# Researchers say evidence from Indonesia suggests humans may have been using psychoactive plants as far back as 25-thousand years ago. The study focuses on ancient plant remains discovered in a cave on the island of Sulawesi, including traces of naturally occurring substances that can affect the brain. Scientists say the findings could push back […]
# Ysland se regering gaan in Februarie ‘n wetsontwerp indien om walvisjag te verbied. Indien dit aanvaar word, sal Noorweë en Japan die enigste twee lande ter wêreld wees wat steeds kommersiële walvisjag beoefen. Walvisjag in Ysland veroorsaak reeds jare versetoptrede deur diereregte-aktiviste en Hollywood-bekendes. Die Internasionale Walviskommissie se vangrekords dui aan slegs Ysland, Noorweë […]
# At least 20 people have died in a fire that broke out on a cargo ship in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao. The blaze started mid-morning and was brought under control several hours later. State media says the vessel was carrying cargo when the fire began, and several people were trapped on […]
# South Africa and Saudi Arabia are looking to strengthen tourism ties, including increasing direct flights between the two countries. Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says discussions include commercial flights to Johannesburg and pilgrimage-related services to Cape Town. She says that Saudi Arabia is among 30 countries covered by South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation system, […]
# Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from animal welfare campaigners and Hollywood celebrities. Only Iceland, Norway and Japan have conducted commercial […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se inwonende koördineerder in Suid-Afrika, Nelson Muffuh, sê die land ondervind ‘n kritieke uitdaging om ambisieuse ontwikkelingsplanne in werklike gevolge te omskep. Hy het aan die SABC gesê Suid-Afrika het ‘n sterk grondslag ten opsigte van beleide, hervormings en vennootskappe, maar inwerkingstelling is noodsaaklik. Werkloosheid van 33,6-persent en ekonomiese groei van […]
# Rusland maak toenemend gebruik van vinniger, straalaangedrewe hommeltuie om teikens in Oekraïne aan te val. Oekraïne se Weermag het aan die BBC gesê die aantal aanvalle met straalaangedrewe hommeltuie het toegeneem van 350 in Junie tot een-duisend-600 in Julie en twee-duisend-800 in Augustus. Dit vlieg teen meer as 480-kilometer per uur, aansienlik vinniger as […]
# Russia is increasingly using faster, jet-powered drones to attack Ukrainian targets, replacing its propellor-driven ones. Ukraine’s military told the BBC jet-powered drone attacks grew from 350 in June to one-thousand-600 in July, and two-thousand-800 in August. The newer ones can cruise at more than 480-kilometre per hour, significantly faster than older models and well […]
# President Volodimir Zelensky sê sy besoek aan Kanada sal fokus op ondersteuning vir Oekraïne se lugverdediging en voorbereiding vir die winter. Hy sê verskeie belangrike vergaderings en ooreenkomste word beplan, en hy sal ook met eerste minister Mark Carney vergader. Oekraïne se lugverdediging is toenemend onder druk namate Rusland sy hommeltuig- en missielaanvalle verskerp […]
