According to the zoo and Guinness World Records, Fatou, the world’s oldest known gorilla, was born around 13 April 1957 and brought to Berlin Zoo in 1959, when she was still very young. She has lived far beyond the 35 to 40 years…
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Colombia to euthanize dozens of “cocaine hippos” linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar in bid to control population
Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar…
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Judge dimisses Trump's lawsuit against WSJ over reporting on ties to Epstein
The judge, who was appointed by former president Barack Obama, gave Trump the opportunity to amend his complaint and refile the suit by 27 April.
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Nigerian ex-oil minister denies taking bribes during London trial
LONDON (AP) — A former Nigerian oil minister accused of staying in luxury homes for free and enjoying lavish spending sprees in exchange for government contracts denied taking bribes as she gave evidence…
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Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo | Colombia
Colombian officials have authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from animals brought to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, after the feral beasts displaced native species and threatened local villagers.
The environment…
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UK inquiry finds killer’s parents could have prevented attack at girls’ dance class
LONDON (AP) — A mass killing by a British teenager who fatally stabbed three girls and seriously wounded 10 other people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024 “could and should have been…
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Hezbollah won’t abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will not abide by any agreements that may result from the direct Lebanon-Israel talks in the United States, negotiations it firmly opposes, a senior…
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Who is Péter Magyar, who beat Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán? : NPR
Péter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative Tisza party, speaks at a Monday press conference the day after his…
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Péter Magyar vows to pursue those who ‘plundered’ Hungary, after election win | Hungary
Hungary’s prime minister-elect, Péter Magyar, has pledged to pursue those who “plundered, looted, betrayed, indebted and ruined” his country, promising “a new era” after a landslide election victory over his far-right predecessor…
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Up to 200 civilians killed in Nigeria after air force 'misfire' on market, sources say

Such misfires are common in Nigeria, where the military often conducts air raids to battle armed groups who control vast forest enclaves.
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