MIDLE EAST
Thai baby elephant hit by motorcycle survives after receiving CPR
Thailand’s Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years as a rescue worker, but never before on an elephant.
Mummified baboons may identify lost land of Punt, ancient Egypt’s trading partner
Mummified baboons may reveal the location of the lost land of Punt, ancient Egypt's mysterious and most-valued trading partner.
Global food industry on course to drive rapid habitat loss: Research
The global food system is on course to drive rapid and widespread ecological damage with almost 90% of land animals likely to lose some...
Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia
The coronavirus pandemic has put paid to many couples' dreams of a large wedding.
Two Canadians play chess in a frozen lake
Beth Harmon, the fictional heroine of the chess series “The Queen’s Gambit,” sure didn’t try this as part of her training routine.
Meet women behind Indian farmers’ protests
Baljit Kaur, 50 has been farming most of her life in Punjab, India. For her, cultivating her crops and tending to the land is...
Vietnamese truck deaths: Two men found guilty of manslaughter of 39 in UK
Two people smugglers were found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated to death in the back of...
‘A mental health emergency’: No end to trauma for refugees on Lesbos
Nadia hasn’t slept. The mother of five spent the night trying to soothe her seven-year-old son, Matin, who is autistic, while heavy rain fell...
Rains give West African herders brief respite amid growing heat
Fari Sow bent over to pick a green shoot from what is normally parched earth at this time of year, tearing its leaves to...