Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa’s plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a challenge from thousands of angry farmers who fear losing productive land to open-pit mines. On the southeast coast, where a lithium mine operates and more than … Read more
By Nazih Osseiran, Eman Abouhassira and Emily Rose Lebanon says Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11 BEIRUT, – At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, some of the deadliest in the weeks since the country agreed to a … Read more
File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un (Picture) credit: Reuters) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday called for talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War, seeking to replace the decades-old armistice with a peace arrangement and ease tensions on the Korean … Read more
Construction begins on project to restore estuary habitat in South Fork Skagit River (Photo by: WDFW) Heavy earth-moving equipment began work in June 2026 on a major coastal restoration project in Skagit County, Washington. The project will remove old sea defences and breach river levees across two islands in the South Fork Skagit River delta.The … Read more
Record heat hits farms as Asia endures extreme summer (Representative image) South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on August 2, the highest temperature recorded in the country since modern weather observations began in 1904.A South Korean potato farmer in Gangwon province has seen … Read more
Update: The Boston Police Department has confirmed that a man died after being stabbed following a fight on the escalator at South Station on Wednesday evening, the Boston Herald confirmed. Representational. (Unsplash) The man was found with a single stab wound, bleeding near the escalator when officers responded to the MBTA’s Red Line platform. He … Read more
Sydney, The town of Fifield near Parkes is about a six-hour drive west of Sydney, and at the last census was home to about 130 people. Now, the town has found itself at the centre of a major strategic play by the United States government. Why Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in … Read more
Horrifying incident involving passengers on CTA bus chicago south. The event took place in the 5700 block of S. Ashland Avenue on Saturday around 11:22 p.m., ABC7 reported, citing police officials. An attempted robbery on a CTA bus on Chicago’s South Side left passengers panicking. After the incident, the three attackers issued threats of violence, … Read more