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Music streaming platform Spotify paid 59 million dollars in royalties to artists from Nigeria and South Africa in 2024.

The Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck has broken a box office record, earning over 3.3 million dollars in just one week.

Austria has closed 24 small border crossings with Hungary and Slovakia to stop foot-and-mouth disease from spreading into the country.

The European Union is moving towards changing the rules for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in agriculture. These techniques modify a plant’s genes rather than adding genes from other species, like traditional GMOs.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right party National Rally, has been found guilty of misusing European Union (EU) funds.

The Bruce Highway in Queensland is considered dangerous due to its poor condition, especially in rural areas.

Millions of waste tires from the UK are sent to India, but instead of being recycled, many end up in illegal pyrolysis plants. This process heats tires to extract oil and steel, releasing toxic chemicals into the air.

A swan flying over a lake had a terrible accident when a branch blocked its way. Its head got stuck between two branches, leaving its body hanging in the air.

Denmark is introducing compulsory military service for women two years earlier than planned.

World Athletics has introduced mandatory cheek swabbing to confirm the gender of athletes competing in the female category.

The technology used in swimming is very advanced, and swimsuits are a key piece of equipment.

Researchers identified a jawbone fossil discovered by a British girl and her father on a Somerset beach in England.

Ecopetrol, Colombia’s largest oil company, has polluted hundreds of sites, including water sources and wetlands, according to a BBC investigation.

In Nigeria, scorpion venom farming is emerging as a lucrative business, with farms aiming to sell venom to the global market.