But but but … let’s say the elephants did end up in Germany — which originally triggered Botswana’s ire by moving to bring in a ban on trophy-hunting imports, thereby nullifying a popular population-reduction method — where would be the ideal spot for them to live? We asked an expert, Nuremberg Zoo director Dag Encke, … Read more
Eight Norwegian Cruise passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, claim they have been stranded on an African island without money and vital medications after the vessel left port without them. Jill and Jay Campbell, from South Carolina, said they are stuck on the Central African island of São Tomé with four other American and … Read more
Eight unlucky tourists were forced to add some unexpected stops to their vacation when a Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) ship marooned them off the west coast of Africa, turning their dream getaway into a travel nightmare. The group—which included a pregnant woman, four elderly people, and one person with a heart condition—was stranded on São … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government on Tuesday began handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country. Exhumed bodies from a vast rural area in coastal Kenya have shown signs of starvation and strangulation. Cult leader Paul Mackenzie … Read more
Johannesburg — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further. The agencies were referring to “e-waste,” which is defined as discarded devices with a plug or battery, including cellphones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … Read more
Zanzibar, Tanzania — Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar’s people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. The adult … Read more
Cameron Green has rescued Australia with a counterattacking century after New Zealand’s pace attack wreaked havoc on a topsy-turvy opening day of the first Test in Wellington. The West Australian all-rounder repaid the selectors’ faith with a gritty 103 not out, his highest Test score since being elected to No. 4, guiding the tourists towards … Read more
A Norwegian Cruise Line ship carrying more than 2,000 passengers was forced to quarantine off the coast of Mauritius amid fears of a cholera outbreak. The Norwegian Dawn was turned away from the dock in Port Louis, the capital city of the East African nation, on Sunday due to “potential health risks” after 15 passengers were put in … Read more
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-02-01 Backed by a Unified Protection Engine, CDNetworks’ WAAP solution leverages AI to offer organizations state-of-the-art adaptive WAAP capabilities. SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CDNetworks, the APAC-leading network to deliver edge as a service, announced today that it has upgraded its WAAP Solution with a newly launched Cloud … Read more