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From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world.World Weather Attribution, …

‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:02:44 GMT Read More »

Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the presidential election results, a non-governmental organisation said Thursday.Despite international observers raising concerns about irregularities in the October 9 elections, the country’s highest court on Monday confirmed that Daniel Chapo of the Frelimo party, which has been …

Mozambique post-election violence kills 125 in three days: NGOThu, 26 Dec 2024 16:24:25 GMT Read More »

Veteran middle-order batter Sean Williams was unbeaten on 145 as Zimbabwe posted 363 for four against Afghanistan on the first day of the first Test in Bulawayo on Thursday.The 38-year-old needs seven more runs to overtake his Test career best — an unbeaten 151 in a loss to Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi three years ago.Making …

Williams hits unbeaten 145 as Zimbabwe make Afghanistan toilThu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT Read More »

At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said Thursday, more than 50 percent more than last year and the most since it began keeping a tally in 2007.The 58 percent increase includes 1,538 children and 421 women, migrant rights group Caminando Fronteras (“Walking Borders”) …

Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024: NGOThu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT Read More »

Pakistan’s bowlers hit back after the tourists were bowled out for 211 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Thursday.Khurram Shahzad struck twice and Mohammad Abbas claimed a late wicket as South Africa reached 82 for three at the close.Dane Paterson and debutant Corbin Bosch did most …

Bowlers bring Pakistan back into first Test in South AfricaThu, 26 Dec 2024 16:00:05 GMT Read More »

More than 1,500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party as the winner of recent elections. A total of 1,534 detainees escaped the high-security prison located about 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the capital, said national police chief Bernardino …

Mass jailbreak in Mozambique amid post-election unrestWed, 25 Dec 2024 20:59:22 GMT Read More »

At least 21 people, including two police officers, have been killed in Mozambique in the last 24 hours, the government said, in post-election violence that erupted after the ruling party was controversially confirmed winners in recent elections.The Portuguese-speaking African country’s highest court had confirmed on Monday that the Frelimo party, in power since 1975, won …

Nearly two dozen killed in 24 hours in Mozambique after disputed election resultTue, 24 Dec 2024 20:41:39 GMT Read More »

The death toll from cyclone Chido in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has reached 39, according to the latest count from the island’s prefect.Meanwhile, France’s interior ministry updated the number of wounded to 4,136, of which 124 were serious cases.  “The work of identifying the victims of the cyclone continues, in coordination with …

Cyclone death toll in Mayotte rises to 39Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:41:14 GMT Read More »

Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk aquatic mammals.African manatees are found in fresh water along the coast of western Africa, such as in Cameroon’s vast Lake Ossa where the researcher first saw them more than …

Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspotTue, 24 Dec 2024 15:32:43 GMT Read More »

Mozambique’s largely deserted capital was hit on Tuesday by skirmishes between protesters and police, AFP reporters said, the day after the ruling party was controversially confirmed winners in recent elections.Police in armoured vehicles patrolled the centre of the city, where hundreds of protesters in small, scattered groups threw objects and started fires.Makeshift roadblocks on major …

Tense Christmas Eve in Maputo after disputed election resultTue, 24 Dec 2024 15:22:28 GMT Read More »