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A 50-something golfer from South Africa who never qualified for a regular major championship is one round away from winning his biggest tournament ever. Keith Horne leads the Senior PGA Championship by one stroke, proving it's never too late for a breakthrough.
Six countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen are seeing remarkable progress in their fight against polio, with Kenya reporting zero cases since mid-2024 and Ethiopia cutting infections by 98%. Despite ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises, strengthened regional cooperation is protecting millions of children from this paralyzing disease.
Scientists in South Africa are inserting safe radioactive isotopes into rhino horns, making them detectable at borders and worthless to poachers. After six years of development and successful testing on 20 rhinos, the groundbreaking Rhisotope Project is now being deployed across game reserves.
Scientists discovered a new species of armored, horned turtle in Argentina that survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The finding reveals that turtle populations bounced back stronger than anyone thought.
A Horry County firefighter is planting seeds of public service by sharing career opportunities with eleventh graders. His Career Day presentation shows how early outreach can build the next generation of first responders.
In Aizawl, drivers follow lanes perfectly, never honk, and respect pedestrians without any heavy policing. Northeast India is quietly showing the rest of the country what civic sense looks like when communities care. #
Three Horn of Africa leaders came together in Ethiopia to launch development projects aimed at strengthening peace and prosperity across their shared region. The historic meeting signals growing cooperation in an area long affected by conflict.
The leaders of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti just opened a major resort together in a region once defined by conflict. The Shabeely Resort project signals a new chapter of cooperation in the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia brought together experts from across the Horn of Africa to transform migration research into real solutions for peace and development. The three-day conference is turning academic knowledge into policies that protect migrants and strengthen communities.
Ethiopia has created a regional forensic science scholarship program to train the next generation of crime investigators across eight Horn of Africa nations. The initiative honors IGAD's leader and aims to strengthen justice systems through scientific evidence.
A wildlife officer freed a trapped great horned owl from barbed wire, then rescued a baby fox from an attic hours later. Both animals are recovering at rehabilitation centers with plans to return to the wild.
Scientists in South Africa are inserting harmless radioactive pellets into rhino horns, making them detectable at borders and unsafe to consume. The innovative approach has already proven it can spot a single horn hidden in a shipping container.
When a boat carrying nine people flipped on a Texas lake, three children were trapped underwater in the dark. Off-duty firefighter Jason Horne dove under again and again until all three were breathing.
When Brad Keith collapsed from cardiac arrest at a Michigan marina, two nurses happened to be in exactly the right place at the right time. Now recovered, he's finally met the mother-daughter duo who gave him a second chance at life.
When a motorized boat capsized at Alvarado Lake on July 4, Midlothian firefighter Jason Horne dove under the overturned vessel to pull out three trapped children, resuscitating two who weren't breathing. His 12-year-old daughter watched her dad become a hero while she dialed 911.
Keith Campbell has collected thousands of bags of rubbish and painted bridges in his Scottish town, earning him Citizen of the Year. Now he's pushing for government-funded litter crews and school education programs to solve the problem at its roots.
Shirley Horn, taken from her family at age five, worked with an Anishinaabe author to create a children's book blending truth and hope. The illustrated story preserves history while showing the resilience of children who survived Canada's residential school system.
India's Assam state has achieved over two years without a single rhino killed by poachers, protecting a species that once lost 27 animals annually to illegal hunting. A combination of tough laws, community support, and innovative conservation efforts has saved the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos.
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Richard Keith Taylor ran into a smoke-filled home to carry an elderly woman to safety, then his dog Ace sniffed out a second trapped pet in the basement. The rescue shows how quick thinking and keen instincts can save lives when seconds count.
Five high school seniors walked away with $1,000 scholarships at California's 89th Annual Horned Toad Derby, thanks to a Coalinga graduate giving back to his hometown. The inaugural Mejia Family Scholarship turned a quirky local tradition into a launchpad for college dreams.
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