Malawians Mourn Vice President Chilima Amid Protests Over Plane Crash Response

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Malawians gathered on Monday to mourn Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima amid heavy security, following protests from his home district over the government’s response to the plane crash that killed him and eight others last week as reported by Reuters. 51 year-old Chilima was laid to rest in his village of Nsipe in Ntcheu district, about 160 km southeast of Lilongwe. The night before, crowds blockaded roads and threw stones at vehicles in the funeral cortege, criticizing officials for a slow search and rescue effort when the military plane disappeared.

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Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds

By Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, Harvard University In elephant family groups made up of related females and their young, it is clear that the animals produce vocal sounds to coordinate action. This happens when it’s time to leave a waterhole, for example. The matriarch or dominant female steps away […]

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