From home to hell: WWII’s Dutch internment under Japanese Empire in Indonesia
During the second World War, large-scale internment camps were a pretty grim reality in most countries, such as Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, the US and Japan.
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Joburg’s inferno claims lives in neglected residential building
A huge fire exploded in a five-story apartment in Johannesburg, resulting sadly in the death of more than 70 people. This catastrophe is one of the deadliest fire incidents in the city’s history.
The legendary 800-pound alligator resurfaces, shattering Mississippi records once again
In Mississippi, a team of four alligator hunters has shattered the state’s hunting record by capturing a reptile exceeding 800 pounds in weight and 14 feet in length.
Wagner chief Prigozhin buried in St Petersburg
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner Group, was given a private funeral near his hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia, following his death in a plane crash, as per statements from his press service. The press service confirmed that Prigozhin was laid to rest in a private ceremony a week post his demise. The Russian President,…
First in UK: the dawn of a new era in fertility treatment with successful womb transplant
The momentous announcement that the first successful womb transplant in the UK has been completed at Oxford’s Churchill Hospital signals a new epoch in reproductive medicine.
Discover how the flood myth across civilizations shares fascinating similarities
Ever heard about the curious similarities flooding the global myth and folklore space? Interestingly, flood narratives seem to be a recurring theme across civilizations, irrespective of their geographical or temporal affiliations.
Brutal unprecedented war between Chimpanzees and Gorillas in the wild: fighting for food?
Things are getting wilder than usual in the animal kingdom! Believe it or not, chimps and gorillas have been living chill for many, many years. But back in February 2019, stuff got real in Gabon’s Loango National Park that left researchers from Osnabrück University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany totally shook.
What caused Hawaii wildfires killing 96, the US’s deadliest in more than 100 years?
Last week, wildfires left a trail of destruction across the island of Maui, claiming at least 96 lives and causing damage worth over US$5.52 billion. This has raised urgent questions on the preparedness of scientists and Hawaii’s preventive measures against future disasters of this nature.
Landslides in Indian Himalayas claim 57 lives with 10 still missing strongly linked to climate change
Landslides were largely caused by torrential rains, which along with continuous construction activities have, in past years, repeatedly caused fatal flash floods and landslides in India’s mountain regions. Similar incidents have also been reported in neighboring countries, Pakistan and Nepal.
Fighting ‘narco state’, Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead Wednesday on a campaign trail
The Ecuadorian presidential contender, Fernando Villavicencio, known for his relentless crusade against corruption, was assassinated on the campaign trail on Wednesday.