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Southern Africa is facing its worst drought in a century, worsened by climate change. Over 68 million people face food and water shortages, while Zambia, reliant on hydroelectric power, can only provide three hours of electricity daily. The government has removed VAT on solar products to mitigate the crisis. Diana Zulu, who works with the SolarAid […]

But it did find WADA's anti-doping rules and administrative processes could be strengthened, which the agency itself acknowledged, and also criticised parts of the Chinese response to the positive tests. The report's author, Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier, said he found "WADA has done its work autonomously, independently and professionally, and […]

Rescue efforts were ongoing Thursday after floods that swept through Nigeria's northeastern Borno state this week left at least 30 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.

Hundreds of millions of people in China are set to enter old age in the coming decades while the birth rate dwindles dramatically. The national population fell in 2023 for the second year in a row, with policymakers warning of potentially severe impacts on the economy, healthcare and social welfare systems if action is not taken. China's […]

Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Singapore on Friday by praising its tradition of interfaith harmony, closing out his four-nation trip through Asia with the same message of tolerance that he delivered at the start. Francis presided over a gathering of young people from some of the religious traditions that are present in Singapore, where […]

It is likely their last meeting before an election that could upend US policy on Ukraine. Kyiv is pushing Washington and London to lift a restriction on firing arms made by those countries, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning that giving Ukraine the green light would mean NATO was "at war" with Moscow. British media reported that […]

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday made a rare public appearance with his ex-premier Edouard Philippe in Le Havre to commemorate the port's 1944 liberation from Nazi occupation. Philippe has criticised Macron's decision to call for snap legislative elections and last week announced his intention of running in the 2027 presidential […]

Investigators stormed 20 charity shelters across two Malaysian states on Wednesday, arresting 171 suspects including Islamic teachers and caregivers, and bringing to safety 400 children and teens. In what is believed to be the worst such case to hit Malaysia in decades, police suspect the victims -- aged from one to 17 -- had been subjected to […]

Where once fishermen pulled trout and tench into their boats, youths on motorbikes now joyride in the dust. Locals say they can see the 42-square-kilometre (16-square-mile) expanse of water near Thessaloniki retreating day by day -- a fate shared by three other important natural lakes in Greece's Central Macedonian breadbasket. "The stench from […]

Australia crashed to a 67-27 defeat away to Los Pumas in The Rugby Championship last weekend after a horror second-half display by the Wallabies, who threw away a 20-3 lead by conceding nine tries. The Wallabies sit bottom of the championship table as they prepare to face New Zealand in a double header for the Bledisloe Cup. Australia's only […]