Twelfth monkey dies in HK zoo amid bacterial outbreak
It is unclear if it died due to the same infection that killed 11 other monkeys in the past 10 days.
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Oct
Monthly Archives: October 2024
24
Oct
IMF warns world to avoid global trade war
Economic fears have been rising over Donald Trump’s mega-tariff plan and rising US debts.
24
Oct
Why Harris campaign moved from joy to warning of Trump’s ‘unchecked power’
In a bid to win over moderate Republicans, the vice-president amplified Trump’s ex-chief of staff’s claim that he has fascist tendencies. The former president said it shows Harris is desperate.
23
Oct
Lebanon local official says 19 killed in Israeli strike on family’s home
Women and children were among the dead following Tuesday’s strike in Teffahta, a local official says.
23
Oct
Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86
The actor also appeared in hit 1980s television shows Wonder Woman and The Love Boat.
23
Oct
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
23
Oct
All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa
An electric fast train now links the capital to the country’s commercial hub Dar es Salaam.
23
Oct
The Indian activist who went on a hunger strike to save his cold desert home
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who ended a 16-day-long hunger strike this week, says his fight is not over.
23
Oct
IDF soldiers should refuse orders that may be war crimes, Israeli ex-security adviser tells BBC
A former senior security official tells Fergal Keane that Israel might be committing war crimes in northern Gaza.
23
Oct
Georgia’s ruling party holds mass rally ahead of crucial vote
Three days before Georgians vote, the ruling party’s founder tells supporters “we choose peace, not war”.
