High in the mountains of Madagascar, just east of the capital Antananarivo, Lake Mantasoa has emerged as an unlikely source of this opulent ingredient. “Every expert was saying it was impossible ...

Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native ...

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Thousands of critically endangered tortoises in Madagascar have been rescued after they were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods. The 12,000 radiated and ...

Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public following the overthrow of ...

PALMYRA, Syria—Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of Palmyra on a school trip as a child. Last week, he strolled with friends past ...

Palmyra (Syria) (AFP) – Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public ...

Assurance Screening and Solutions officially opened a second location in Palmyra while looking to expand services online with a new mobile app. On Jan 23, members of the Jonestown-based company ...

PALMYRA, Pa. — Western Lebanon County Regional police are investigating multiple damaged vehicles in a Palmyra neighborhood. On Tuesday, officers responded to the 300 block of South Grant Street ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises ...