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Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Members of the Congolese Red Cross and Civil Protection unload the bodies of the victims of the recent clashes to bury them in a cemetery in Goma.(AFP)
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 06:12 PM IST

CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage — mummified monkeys

The traveller said he brought the monkeys into the US for his own consumption, Ryan Bissette, a CPB spokesperson, said Sunday.

The incident happened last month but was made public on Friday. (File)
Published on Feb 12, 2024 08:42 AM IST
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World's largest tropical peatlands, bigger than size of England: Survey

Peatlands, essentially wetland ecosystems in which waterlogging prevents plants from fully decomposing, are very crucial in slowing climate change because of their ability to store carbon.

A smouldering peatland. (Representational image)
Published on Aug 03, 2022 02:55 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Belgium's Africa Museum begins long road to return looted artworks to Congo

From the late 19th century to 1960, thousands of artworks including wooden statues, elephant ivory masks, manuscripts and musical instruments were likely taken by Belgian and other European collectors, scientists, explorers and soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo

An ancestral statue known as Lusinga, dated to the 19th century, is pictured at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) as the Belgian government has announced plans to return pieces of art looted from Congo during colonial rule, in Tervuren, Belgium July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman(REUTERS)
Published on Jul 07, 2021 05:58 PM IST
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