How one U.S. conservationist’s work is helping to preserve Chile’s wilderness
Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.
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News24 | Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16
Firefighters were racing against time Saturday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods.
Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city from rebels
The development marks one of the most significant gains for the army in its almost two-year long war with rebel forces.
Is it a bomb? Is it a plane crash? No, it’s space junk landing
The Kenyan villagers surprised by falling satellite debris heralding a new year full of surprises.
Nostalgia and passion fuel young couple running old-school photo lab
Fabriccio and Lucía run the only fully equipped film lab in Central America
A murder that shook British India and toppled a king
A businessman was shot dead in India 100 years ago. Then, a sensational tale unfolded.
‘I fought for years to correct my dad’s death certificate – but still haven’t buried him’
Families tell of their lost loved ones as a new film stirs up memories of Brazil under military rule.
‘I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game’
Young male gamers thought it resembled a gesture used by a radical feminist community to poke fun at the size of men’s penises.
Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
His exit comes amid a dispute over his report into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents.
Dozens injured after Strasbourg tram collision
Two trams collide at the French city’s main train station, a prefecture spokesperson says.
News24 | SEE | Dimming hopes and more evacuations: Los Angeles fires expand as winds forecast to pick up
The largest of the Los Angeles’ fires spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods on Saturday, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control.
Why are so many indigenous Panamanians contracting HIV — and dying of AIDS?
The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.
‘He brought us back alive’: A former hostage remembers Jimmy Carter
Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on former President Jimmy Carter’s quest to free him.
Bomb threats shadowed international reporters who covered Chinese celebrity dissident
Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were accused of making bomb threats. An NPR investigation now has them wondering if it was the work of the Chinese government or someone else.
Locals use TikTok to raise donations for LA fire victims
A group of street vendors using the power of social media have rallied a community to help those affected by destruction of wildfires.
Is Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal a ‘Madman Strategy’?
The president-elect’s undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon’s “Madman Theory.”
News24 | Los Angeles investigates cause of fires as curfew enforced
Californians on Friday demanded to know who is at fault for the vast devastation caused by the raging Los Angeles wildfires, as a strict curfew went into force to prevent looting and lawlessness.
When Carter met Kim – and stopped a nuclear war
The former US president halted a US-North Korea showdown, but was also accused of going rogue.
The woman who built an ‘aidbot’ for displaced people in Lebanon
Meet the woman who has found an innovative way to simply accessing much-needed aid in war-torn Lebanon.
Ruins, racers and rockers: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.
The Maths Queen with a quantum mission to mentor girls
Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.