Category: Sports

ST. JOSEPH ISLAND, SEYCHELLES The submersible dropped from the ocean's surface faster than I had expected. With a loud psssssss the air escaped from the ballast tanks and the small craft suddenly tilted forward.Within seconds, aquanaut Robert Carmichae...

The day before Cyclone Idai struck, Mandla Mataure, general manager of Chimanimani Hotel, was getting ready for a trip to the capital, Harare. The storm cancelled those plans � washing away roads and bridges, downing power lines, and effectively cuttin...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND The United Nations refugee agency reports tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people in Niger's Diffa region are suffering immense hardships as violent attacks by Boko Haram increase in frequency and intensity.According to t...

UNICEF has today released a global report on early childhood education that shows that Ethiopia's commitment to promoting pre-primary education has led to an increase in gross enrollment from less than two per cent in 2000 to more than 45 per cent in 2...

As the world braces for the surprising twists and turns of the highly anticipated final season of HBO's Game of Thrones, which will air on April 14, the show's star and United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau had ...

In Zimbabwe, nuclear science is helping to revive villages devastated by drought. Isotopic techniques were used to determine the exact amount of water and fertilizer needed for crops. Using that data, a drip irrigation system was set up to provide the ...