Reformed poacher offers hope for Zimbabwe’s tourism industry and endangered wildlife species

Reformed poacher offers hope for Zimbabwe’s tourism industry and endangered wildlife species

Tembanechako Mastick and a group of men scanned bushes near their village in southeast Zimbabwe, on the hunt for the den of hyenas that had recently attacked livestock. Scattered fragments of goat bones showed the way, and Mastick peeped cautiously into a deep hole in the earth. “They are probably...

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America’s Choice 2024: Investors in US analysing possible market impact of a Harris administration

America’s Choice 2024: Investors in US analysing possible market impact of a Harris administration

Higher taxes could also bite into corporate profits. Each percentage point change in the statutory domestic corporate tax rate should shift S&P 500 earnings by slightly less than 1 per cent, strategists at Goldman Sachs said.

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Russia tightens hold on Sahel region and Africa’s west coast as US scrambles to retain disgruntled allies

Russia tightens hold on Sahel region and Africa’s west coast as US scrambles to retain disgruntled allies

Niger’s closer ties with Russia come a month after senior US officials visited Niger and expressed concern over the country’s potential relationships with Russia and Iran. Following the meeting, a spokesperson for Niger’s military, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, criticised the “condescending attitude” of the Americans for denying the Nigerien people the right to choose which countries they partner with.

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University graduates in China now ‘full-time children’ or ‘rotten-tail kids’ as high unemployment bites

University graduates in China now ‘full-time children’ or ‘rotten-tail kids’ as high unemployment bites

Rising unemployment in China is pushing millions of college graduates into a tough bargain, with some forced to accept low-paying work or even subsist on their parents’ pensions, a plight that has created a new working class of “rotten-tail kids”. The phrase has become a social media buzzword this year,...

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Trump’s bid to sell ‘Make America Safe Again’ is rebuffed by Democratic convention that dwelt on his felony record

Trump’s bid to sell ‘Make America Safe Again’ is rebuffed by Democratic convention that dwelt on his felony record

Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas skewered Trump on Monday night as “a career criminal, with 34 felonies, two impeachments and one porn star,” a reference to his payments to an adult film actress at issue in his New York conviction for business fraud.

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How Barack and Michelle Obama roused crowd for Harris at Democratic National Convention

How Barack and Michelle Obama roused crowd for Harris at Democratic National Convention

At 63, Barack Obama loomed large in the messy deliberations that led Biden to step out of the race last month and endorse Harris, his vice president. Harris, 59, has ridden a historic whirlwind in which her campaign has broken records for fundraising and packed arenas with supporters.

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