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North America owes its wealth to brutality of slavery: Canadian expert
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North America owes its wealth to brutality of slavery: Canadian expert

The residual influence of slavery remains in North America today, said a Canadian racism expert on the International Day for

Donald Trump, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Albert Einstein draw tourists to Bulgarian village
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Donald Trump, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Albert Einstein draw tourists to Bulgarian village

Each summer for the past decade, artists have gathered in the sleepy village of Staro Zhelezare, to decorate walls and

Senegal: Health measures against mpox in place for Touba’s Magal pilgrimage
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Senegal: Health measures against mpox in place for Touba’s Magal pilgrimage

Given the recent increase in mpox cases in Africa, the focus is on rapid detection. Dr. Mamadou Dieng, the regional

Escalating crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Escalating crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Refugees like Arthur Masimango, who fled to Uganda after his father was killed by rebels, represent the human toll of

Comoros is World Trade Organization’s 165th member
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Comoros is World Trade Organization’s 165th member

The agricultural sector remains the backbone of the economy, with subsistence farming accounting for the largest share…Read More

Former Eritrean Minister Abrehe dies in prison after six years in detention
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Former Eritrean Minister Abrehe dies in prison after six years in detention

Abrehe was arrested on September 17, 2018, shortly after publishing a book critical of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki titled “Hagerey

In Mexico, an Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through contemporary rap
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In Mexico, an Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through contemporary rap

The rapper — whose full name is Carlos Guadalupe Hernández — aims to conserve his native language through contemporary rap…Read

Malian singer Rokia Traoré may be placed under house arrest in Rome
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Malian singer Rokia Traoré may be placed under house arrest in Rome

She had previously been sentenced to two years in prison by a Belgian court for not presenting her daughter to

Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
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Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted Wednesday to ratify the founding treaty of the ICC, which currently has 124 member

Sudan:  WFP and IOM aid trucks enter Sudan from Chad
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Sudan: WFP and IOM aid trucks enter Sudan from Chad

The trucks were carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice that will benefit some 13,000 people who are at risk of