1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (321+ words) Thailand’s oldest hippopotamus, Mae Mali, celebrated her 61st birthday surrounded by cheering zoo staff, visitors and plenty of fruit. The celebration featured a specially-prepared birthday cake, birthday songs and colourful decorations, with zoo staff and animal mascots joining enthusiastic visitors in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (458+ words) Children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are working at gold-mining sites in Ituri province after poverty and conflict pushed some of them out of school. Footage filmed in Bunia on Tuesday shows minors working alongside adults at gold-mining…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) A routine delivery turned into an unusual highway robbery in Egypt after a group of thieves reportedly managed to take 105 kilograms of frozen chicken from a moving refrigerated truck. The incident happened on August 25, 2026, along the Cairo-Ismailia Desert Road near…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) Landslide Blocks River Flow A huge landslide sent rock and earth crashing into the Chaulani River in Nepal’s Darchula District on Friday, temporarily blocking its flow and triggering warnings for communities downstream. Footage shows tons of rock, soil and vegetation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) A university student has taken to Reddit after his mother asked for a portion of his future salary once he starts working. Posting on the AskSingapore subreddit, he said he was upset by what felt like a demand for money,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) Schools reopened in Bunia, eastern DRC, on Tuesday, with students returning for the 2026-2027 academic year under heightened health measures as Ebola continues to spread across Ituri province. Footage shows children arriving with their parents, washing their hands and undergoing temperature…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (515+ words) A TikTok user has criticised a fellow MRT commuter for using plastic bags to occupy space near a train door, saying the incident raised concerns about consideration and courtesy in public spaces. TikTok user echo🌻 shared the incident in a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (517+ words) Dozens of people mobilised on Friday in Mexico City in the country’s first march to demand the legalisation of euthanasia and the recognition of the right to choose a dignified death, under the initiative called ‘Ley Trasciende’. Footage shows the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (294+ words) Benin commemorated the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition in Ouidah, with descendants of deported Africans joining a remembrance march and events reconnecting the diaspora with its ancestral roots. Footage filmed on Sunday shows participants marching with a banner honouring…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (153+ words) Tributes have started pouring in for actress Hayden Panettiere, whose death was announced on 16 August. “Heroes” writer and producer Bryan Fuller remembered her as “a muse”, saying, “Wise beyond her years and already saddled with so much of a life,…...