African Rail Co., a closely held rail-logistics company, plans to raise $170 million this year to buy locomotives and wagons to run in South Africa, where the state logistics company is under pressure ...

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In South Africa, human rights groups are raising alarm as vigilante violence against African immigrants intensifies across the country. Immigrants say they’re living in constant fear, reporting ...

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It thawed out — and then it multiplied. Scientists successfully revived a “zombie worm” that had been frozen for 24,000 years, revealing new insight into how life survives in the most unforgiving ...

African Rail Co. is planning to raise about $170 million this year to expand its operations in South Africa, targeting investments in locomotives and wagons as it prepares to run freight services on ...