Sinop, Brazil – 4 April 2025 – On a quiet morning in 2024, small-scale farmer Armando Schlindwein had an unexpected visitor: a rare orange-bearded monkey perched atop the roof of his farmhouse, located on the fringes of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The visitor, a Groves’ Titi monkey (Plecturocebus grovesi), also known locally as the zogue-zogue, had […]

SEOUL, 4 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously ruled to remove impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol from office, following his controversial declaration of martial law last December. The decision brings an end to months of political instability and paves the way for fresh presidential elections within 60 days. President Yoon, aged 64, […]

BANGKOK, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – After enduring four years of relentless civil war, Myanmar now faces another devastating challenge—one for which it is woefully unprepared. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday has claimed over 1,600 lives and levelled thousands of homes. Yet, the destruction wrought by the quake is exacerbated by […]

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – At least eight Palestinians, including five children, were killed in an Israeli air strike early Sunday, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. The attack targeted a residential house and a tent sheltering displaced families in Khan Yunis, as Palestinians marked the first day of Eid al-Fitr. […]

CARACAS, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has claimed that 324 Venezuelan migrants have been transferred by the United States to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a higher number than previously reported. However, he also stated that neither Washington nor San Salvador has provided an official list of those detained. The […]

BANGKOK, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A devastating earthquake has claimed over 1,600 lives in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, leaving behind widespread destruction. In response, an international relief effort is gathering momentum, with multiple countries and global organisations stepping in to provide critical assistance. Overview of Aid Efforts: China An 82-member rescue team was deployed […]

MANDALAY, Myanmar, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Rescuers successfully pulled a woman from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Mandalay on Saturday, 30 hours after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar. Applause and cheers erupted as 30-year-old Phyu Lay Khaing was carefully retrieved from the debris of the Sky Villa Condominium by rescue teams. […]