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Nearly 50 die of thirst in Niger after truck breaks down in remote Sahara desert
Nearly 50 die of thirst in Niger after truck breaks down in remote Sahara desert Forty-nine people died of thirst in Niger when a truck broke down in a remote part of the Sahara desert, leaving its passengers stranded without water. Two survivors managed to walk 50 kilometres through the desert to a water source and then to the town of Assamaka, where they alerted authorities. Forty-nine people died of thirst in an isolated Sahara desert district in Niger after the truck transporting them...
Hollywood legend set to bring Finke Desert Race to the big screen
Hollywood legend set to bring outback Finke Desert Race to the big screen Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 4:57pm Central Australia's Finke Desert Race is set to get the Hollywood treatment in a feature-length film and documentary series, bringing one of Australia's most brutal outback off-road races to a global audience. The annual race will be the focus of a new project of Chris Hemsworth's production company, Wild State.
Motorbike rider dies in Finke Desert Race crash
Finke Desert Race motorbike rider dies on first day of outback competition from Alice Springs Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 5:54pm A motorbike rider has died in the Central Australian outback after a crash at the Finke Desert Race. The competitor, whose name has yet to be released, died while racing along the off-road track from Alice Springs to Aputula/Finke. NT Police said emergency services were called to the scene at 12:40pm on Sunday.
Action to tackle NHS ‘dental deserts’ in England in win for Mirror
Action to tackle NHS ‘dental deserts’ in England in win for Mirror Government adds training places for young dentists to hopefully set up practice for the NHS in east and south of England - but is warned this won't end the crisis The first sustained expansion of dental school places in 20 years has been announced in a major step forward for the Mirror’s Dentists for All campaign. The Government has announced 50 new training places at universities in two of the country’s worst dental deserts...
Finke Desert Race legends reflect on race ahead of 50th anniversary
More than 800 competitors set to take on Finke Desert Race in 50th anniversary year Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 7:31am In 1976 about 60 motorbike riders lined up to test their skills and endurance in a race through the central Australian outback. Little did they know, 50 years later, the 460 kilometre race from Alice Springs to Finke and back would be one of the most famous off-road races in the world: the Finke Desert Race. Alice Springs resident Geoff Curtis was the winner of the very first 'Finke',...
Couple back at Finke Desert Race after finding love via social post
How a viral post helped Ben and Naomi find love on the Finke Desert Race track Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 8:02am It is one of the toughest off-road races in Australia, attracting adrenaline junkies from all over the world to the undulating red dirt track through the bush. But for Queensland man Ben Rawcliffe, the Tatts Finke Desert Race, a 460-kilometre motorbike, car and buggy race now in its 50th year, presented another opportunity: a race to find love. Last year, tired of navigating dating apps...
Atacama Desert's extreme aridity initiated 20 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds
A collaborative study with the University of Cologne, recently published in Nature Communications, provides compelling evidence that the extreme aridity in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert began over 40 million years ago—significantly earlier than previously assumed. The findings require a reconsideration of how deserts form and offer a new perspective on the long-term evolution of Earth's most extreme environments. Researchers from SUERC Centre for the Isotope Sciences are...
At least 49 people die of thirst after truck breakdown in Niger desert
At least 49 people die of thirst after truck breakdown in Niger desert Two people managed to survive after walking more than 50km to a water source and then a nearby town, where they alerted the authorities. Nigerien authorities say at least 49 people died of thirst in an isolated Sahara desert district in northern Niger after their truck broke down, leaving them stranded for days. The dead were among a group returning from Mali to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha with their...
At least 49 die of thirst after truck breaks down in Sahara Desert
At least 49 die of thirst after truck breaks down in Sahara Desert The victims were reportedly returning home from a religious festival - Bookmark At least 49 people have died of thirst in the Sahara Desert after their truck broke down, leaving them stranded for days in northern Niger, authorities confirmed. The victims, all Nigerien nationals, were reportedly returning home from a religious festival in Mali when their vehicle became inoperable more than 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of...
Meteorite found in Sahara desert may be 1st evidence of lost solar system world
Meteorite found in Sahara desert may be 1st evidence of lost solar system world "It points to a distinct and separate evolutionary path in planetary formation in the early history of our solar system." A rare meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert contains the first definitive evidence of a long-lost world that may have rivaled the moon in size and existed just a few million years after the solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago, according to a new study. The meteorite, known as...