Farmers in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau are planting their maize, millet, and sorghum in anticipation of the June rainy season. Among them are the women known as “seed keepers” in the Bijagos archipelago of islands on the country’s Atlantic coast. As the Guardian reported,...
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The price of petrol in Nigerian government-run stations tripled this week just days after newly-elected President Bola Tinubu announced he would scrap fuel subsidies, a move that has sparked panic among citizens over inflation, Agence France-Presse reported. Soon after taking office Monday, Tinubu pledged to expand...
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Brazilian lawmakers approved a contentious bill this week that opponents say threatens the land rights of Indigenous communities and gut environmental protections, NPR reported. The draft law would include limits to the creation of new Indigenous reserves to lands that were only occupied by native peoples...
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A new law requiring all citizens to register their SIM cards under their legal names before July is causing an uproar in the Philippines, while tech analysts worry that the legislation is encouraging identity theft and fraud, Al Jazeera reported. Last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr...
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This week, the Russian capital of Moscow experienced its first drone attack on residential areas since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began last year, the Moscow Times reported. The attack damaged a number of buildings in Moscow but there were no casualties. Russia blamed Ukraine for...
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Saturn now reigns supreme after astronomers discovered an additional 62 new moons orbiting the sixth planet from the sun, Mashable reported. The new tally puts the total number of moons to 145, making Saturn the first known planet in space to have more than 100 satellites. Researcher...
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