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Peruvian mum awarded ‘Green Nobel’ for work to create new national park in Amazon rainforest
As a teenage mother and activist, Liz Chicaje would travel by boat and foot across Peru’s Amazon rainforest with her young daughter...
Ziona Chana, the head of the ‘world’s largest family’, dies in India’s Mizoram state
A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world’s largest family...
Italian police arrest three over cable car disaster as patchwork repair revealed as cause
Police in northern Italy have arrested three people over the cable car disaster that killed 14 people at the weekend. It came as an...
Microsoft’s once-dominant Internet Explorer being retired from 2022
Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser Internet Explorer next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome using...
Samoa to scrap China-backed port project under new leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa
Samoa’s expected new prime minister has pledged to cancel a $128 million Chinese-backed port development, calling it excessive for the small Pacific island...
The ‘real Dracula Castle’ lures visitors with COVID-19 jabs
Visitors to Dracula’s castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after medics set...
FIFA voices disapproval of proposed breakaway European Super League plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told the 12 breakaway European Super League clubs they cannot be “half in, half out” of the established...
Sherpas become first to complete winter summit of K2
A team of climbers from Nepal has become the first to successfully complete a winter attempt on the summit of K2, the...
US Congress reaches deal on coronavirus aid package, plans vote
US congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $US900 billion ($1.19 trillion) package that will provide the first new aid in...
Fire rips through Napa Valley wine country during harvest, forces hospital evacuation
A major wildfire in northern California is threatening to destroy homes and vineyards as it pushes towards the state’s famed wine-growing valley....