Africa: Dozens of New Species Found in One of Africa’s Last Biodiversity Blank Spots

Africa: Dozens of New Species Found in One of Africa’s Last Biodiversity Blank Spots

A major survey of Angola’s remote Lisima plateau has uncovered species unknown to science, including new dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies, confirming the highlands as one of Africa’s most exciting biodiversity frontiers. High on Angola’s eastern plateau, in Moxico Province, lies one of Africa’s great almost-unknown treasures: the Angolan Highlands Water Tower. It’s a vast…

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Major Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill several, wound dozens

Major Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill several, wound dozens

A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, authorities said Tuesday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive new strike.” Russia has bombarded Ukraine almost daily since launching an offensive in 2022, often provoking retaliation from Kyiv, as talks…

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Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens

Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens

Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning, killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said Saturday. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will also meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of…

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Military plane crash in southwestern Colombia kills at least 66 people and injures dozens

Military plane crash in southwestern Colombia kills at least 66 people and injures dozens

A Colombian military transport plane with mostly soldiers on board crashed Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, authorities said. Those killed included six from Colombia’s air force, 58 from the National Army and two from the National Police, the country’s air force said.  The crash happened shortly after…

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