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Can pineapples thrive in Africa's Sahel? A Burkina Faso farmer says the answer is yes
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
Farmers in arid Burkina Faso have begun growing pineapples to reduce reliance on imports and adapt to climate challenges
The living care for ancestors, wandering spirits at Malaysia's Hungry Ghost Festival
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
The Hungry Ghost Festival is observed during the seventh month of the lunar calendar, drawing on Buddhist, Taoist and folk religious beliefs about the relationship between the living and the dead
Thomas Massie names names in scorched-earth Epstein speech aimed at Trump's DOJ
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) dropped the hammer on several of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirators in a scorched-earth rant on Monday night. Massie took to the House floor and read the names of several alleged Epstein co-conspirators. The names included Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Eduardo Teodorani-Fabbri, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Prince Andrew, and Lesley Groff. Everyone Massie mentioned who has spoken publicly about their relationship with Epstein has denied any wrongdoing. Massie said he hoped the move would "shame the Department of Justice into releasing the names of more co-conspirators."This is the second time that Massie has exposed the names of some of Epstein's alleged co-conspirators. In February, Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) exposed three names: Leon Black, Jes Staley, and Les Wexner.It happened at a time when the Trump administration is trying to outrun the Epstein files saga, which has consumed much of the second Trump presidency. The Trump DOJ has claimed it won't release any more files, despite acknowledging that it holds more than 3 million unreleased records. On the House floor tonight, I read the names of several Epstein coconspirators who should be investigated and prosecuted.I also began collecting 218 signatures for the discharge petition to force a vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II. pic.twitter.com/fgpebvxNpP— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) August 31, 2026
Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths
U.N. spotlights nuclear weapon states' refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time
Aug 31, 2026 - World 
With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms race.

