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10 Jun 2025

Namibia's Green Hydrogen Project for Desert Farming

Researchers in Namibia are creating a green hydrogen scheme for farming in the desert. This project aims to improve food security and promote renewable energy.

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9 Jun 2025

Nigerian-American Filmmaker Lanre’ Obisesan

Lanre’ Obisesan is a filmmaker who uses his films for emotional healing. His journey from pharmacist to filmmaker shows the power of storytelling in exploring identity and resilience.

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4 Jun 2025

The Importance of Mangroves in Ghana

Mangroves along Ghana's coastlines are essential for combating climate change. They help reduce carbon emissions, protect against erosion, and support local communities.

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2 Jun 2025

New Record for Longest Steelpan Marathon

Joshua Regrello from Trinidad and Tobago set a world record for the longest marathon playing the steelpan, lasting 31 hours. His achievement has been celebrated locally and internationally.

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25 May 2025

Football: More Than Just a Game

Football connects culture, memory, and identity. In countries like Portugal and Iran, it plays a key role in societal and political dynamics.

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24 May 2025

Kendo: The Way of the Sword

Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art focusing on physical and mental strength. It teaches discipline, courtesy, and is popular worldwide for introducing Japanese culture.

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23 May 2025

Sri Lanka's Elephant Corridors Face Criticism

Wildlife experts in Sri Lanka question the plan for elephant corridors aimed at reducing human-elephant conflict. Thousands of elephants and humans have died in these clashes over recent years.

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23 May 2025

Ugandan farmers use food waste to feed crickets

In Masaka small farmers now grow crickets and researchers from Uganda Christian University made a cheaper feed from domestic food waste. The feed helps crickets grow faster, could reduce city waste and may raise household incomes.

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20 May 2025

Grenada protects soursop from a new pest

Scientists and farmers in Grenada are working together to protect soursop, the country’s main fresh export to the United States. A sucking insect called croton scale arrived in 2020 and authorities use pesticides and biological control with ongoing monitoring.

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16 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV Elected

On May 8 the Vatican announced Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope after three ballots; he chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Francis led the church from 2013 until his death on April 21, 2025.

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13 May 2025

Caribbean coral reefs face disease threat

The Institute of Marine Affairs warns that Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is spreading across the Caribbean and could reach Tobago. The IMA has a grant, trained ecologists and asks the public to help protect reefs.

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13 May 2025

Perus mass grave: identification corrected

In April 2025 Brazilian researchers announced that a decades-old identification from the Perus mass grave was wrong. New DNA tests revised the identity of a victim and helped identify others among the remains.

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