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Scientists finally solve mystery of fairy circles in desert with bizarre explanation

Scientists have revealed the strange but real reason "fairy circles" have been appearing in the Namibia Desert, as the research proves useful for understanding similar ecosystems

Daily Mirror

Mendis fires Sri Lanka into T20 World Cup Super 12, Netherlands join them

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) - Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to sweep into the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday, where they were joined by the Dutch despite their defeat.

AFP

UAE beat Namibia to send Netherlands into Super 12 at T20 World Cup

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates won their first-ever game at a Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday to upset Namibia by seven runs and send the Netherlands into the Super 12 stage of the tournament.

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Sri Lanka, Netherlands win at T20 World Cup as Meiyappan bags hat-trick

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) - Karthik Meiyappan lit up the Twenty20 World Cup with a hat-trick Tuesday but it was in vain as Sri Lanka crushed the United Arab Emirates to get their campaign back on track, while the Netherlands toppled Namibia.

AFP

Netherlands edge closer to World Cup Super 12 with tense Namibia win

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) - Bas de Leede took two wickets and made an unbeaten 30 as the Netherlands took a giant step towards the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Tuesday with a tense five-wicket victory over giant-killing Namibia.

AFP

'Historic day' as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) - Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

AFP

Sri Lanka stunned by Namibia in 55-run loss at men's T20 World Cup

Namibia causes the first boilover of the men's T20 World Cup, with a 55-run victory over Sri Lanka in Geelong.

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Frylinck stars as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) - Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the Twenty20 World Cup opener on Sunday.

AFP

Cold weather a worry for Sri Lanka, Namibia at World Cup

Melbourne (AFP) - Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus expressed concern Saturday about the cold weather in Australia, but insisted the African nation could set the Twenty20 World Cup on fire by upsetting Sri Lanka in the tournament opener.

AFP

Twenty20 World Cup: the players to watch at the tournament

From West Indies’ late bloomer to Namibia’s own Ivan Drago, we pick out the players to look out for in Australia

The Guardian - UK

The Wilderness Safaris Serra Cafema camp captures the wild magic of Namibia

Melissa Twigg finds luxury (and a bit of fairy dust) in one of the most unforgiving deserts on the planet

Evening Standard

Jane Katjavivi obituary

Other lives: Dedicated campaigner who started the first Namibian publishing house

The Guardian - UK

Have to be realistic about losses; not easy to bring back animal from extinction: Cheetah expert

The cheetahs may have to be monitored for their entire life as they are the first ones on the ground.

The Hindu

Jet that flew in cheetahs had earned its stripes

The jet’s striking paint scheme — the image of a tiger — was planned in 2015.

The Hindu

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Al Jazeera

India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction

Arrival of eight big cats coincides with the 72nd birthday of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Hindu

No serious efforts made for decades to reintroduce cheetahs in India: PM Modi targets previous government

PM Modi was speaking after releasing two of the eight cheetahs flown in from Namibia into special enclosures in the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cheetahs Make a Comeback in India after 70 Years

Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country. Then they…

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Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence

Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out on to the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) journey from Namibia that has drawn criticism from some conservationists.

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India welcomes back first cheetahs in 70 years

NEW DELHI: Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats that has divided experts on its chances for success.

The Hindu

Cheetahs from Namibia get a new home in India

PM releases three at National Park in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu

Cheetah: Faster than most cars but low on stamina, struggles to protect its kill

PM Modi released eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park today

AFP

Namibian cheetahs head for India, 70 years after local extinction

Windhoek (AFP) - Eight Namibian cheetahs were on Friday airlifted to India, part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats after they were driven to extinction there decades ago, officials and vets said.

The Hindu

Cargo plane carrying cheetahs from Namibia leaves for Gwalior

Eight cheetahs will be flown to Palpur village in Sheopur district in two helicopters, including a Chinook

Tribune News Service

Modi to reintroduce cheetahs to India after extinction in 1950s

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his birthday by releasing Namibian cheetahs into the wild in central India to burnish his conservationist credentials over an animal made extinct by colonial hunters and shrinking grasslands.

The Hindu

'Project Cheetah' proposal was prepared in 2008-09, approved by Manmohan Singh govt: Congress

The cheetahs that would be released are from Namibia and have been brought under an MoU signed earlier this year.

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