US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephantsErnie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf. Continue reading...
British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest toldJanet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scamsA British woman who was scammed out of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to recoup some of her lost fortune, an inquest in Devon has heard.Janet Fordham was cheated of her life savings and her home over a period of five years by fraudsters apparently based in the UK, Germany, the US and Ghana, the inquest in Exeter was told. Continue reading...
Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report findsResearch shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather.At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found. Continue reading...
Taiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini tripLai Ching-te abandons visit after Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar revoke overflight permission Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, has cancelled his trip to Eswatini, the democratic island's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after his government said several countries had revoked overflight permits because of "intense pressure" from China.Lai was to leave on Wednesday for the 40th anniversary of King Mswati III's accession. Continue reading...
UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memoInternal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran war Downing Street has been forced to insist that Britain will not yield sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, after a leaked Pentagon email proposed the US should reassess its support for the UK's claim on the islands because of a lack of British support over Iran.The memo reflected ways in which the Trump administration could punish Britain for failing to follow the US lead in bombing Iran, and comes before a potentially fraught three-day state visit to the US by King Charles. Continue reading...
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