Botswana warns diamond oversupply to hit growth
john paul GABORONE — In a stark warning that has sent ripples through the global luxury market and financial circles, Botswana, the world’s second-largest diamond producer by value, has cautioned that an…
January 2026
International frog meat trade spreads a deadly fungus
In the murky waters of the world’s wetlands and rainforests, a silent massacre has been unfolding for decades. Amphibians, Earth’s most vulnerable class of vertebrates, are being wiped out at…
Indonesian rescuers find debris from missing plane
In a tense and urgent development, Indonesian search and rescue teams have located debris from a commercial aircraft that vanished from radar earlier this week, marking a crucial turning point…
Wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares in Argentine Patagonia
A fierce and fast-moving wildfire is sweeping across the rugged landscape of Argentine Patagonia, transforming vast stretches of iconic wilderness into a charred and smoking wasteland. Authorities have confirmed that…
AI toys look for bright side after troubled start
Remember when the word “AI toy” conjured images of dystopian headlines? The journey began with a stumble: privacy breaches, security flaws, and toys that seemed better at collecting data than…
PET plastic waste recycled
Every minute, one million plastic bottles are purchased globally. Of these, the vast majority are made from a material called polyethylene terephthalate—better known as PET. Recognizable by the #1 recycling…