across the globe. hundreds of south africans have descended on a field in a rural village in southeast of the country to dig for diamonds. the rush comes after a cattle herder discovered what he thought were diamonds more than a week ago. the government is sending geologists to verify whether the stones uncovered are in fact diamonds. scientists have warned that the world is on the verge of a climate change tipping point. the german team — who spent a year in the artic — have reported increasing signs that summer ice may be disappearing. they say it would have a huge impact on the entire world. domestic workers are among those worst hit by the consequences of the coronavirus. that's the verdict of a recent report, which found they were more likely than most workers to lose theirjob or face a drop in wages. data in the report found that the world's 75 million domestic workers have suffered significantly due to the pandemic.