An evolutionary biologist in China has built a case against the long-reigning 'out of Africa' theory, which suggests modern ...

Even after being diagnosed with brain cancer, Carter remained focused: “I’d like the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” he told reporters in 2015.

Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae ...

Former US President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in American history, has died at the age of 100.

The year was marked by the deaths of a number of sporting superstars from Franz 'Der Kaiser' Beckenbauer to the notorious OJ Simpson.

South Korean officials plan to conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines ...

Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections this year, and in many incumbents were punished ...

Elon Musk met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss an agreement that would see the South African ...

The controversy surrounding SABC employee Nobuntu Mkhize escalates as she faces legal action for her disruptive behaviour on ...

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