geneticist.Van Nocker wants to identify the genes responsible for the Malus coronaria’s delayed blooms and use…

JOHANNESBURG —  South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were recovered last week during a police siege, from which he escaped. The alleged kingpin, known as “Tiger,” surfaced from the mine in Stilfontein while it was under police surveillance and escaped from custody with the help of officials, a statement on Monday from the South African Police Service said. “Extensive investigations and tracing operations are underway to find those officials who aided his escape between shaft 11 and the Stilfontein police holding…

Indigenous communities in the Philippines’ Mt. Kalatungan protected area have since 2021 carried out a tree-planting campaign to restore native vegetation lost to decades of commercial logging and agriculture.Known as rainforestation, it aims to rejuvenate vital ecosystem services like flood mitigation, which benefits urban areas downstream, while also providing incentives for the communities driving the restoration.The rainforestation program is led by community groups, making use of their knowledge of native plants, and marks a shift from the government’s decades-long, centrally managed reforestation efforts that relied on planting nonnative species.Communities are already benefiting from exports of the coffee that they…

Human Rights Watch, in its “World Report 2025,” warned of the worsening human rights situation in Iran. Citing evidence and reports, the organization highlights intensified repression of women and girls, a rise in executions, lack of fair trials, harassment of activists, students, journalists and justice-seeking families, as well as continued discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community by the Islamic Republic in 2024. Click here for the full story in Persian. Source link

Climate change is a major factor leading to the crisis in the world of property insurance. While rising real-estate values and rebuilding costs contribute too, the effects of more frequent and intense extreme weather events are undeniable. From wildfires, larger hail, bigger winds, stronger hurricanes, torrential rains, and blizzards, to inland and coastal flooding, all these events are on global warming steroids. And so insurance rates keep rising, coverage becomes harder to acquire, compensations get smaller and more vexing, mortgages get harder to find and pay for, and both individuals and companies suffer as the new conditions force adjustments and…

Since the war started the job had become his life. Many of the people being bombed were his neighbours, people he’d grown up with.Hatem Al-Atar, 25, wasn’t married. His bravery was not reckless, or born of ignorance. He knew he could die any second.”All days of war since 7 October until now were difficult. Every second in this war was hard. You could lose your life, of a beloved one any second,” Hatem says.He is sitting in the civil defence office in Deir al-Balah with his comrades. They chat and check their phones. Each one is a survivor. Ninety-four of…