Wed 13 August 2025: Home to 44 000 African savanna elephants and a population that continues to grow, South Africa’s conservation efforts have demonstrated success when compared to the decline of elephant numbers in some other countries. “Our elephants are a national treasure, a keystone species, an integral part of our heritage and plays a […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: Capitec Bank and First National Bank (FNB) have signed up to the Department of Home Affairs’ new digital partnership model that aims to expand access to Smart ID and passport services. The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, announced that the partnership will see the expansion of Smart ID and […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: On Sunday evening, three reactor units at the Gravelines nuclear power station, located on the English Channel, were automatically shut down due to a large influx of jellyfish clogging the plant’s water pumping systems, according to France’s energy company, Electricite de France (EDF). A fourth reactor was taken offline early Monday […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: Social media platform X temporarily suspended its AI chatbot, Grok, on Monday after users found it was talking about Israel’s actions in Gaza. When users asked Grok why it was suspended following the software coming back online, Grok responded by saying its brief suspension occurred “after I stated that Israel and […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: The WFP says aid is being cut by 60 percent for the most vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and disabled people. The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will need to drastically cut rations to refugees in Kenya due to reductions in global aid, including major funding cuts from the […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: A severe heat wave hit eight Arab countries on Monday, with meteorological agencies warning that extreme temperatures, high humidity, and wildfires would continue through the weekend, with the heat expected to subside by Friday or Saturday. Egypt The Egyptian Meteorological Authority said the country is experiencing “extremely hot weather across most […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: A study led by the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved molecular defenses to protect their muscles from deadly snake venom, which provides insights into how to treat snakebites in humans. The research, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, described the skinks’ adaptations as “evolution at its most ingenious,” according […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department said Wednesday it has received 80,000 soldiers since the outbreak of the war in Gaza Strip in October 2023, including 26,000 for mental illness. The department said that it allocates around 4.2 billion shekels ($1.2 billion)-more than half of its annual budget-to provide medical services for wounded […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: The US State Department on Monday designated Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations, accusing them of carrying out multiple deadly attacks in recent years. The State Department said the group has claimed responsibility for suicide bombings near Karachi airport and the Gwadar […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: Israel’s defense minister on Monday hit back at a list published by media linked to Iran’s military which named Israeli officials in an assassination list, appearing to threaten Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s life in response. “I suggest to the Iranian dictator Khamenei that when he leaves the bunker, he occasionally look […]
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