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Search for trapped Mexican miners could take 'almost a year'
Relatives of 10 workers trapped in a flooded Mexican coal mine reacted with despair on Thursday after being told by authorities that the search operation could take nearly a year. Coahuila, Mexico's main coal-producing region, has seen a series of fatal mining accidents over the years.
Outgoing HRW chief says govts no longer able to hide repression
After three decades at the helm of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth has come to believe that governments are "always tempted" to violate citizens' rights. "Does that mean that human rights violations go away?
Germany backs Moroccan autonomy plan for W. Sahara
Germany gave its backing on Thursday to a Moroccan autonomy plan for resolving the Western Sahara conflict, days after the North African country's king urged allies to "clarify their positions". On Saturday, King Mohammed VI called on allies to "clarify" their position on Western Sahara and "unequivocally" back the autonomy plan.
Anderson strikes before Crawley and Bairstow hold firm against South Africa
England great James Anderson marked becoming the first player to appear in 100 home Tests by taking 3-32 as South Africa were dismissed for just 151 on Thursday's first day of the second Test at Old Trafford. It looked at one point as if South Africa could have picked up five (wickets) but we're pretty happy with that day."
Mexico arrests alleged mastermind of journalist's murder
Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged drug trafficker accused of masterminding the murder of a photojournalist in the northern border city of Tijuana in January, the government said Thursday. Remnants of the same cartel are also accused of murdering reporter Lourdes Maldonado less than a week later for complaining about drug dealing in her neighborhood of Tijuana.
'Dangerous' heatwaves likely to grip the tropics daily by 2100: study
Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if humanity manages to meet climate goals, researchers warned Thursday.
Europeans cross borders to get monkeypox vaccine
Hundreds of Europeans have crossed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address a gaping inequality in access to doses between nations. The inequality in access has spurred organisations and healthcare professionals across Europe to call for new diplomatic agreements for doses to be shared with countries in need.
Australia's 'Black Summer' fires affected ozone layer: study
Australia's catastrophic "Black Summer" bushfires significantly affected the hole in the Earth's ozone layer, according to a new report published Friday. The report, which appeared in the Nature journal "Scientific Reports", traced a link from the unprecedented smoke released by the fires to the ozone hole above Antarctica.
Ethiopia's return to conflict: what we know
Fresh fighting between Ethiopian forces and Tigrayan rebels has broken a five-month truce that had paved the way for the resumption of humanitarian aid and tentative peace efforts. - Prior to the truce, no aid had reached Tigray by road for three months, leaving the region of six million in desperate need of food.
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