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Mystery illness kills over 50 people leaving health experts “really worried”

Mystery illness kills over 50 people leaving health experts “really worried”

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases being recorded so far. A mysterious illness has claimed the lives of 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The outbreak began in Boloko, a town in the northwest of DRC, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In the majority of cases, the onset […]

1 year ago

Earth could be getting a new ocean and continent a lot sooner than first thought

Earth could be getting a new ocean and continent a lot sooner than first thought

The Nubian continent is forming Earth once just had one continent known as Pangea that slowly broke apart to form the continents we know today. These continents just like Pangea are not going to stay intact forever and will eventually break apart and now, a scientist has warned that one continent is being torn in […]

1 year ago

Sweden confirms first case of Mpox

Sweden confirms first case of Mpox

The new variant spreads more easily Sweden’s public health agency have confirmed their first case of a contagious variant of Mpox, the first recorded outside of Africa. The infected person is believed to have picked up the variant during a stay in Africa. Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed told a news conference: “We […]

1 year ago

Mpox declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization

Mpox declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization

The new variant spreads more easily The World Health Organisation has declared Mpox a global emergency after a new strain has spread across Africa at an alarming rate. The number of cases reported so far this year has already exceeded last year’s total, with more than 15,600 cases and 537 deaths recorded according to the […]

1 year ago

Only one person alive still speaks the world’s most endangered language

Only one person alive still speaks the world’s most endangered language

The language is over 20,000 years old. An ancient and extraordinary language that dates back 20,000 years is now being kept alive by just one living person. N|uu is a click language, traditionally spoken by some factions of the ǂKhomani people from the southern Kalahari, a sandy savannah that sits within the modern-day borders of […]

1 year ago

Elephants charge at hunters after one of herd is shot dead

Elephants charge at hunters after one of herd is shot dead

Warning: contains footage some readers may find upsetting Footage has resurfaced capturing the moment that a pair of hunters were charged by elephants after they shot one of the herd dead. In shocking footage – which was captured in the Nakabolelwa Conservancy in Namibia – a man can be seen taking aim at one of […]

2 years ago

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