A new Netflix documentary follows the history of how the first Black Barbie doll came to be. The film features interviews with the original designer of the doll.

North African doctors in France, including Tasnime Labiedh, are rethinking their future amid the far-right National Rally’s rise and a perceived lack of respect and fair working conditions.

Once thriving, the chimpanzee colony in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, faces extinction due to habitat loss.

As a record number of countries hold elections this year, the United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday warned against rising hatred and discrimination. While refusing to comment on specific election campaigns playing out, Volker Türk called on voters to keep the rights of others in mind when they cast their ballots. He made the appeal as major elections take place in France and Britain this week, and in the United States and Germany later this year. Türk said he was concerned when listening to the rhetoric surrounding recent votes, including last month’s European parliament elections which handed significant gains to far-right parties. He said immigrants, refugees, and other foreigners have been used as “scapegoats” for some political parties. “I’m always worried when I hear narratives that denigrate the other, that dehumanize the other, that makes scapegoats of migrants, of refugees, of asylum seekers, of minority groups,” Türk said. He blasted the “politics of distraction” and said political leaders needed to stand up against the discourse of hate. “History tells us, in particular in Europe, that the vilification of the other, that the denigration of the other is a harbinger for worse to come.” Türk said this was “an alarm bell that we need to ring”, particularly in 2024 which is a “mega-year for elections”. He noted the United States, India, Europe, and other countries have experienced electoral seasons “that often lead to a speech of hatred and dehumanization of the other”. The UN human rights chief called on political leaders to stand up against discrimination saying there must be “zero tolerance” for hate speech.

Rangers in Chad’s Zah Soo National Park successfully protect elephants despite limited resources, while facing challenges in balancing wildlife conservation with local needs.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday declared Tropical Cyclone Freddy the longest tropical cyclone on record, at 36 days.

Eight years after the leak of 11 million secret financial documents, a court in Panama acquitted over two dozen defendants on Friday.

Nearly 5 billion people suffered from extreme heat due to climate change from June 16 to June 24, according to Climate Central.

The United Nations says 2023 marked the highest number of violations against children in nearly a decade.

E-commerce and tech major’s stocks up almost 28% since beginning of this year

World Economic Forum’s report on prominent tech advances puts great emphasis on artificial intelligence’s influence

The country’s first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey, released Tuesday June 25, found about six million antelope. 

Millions of antelope surge across the South Sudanese plains, creating a spectacular migration.

Deep in the Budongo Central Forest Reserve, a chimpanzee with an injured hand eats the leaves of a Christella parasitica fern.

Features at risk include iPhone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, Apple Intelligence

Across midday peaks on Friday, electricity generated from sun to rise from 16% on last year’s solstice, estimates Ember Climate

The sun, as it travels around the center of the Milky Way, oscillates relative to the galactic plane.

The African Union aims to have a common policy on the return of looted cultural property.

The Recording Academy, behind GRAMMY Awards, is expanding its support for music creators globally.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Horn of Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change.

Software integration between two companies ‘unacceptable security violation,’ Musk says, adding Apple ‘has no clue what’s actually going on’

Youtube announces ban on videos to users under 18 showing how to remove firearm safety devices, homemade guns, automatic weapons and certain accessories.

Earth warming rate hit an all time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record

WHO announced Wednesday that a resident of Mexico became the world’s first person to die from a bird flu strain not previously detected in humans.