Endemic dune crickets unique to Turkey are ‘under threat from humans’

Professor Gokhan Aydin of Isparta University of Applied Sciences reveals fascinating facts about the species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world but Turkey.

Pandemic sparks plastic surgery boom in Albania with rogue operators galore

Many young people are being lured into unprofessional and ill-equipped beauty centres in the country, where average monthly salaries around $500.

Brazil's Covid-19 death toll passes 250,000 – latest updates

Coronavirus disease has killed over 2.5 million people and infected more than 113 million globally. Here are the virus-related developments for February 25:

An artistic ode to Syria, ten years after the war

The Middle East Institute’s latest exhibition features 14 Syrian artists who now live elsewhere and are trying to tackle the fallout of the decade-long civil war through their art.

In pictures: Latin America’s Islamic architectural heritage

The neo-Arabic aesthetic known as ‘Alhambrismo’ flourished across a wide range of geographies in Latin America.

‘We, As Ourselves’ initiative to focus on Black sexual violence survivors

Tarana Burke, the activist who coined the term #MeToo, says concrete change has been incremental at best for Black survivors. The new movement is a collaboration between “me too.“, National Women’s Law Center, and TIME’S UP Foundation.

South Africa boosts budget for procurement of Covid-19 vaccine

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni unveiled the 2021 fiscal spending plans in an annual national budget speech to parliament, allocating $688 million for coronavirus vaccines amid recovery from pre-pandemic recession.

Student becomes 12th man to accuse Alexander Wang of sexual assault

Keaton Bullen, a student, says the US designer abused him at a nightclub in August 2019.

New coronavirus variant found in New York City

Researchers at Columbia University say the New York City variant represents 12 percent of total cases and is fast spreading.

J&J trials show 85.4% efficacy against severe Covid-19

The US Food and Drug Administration’s scientists confirm that overall the vaccine has 66 percent efficacy in preventing moderate illness from the virus.

US to distribute at least 3M J&J vaccine doses next week – latest updates

Covid-19 disease has killed over 2.5 million people and infected more than 112 million globally. Here are coronavirus-related developments for February 24:

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars spacecraft enters temporary parking orbit

Chinese Tianwen-1 follows NASA’s Perseverance rover, which landed last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life.