Politics
Chad’s President Has Been Killed On The Frontline Fighting Rebels After He Was Re-elected For A Sixth Term
The president of Chad, Idriss Déby, has died of injuries he suffered when he was at the frontline of troops battling a rebel group.
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This Indian Railway Worker Rescued A 6-Year-Old Boy Who Fell On The Tracks From An Oncoming Train
A railway worker in Maharashtra, India, risked his life to save a child who fell onto the tracks from an oncoming train on Saturday Apr. 17.
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Families Are Reuniting In Australia And New Zealand After The Two Countries Opened A Travel Bubble
Reunions are happening across Australia and New Zealand after the two countries opened a two-way travel bubble on Monday Apr. 19.
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Polish Animal Rescuers Were Called To A “Mysterious Tree Monster” And It Turned Out To Be A Croissant
A “mysterious tree creature” that was terrorizing a woman’s neighborhood in Krakow turned out to be a croissant.
Climate
A Volcano Keeps Erupting On St. Vincent, Leaving The Island’s Entire Population Without Clean Water
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced from their homes on the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent, after the island’s largest volcano has been erupting for more than a week.
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This 75-Year-Old Belgian Grandma In Turkey Is Boxing To Knock Out Parkinson’s Disease
Meet Nancy Van Der Stracten, a 75-year-old painter and grandmother of eight from Belgium who now lives in Turkey.
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This Japanese Golfer Has Become The First Asian-Born Person To Win The Masters
Hideki Matsuyama, 29, has become the first Japanese person to win a men’s major golf championship and Asian-born person to win the Masters.
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The United Arab Emirates Has Chosen This Engineer As Its First Woman Astronaut
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has selected its next two astronauts for its future space missions, including its first Arab woman astronaut.
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A South Korean Couple Accidentally Defaced A $500,000 Painting Thinking It Was Participatory Art Project
A couple in South Korea accidentally defaced a painting worth about US$500,000 in an art gallery in Seoul after they mistook it for a participatory art project.
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Archaeologists Have Discovered A 3,400-Year-Old Ancient City In Egypt, The Largest Ever Found
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient city that was built more than 3,400 years ago during the reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs.
Climate
Floods And Landslides In Indonesia Have Left At Least 140 People Dead and Dozens More Missing
At least 140 people across several islands in Indonesia have been killed by flash floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Seroja, with dozens more missing.
Activism
This Popular Myanmar Celebrity Model Has Been Arrested By The Military For Protesting The Coup
Paing Takhon, one of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, has been detained by the military as part of a crackdown on celebrities who have spoken out against the coup.