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Woman killed in shark attack during morning swim

Janine Lochrenberg had been taking a morning swim when the shark struck A 65-year-old woman has become the first person to to be killed by a shark in South Africa this year after she was attacked dur

Oct 23, 2026

Man dies after falling into his dad’s grave in freak accident

The victim stopped to see his father’s grave when he died (Picture: Google Maps) A man has died in a freak accident after falling into his dad’s grave after sitting on top of a headstone.

Oct 23, 2026

‘Global Perspectives on China’ Dialogue on GDI held in Beijing

Oct 23, 2026

Girl, 3, rescued after getting head stuck in 12th-storey window

Hero bystanders supported the little girl with a chair as they waited for rescuers to get inside the 12th-floor apartment (Picture: China News)

Oct 21, 2026

Lab-grown human mini-brains can ‘read Braille’

'They're tiny, three-dimensional cultures of human brain tissue.'

Oct 21, 2026

A new star has been discovered – one scientists thought was ‘impossible’

And life on Earth would be pretty different if we had it, an expert told Metro.

Oct 20, 2026

Scientists have a date for when the ‘world will end’ and it’s on a very unlucky day

Not that there's exactly a 'lucky' day for Armageddon.

Oct 16, 2026

Mum’s ‘desperate plea’ to raise £400,000 for three-year-old’s life-saving surgery

Little Sebastian has a rare combination of four heart conditions.

Oct 16, 2026

World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of holiday hotspot

The wreck dates back to the same time the Pyramid of Giza was being built (Picture: Anadolu via Getty Images)

Oct 16, 2026

IMF chief optimistic Senegal will reach agreement with creditors

Dakar is seeking to emerge from a financial crisis triggered by the discovery of undeclared public debt incurred by the previous administration.

Oct 15, 2026

Mali hosts more than 322,000 refugees and asylum seekers

Mali is facing mounting humanitarian pressure, with hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety inside its borders. As of September 30, 2026, the country was hosting 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers, alongside 414,524 internally displaced people.

Oct 15, 2026

Otto Media Grup and TikTok Join Forces for Fashion Creator Camp with 15 Brands to Strengthen Indonesia’s Creator Ecosystem

Otto Media Grup and TikTok Join Forces for Fashion Creator Camp with 15 Brands to Strengthen Indonesia’s Creator Ecosystem

Oct 14, 2026