OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria — Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a casualty of the world’s appetite for chocolate. Deforestation driven by planting cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, is whittling down Omo Forest Reserve, a protected rainforest in southwestern Nigeria that helps combat climate change and … Read more
KHARKIV, Ukraine — The Associated Press was invited to tour an embattled town in northeastern Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of an exclusive interview with him. Some takeaways from the session: Zelenskyy said the onset of winter marks a new phase of the 21-month-old war with Russia that will impact not only front-line … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Many ladies who work at McMurdo Station, the principle United States analysis base in Antarctica, say the remoted setting and macho tradition have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish. The Nationwide Science Basis, which oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, revealed a report in 2022 through which 59% of ladies … Read more