Guyana tribe goes hi-tech to protect its land
By Gemma Handy
(Reprinted from BBC)
Eleazer Mawasha speaks haltingly. English is not his first language, and Skype not his preferred method of communication.
An elder...
Stephen Hawking: I fear I may not be welcome in Donald Trump’s US
(The Guardian) Stephen Hawking, the leading British physicist and cosmologist, has said he no longer feels welcome in the US under Donald Trump.
Prof Hawking...
Britain’s May to launch EU divorce proceedings on March 29
By William James, Elizabeth Piper and Gabriela Baczynska | LONDON/BRUSSELS
(Reuters) Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Britain's divorce proceedings with the European Union on...
Tales of deportation in Trump’s America
(BBC) In the weeks since President Donald Trump took office, he has laid out his immigration agenda through a spate of executive orders and...
G20 financial leaders acquiesce to U.S., drop free trade pledge
By Balazs Koranyi and Gernot Heller | BADEN BADEN, Germany
(Reuters) Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade...
‘Healthiest hearts in the world’ found
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website
(BBC) The healthiest hearts in the world have been found in the Tsimane people in...
In first Trump-Merkel meeting, awkward body language and a quip
By Jeff Mason and Andreas Rinke | WASHINGTON
(Reuters) The first face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel started awkwardly...
Pastor in Sierra Leone finds 706-carat diamond but gives it to authorities
(CNN) Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who also works as a miner, discovered the 706-carat diamond in Kono district, the government said in a statement.
He handed...
Mills stays level-headed as IPL venture nears
Tymal Mills says that he will not believe he is a newly-minted IPL millionaire until his £1.4 million fee from Royal Challengers Bangalore has...
Trump to slash foreign aid in ‘hard power’ budget plan
(AFP) President Donald Trump is set to propose drastic cuts to America's foreign aid and environmental programs in a security-heavy first budget blueprint to...