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Scientists Turn Cockroaches into Superbugs to Help Rescuers in Disaster Sites

Cockroaches are known to infiltrate homes through the tiniest of gaps, and this innate ability now has engineers in Singapore working to turn the pesky insect into an ally of rescuers at disaster sites. One variety of the insect, in particular, has the team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) excited…

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Madagascar, southern Africa brace for more tropical storms

Even as southern African nations assess the devastation caused earlier this month by Cyclone Batsirai, a new tropical storm is approaching as the Indian Ocean region is confronted by an intense cyclone season

The Independent UK

Cyclone Batsirai's rains bring temporary relief to Madagascan water seller

Standing at the side of a highway in the south of Madagascar, 25-year-old water seller Masy is grateful for the heavy rains that fell last week when Cyclone Batsirai hit.

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Death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar rises to 120 - state agency

The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar jumped to 120 on Friday from 92 reported earlier this week, the state disaster relief agency said.

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UN court orders Uganda to pay $325 million in war damages

In tonight's edition: The International Court of Justice orders Uganda to pay millions in reparations to Uganda over its role in the conflict in the eastern Congolese province of Ituri in the late 1990s. Also, relief workers struggle to help those caught up in the aftermath of Cyclone Batsirai in…

France 24

Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises to 92

Officials on Madagascar say the toll of Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island earlier this week

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Madagascar death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises to 92 -state agency

The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Batsirai rose to 92, the state disaster relief agency said on Wednesday, as information continued to filter in from areas of the country that were badly affected.

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A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games

A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries: Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco and Nigeria. Five are competing in Alpine (downhill) skiing and one…

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Senegal return home to hero's welcome after Africa Cup of Nations win

In tonight's edition: The Lions of Teranga make a triumphant homecoming as Senegal's national squad returns from its victory over Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations. Also, there are fears of a humanitarian crisis in Madagascar after Cyclone Batsirai leaves devastation in its wake. Plus, a panel concludes that…

France 24

Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar but quickly weakens on land

Officials in Madagascar say that Cyclone Batsirai has caused the deaths of 20 people and made more than 55,000 others homeless after slamming into the island’s eastern coast

The Independent UK

Daily Dose Ep 964: Ram Rahim Singh granted furlough, students in hijab sent home

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Haryana, Karnataka, the Parliament and Madagascar.

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UN warns of humanitarian crisis as Cyclone Batsirai kills 20 in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday morning, leaving 20 dead, displacing 55,000 and devastating the drought-hit island's agricultural heartland. Just two weeks after another tropical storm claimed 55 lives, the UN fears a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power

A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings and cutting power, officials said on Sunday.

Reuters

Cyclone pounds Madagascar with torrential winds and rain

Cyclone Batsirai’s torrential winds and rain are hammering Madagascar, after landing on the island’s east coast

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Cyclone Batsirai destroys homes and knocks out power in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on Madagascar's eastern coastline late on Saturday, with residents reporting strong winds, a power blackout and houses destroyed as the storm swept inland.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Batsirai blows across Indian Ocean toward Madagascar

Weather officials forecast that the full force of Cyclone Batsirai is to hit Madagascar Saturday evening

The Independent UK

Cyclone Batsirai: Huge storm to hit Madagascar with 125mph winds

Indian Ocean island braces for further destruction weeks after tropical storm killed dozens and many more homeless

The Independent UK

Madagascar on high alert for Cyclone Batsirai's winds, rain

Madagascar has put six of its regions on high alert as tropical Cyclone Batsirai is forecast to hit the Indian Ocean island’s east coast Saturday with intense winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour

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The Independent UK

Madagascar braces for cyclone blowing in from Indian Ocean

Madagascar is bracing for a new cyclone even as the Indian Ocean island recovers from a tropical storm that wreaked devastation last month

The Independent UK

Cyclone Batsirai strengthening, threatening Madagascar

Forecasts say Tropical Cyclone Batsirai is increasing in intensity and is expected to pass north of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on Wednesday evening and make landfall in central Madagascar on Saturday afternoon

The Guardian - UK

Aid agencies scale up Storm Ana response amid floods and rising death toll

Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique worst affected with 77 people reported dead and 80,000 more forced from their homes

France 24

Tropical storm Ana kills at least 12 in Malawi and Mozambique

In tonight's edition: Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi take stock of the fatalities and destruction caused by tropical storm Ana. Meanwhile in Cameroon, Mo Salah helps Egypt beat Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout at the Africa Cup of Nations. And in the Cameroonian city of Garoua, craftspeople hope the tournament…

The Independent UK

Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar count deaths, damage by storm

Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa

Radio France Internationale

At least 46 dead after tropical storm Ana hits Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi

Tropical storm Ana hit east Africa this week, as heavy rains have caused flooding and mudslides in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, killing at least 39 people. Ana also made landfall on Mozambique and continued into Malawi, killing 12 people in its path, with reported windspeeds up to 100km per hour.

Radio France Internationale

Dream On: Gambia's Scorpions bask in glory of reaching Cup of Nations last eight

New boys Gambia eliminated Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 to book a place in the quarter-finals, becoming the second debuting team, after Madagascar, to reach this stage of the competition.

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