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In Alsace, "candles" protect orchards from frost as temperatures plummet
Between the peach trees, orange flames flicker and dance throughout the night. In their orchard in Westhoffen (Bas-Rhin), Daniel and Nathalie Dettling have lit hundreds of candles to counter the potentially catastrophic effects of the frost during this week's cold snap.
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Locust swarms threaten Kenya's food supplies
Swarms of locusts are plaguing farmers in Kenya, jeopardising crops, livestock, and food security.
Farms have just come out of the rainy season, and the land has been prepared for planting. The start of the season makes it difficult for authorities to spray pesticides.
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Pope Francis celebrates subdued Easter Sunday Mass
Pope Francis presided over a subdued Easter Mass at the Vatican with few participants, all wearing masks and carefully spread out along the pews.
It is the second year that the coronavirus pandemic has forced the Vatican to hold the Easter celebration in St. Peter' Basilica.