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Ghost boats carry piles of decomposing bodies across the Atlantic
Despite dicing with death, migrant numbers from Senegal to the Canary Islands are surging.

Mufasa is a Lion King prequel built to rule the box office
Review: Is Mufasa a good movie? Honestly, it’s hard to tell.

'It's chaos': Mayotte hospital grapples with cyclone aftermath
Medics in Mayotte deliver babies during cyclone, face medicine shortages.

'Lethal cocktail': Why measles is killing thousands of children worldwide
New York Times: Lower vaccination rates have sparked a global surge in the disease.

Opinion: For the sake of 600,000 children, science must be bold
New York Times: Is it better to be safe and let thousands continue to die?

Mali seeks arrest of Canadian gold mining firm CEO
Warrant for CEO Mark Bristow issued for 'money laundering'

Scores dead from mystery disease in Congo, WHO dispatches team
Epidemiologists have been sent to the area 700km southeast of Kinshasa.

‘Don’t know how to feed our kids’: Ethiopians ‘running out of options’ amid hunger crisis
'They don't have ways to support themselves unless they're getting external aid.'

Afro-Kiwi Christmas concert returns with vibrant African twist
Talented Afro-Kiwi musicians to rearrange Christmas carols with vibrant African beats.

The best Black Friday travel deals for Kiwis
Black Friday isn’t just for deals on gadgets and clothes - snag a travel bargain today.

Landslides in eastern Uganda kill 15, 113 missing in disaster
Five villages affected after nation deluged by heavy rain.

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What it’s like to trek through a Ugandan forest to meet gorillas
It’s all fun and games until something crawls up your pants…

'Only chance of survival': Deportee wants $32k seized by police back for cancer treatment
NZ police seized Collin Ezeala's money in 2010 before he was jailed for importing drugs.

Meet Apollo, the Egyptian dog filmed atop a pyramid who charmed internet
A rescue group leader recognised Apollo barking at birds atop the Pyramid of Khafre.

The world’s best destinations for a safari holiday outside of Africa
There are plenty of other spectacular safari sites to explore across the globe.

Travels from my 20s: Near-death from tropical disease
It’s all fun and games until you’re hallucinating in an isolation ward.

UK gives up remote islands after 200 years
United Kingdom to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.

Prince Harry's new plea: 'Start listening'
Prince Harry has a message for the 'people at the top'.

Almost 1000 travellers report falling violently ill after visiting this destination
Even those staying at 5-star resorts contracted serious gastrointestinal illnesses.

Why you should swap a land safari for a cruise safari
Elevating your safari experience is as simple as leaving the shore behind.