South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was ...

FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign town hall, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke ...

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Udeme Samuel Jacob is affiliated with The South African Research Chair ... Women pursuing PhDs face additional challenges that their male peers do not. We found that women PhD students frequently ...

PIERRE — South Dakota's nine tribes are projecting a message of "unity" going into the 2025 state legislative session. Part of the change necessary to bridge state and tribal relations will come ...

to pitch the Ealinton Tournament tent in Central Africa, at the confluence of the Niger and the Tchadda, with the object of there founding a depot of religious and agricultural knowledge ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Male survivors of abuse say they feel "ignored" by the Westminster government because crimes against them are being classified as "violence against women and girls". For the last 15 years ...

Male wasp spiders use the hairs on their legs to sniff out mates 1. A sense of taste has been documented in many spiders, but how most species smell airborne chemicals remains a mystery ...

The Jarawas, one of the indigenous tribes of the Andamans, are known for their semi-nomadic lifestyle. In a historic step, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration has enrolled and ...

University of Waikato provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...