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Fewer and fewer students are choosing to study science across west Africa

Lack of investment, teachers, labs

'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle

Long known as a tourist hotspot, South Pacific nation Fiji has in recent years emerged as a major cog in the international drug trade.

Life on frontline of climate change

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Bogong moths carpet the wall of an alpine cave in Australia, after completing an annual migration to beat the summer heat

Migratory spectacle

Return of swarming moth spectacle has Australia in a flutter

Kazakhstan's Rita Bakisheva (R) competes against India's Kashish Malik in the mixed individual virtual taekwondo

Fascination and bewilderment

Not-so-brave new world: virtual taekwondo makes Asian Games debut

Nepal was overwhelmed by the tsunami-like wall of freezing water and debris triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal-China border on August 26

Nepal's grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead

Sami Abu Shehadeh (C), leader of the Balad party, arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, 2026

Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race

A wave of misinformation has accompanied a child vaccination campaign in the Philippines this year, with some 230,000 declining the jab

Misinformation 'major driver' of vaccine fear

Viral anti-vax posts weaponise Philippine inoculation fears

The presidential campaign in Latin America's largest democracy has been tense

Lula, Bolsonaro both snub final debate before Brazil election

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Dragon capsule lifts off for the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Florida

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

Four-member crew docks at International Space Station

A member of the security forces of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government mans a checkpoint on a street in Taiz

Strong condemnation

Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of drone attack on Medina

The firings come amid a tense debate about AI safety and whether the technology presents an existential risk to humanity

Violating company policies

OpenAI says three staffers fired for mishandling 'sensitive' info

An official collects tennis balls with Palestinian flag stickers thrown onto the pitch during Ireland's game with Austria in Dublin

Ireland game interrupted twice by Gaza protests

Cristiano Ronaldo waves as he arrives for a training session with the Portugal team at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen on Wednesday. He walked out on the squad shortly after.

'Nothing to make a fuss about'

Ronaldo's Portugal future in doubt after walkout

Nike's ties with women's basketball star Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever has been a bright spot as the sports giant struggles to emerge from a slump

Seeks to accelerate a turnaround

Nike plans job cuts as it forecasts lower sales

Lindsay Clancy does not deny strangling her children but claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis

Yet to decide on retrial

Judge denies acquittal bid by US woman who killed her kids

Former cricket greats West Indies' Brian Lara (L), Australian Aaron Finch (C) and South African Shaun Pollock (R) were present for the unveiling of the schedule for the 2027 World Cup

India, Australia and Pakistan in same World Cup group

Convicted US murderer Christa Pike, whose execution has been stayed

Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic (L) told reporters Thursday that any move by the US to ban diesel exports would be "unexpected for Europeans"

Meeting Friday to discuss

US tells European allies to act 'immediately' to lower diesel prices

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said G20 members failed to reach consensus on tackling overcapacity

G20 trade ministers fail to see consensus against overproduction

Bolivia's attorney general Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, two days after being sanctioned by the United States

Smuggling bundles of cash

Bolivia's attorney general arrested on drugs, money laundering charges

Tigrayans rushed to stock up on supplies amid fears of conflict

Regional tensions

Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House

Talks of resuming bombing

Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' if linked to flydubai attack

Students burned barriers on tram tracks in Strasbourg

Poor learning conditions

French school protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest

Passengers landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport after the their earlier flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia following what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as an attempt by one of the pilots to crash the plane

Investigation underway

Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot indoctrinated as UAE probes 'terror' link

The Etihad Stadium, the home ground of Manchester City football club

Spotlight on UK-UAE ties amid Manchester City scandal

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic (L) told reporters Thursday that any move by the US to ban diesel exports would be "unexpected for Europeans"

Ban would be 'unexpected for Europeans'

US says 'in Europe's best interest' to cooperate on fuel supply

Teachers hold up placards during a demonstration demanding higher salaries and better working conditions at a school in Tripoli on September 29, 2026.

Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation

A petrol station in Berlin shows fuel prices as subsidies kicked in

'Just a drop in the ocean'

German fuel price cuts kick in to ease Mideast energy shock

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