October 15, 2022

Hope fading in search for Venezuela landslide survivors

Hopes were fading Tuesday of finding alive any of 56 people missing after a devastating landslide swept through a Venezuelan town with 36 confirmed deaths to date.   President Nicolas Maduro said on state television that the death toll is

Monkeypox cases top 70,000: WHO

Case numbers in the global monkeypox outbreak have now topped 70,000, the WHO announced Wednesday as it warned that declining new cases did not mean people should drop their guard.   The World Health Organization said that case numbers last

Burkina Faso poised for political change after coup turmoil

Political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces gather Friday to chart the next phase in Burkina Faso’s future after the country’s latest coup.   The forum in the capital Ouagadougou will take place two weeks

Wildlife populations plunge 69% since 1970: WWF

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 percent in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assessment released Thursday that highlights “devastating” losses to nature due to human activity.   Featuring data from 32,000 populations of