Category: International

The dwarf giraffe (right) looks like a one-year-old * First such animal was spotted in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park in 2017 * The animals were documented during photographic surveys routinely conducted determine numbers * These dwarf giraffe have shorter legs than others of similar age, look like one-year-olds By Adam Hartman, Namibian A dwarf giraffe, one of only two in Africa, was discovered on a private farm near Okahandja last July, a recently published report by researchers from…

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Maravi Express A passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has gone missing after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The BBC reports that Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 lost contact en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. Quoting flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the BBC says the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute. The transport ministry said search and rescue efforts were under way. The flight is reported to…

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By Joy Yesufu, Leadership (Abuja) Violence against women and girls is a global human rights challenge which must be fought to a standstill. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data and reports from those on the frontlines showed that all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, have escalated. The trend is described as shadow pandemic growing amidst the COVID-19 crisis, which calls for global collective efforts to eradicate it. As COVID-19 cases continue to strain…

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