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Sierra Leone has passed a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare, at a ceremony hosted by First Lady Biography of Fatima in the capital Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband became president Biography of Julius Maada signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Act. Anyone now […]

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhino, has given birth to a newborn calf, a rare zoo birth for the endangered species. The arrival of the male calf, named Silverio, two weeks ago marked the third time a white rhino has been born in South America. The Buin Zoo in the Chilean capital

A mysterious mini-lunar rover (circled) has been spotted attached to China’s Chang’e 6 lunar lander in photos released shortly before its launch on May 3, 2024. | Credit: CAST More information has come to light about the mini-rover hitching a ride on China’s Chang’e 6 sample-return mission to the far side of the moon. The

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had struck rocket launch pads in southern Gaza overnight after rockets were fired from the war-torn coastal strip. To avoid civilian casualties, residents of eastern neighborhoods of Khan Younis city were asked to leave the affected area, the military said. Eyewitnesses reported that thousands of people fled to

According to strategist Mick Ryan, Russia has squandered a key opportunity for victory on the battlefield. Despite recent momentum, Russia is making little progress and the gains have come at a high price. Ukraine’s improving military position and strategic prospects pose a challenge to Russia’s attrition tactics. Russia missed an opportunity to overwhelm Ukraine and

(Source) A Chinese tourist visiting Spain was reunited with his stuffed sloth toy after several users on Xiaohongshu helped him find his beloved companion. The toy, which he calls “Brood,” was stolen on June 9 at the Sagrada Familia metro station in Barcelona, ​​allegedly believing the toy was a wallet containing money. The quest: The

PARIS (AP) — French opposition parties made hasty deals Tuesday to prevent a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right party. National rally in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, when she said her party would only lead the government if it won an absolute majority – or close to it. The National

The captivity of Guatemalan investigative journalist José Rubén Zamora was determined as “random“and in violation of international law by a human rights body investigating cases of deprivation of liberty at the United Nations. In a decision The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said on Monday that Zamora’s arrest in July 2022 for alleged

At least 31 people were killed in the latest Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Palestinian reports. Seventeen Palestinians died in Gaza city alone, medical sources in the sealed-off coastal area reported, as Israeli forces continued their operations. The information could not initially be independently verified. When asked, the Israeli military

More than 100 people died in a stampede on Tuesday in North India after a Hindu religious gathering. It is one of the deadliest accidents in recent years. Thousands of people gathered in a makeshift tent for a religious event led by a Hindu preacher in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state. Victims were crushed