At least 41 feared dead in boat accident on Lake Tanganyika
At least 41 people are feared dead after a boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika on Thursday, local authorities said.
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Ten lions found dead after suspected poisoning in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ten lions have been found dead after suspected poisoning in Tanzania's UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
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Illegal trade in giant African ants threatens ecosystems
Illegal trade is not only threatening charismatic mammals like lions and elephants. Recently, invertebrates have also come into the spotlight. Scientists are particularly concerned about the illegal trade in African giant ants - which can damage entire ecosystems.
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Energy crisis boosts renewable energy
The war in Iran has hit the world economy hard, but is also giving an unexpected boost to renewable energy sources, according to the intergovernmental organization IRENA. It is not primarily climate that is the driving force, says Mike Enskat, head of IRENA's Innovation and Technology Center.
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Mysterious fruit fly began eating meat, scientists trace the change using a museum specimen
Many millions of years ago, a fruit-eating fly abandoned that diet and began eating meat. Now, scientists have gained clues about how the change occurred with the help of a museum specimen in Switzerland.
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Ten countries at risk of Ebola epidemic from the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ten more African countries are at risk from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Neighboring Uganda has confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to five.
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The expert on the Ebola outbreak says we are not in control
Both the death toll and the number of cases are rising after the Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The outbreak now risks spreading to neighboring countries. "We must be very fast and act now. We know what is needed, and they are fairly simple interventions," says Johan von Schreeb, professor of global disaster medicine.
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Tanzania reports 518 killed in autumn protests
The Tanzanian government has released its first official death toll from protests that erupted in October last year, saying at least 518 people were killed.
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