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US in exploratory talks with DR Congo over mineral deal
Central African nation seeks military support against rebel offensive in exchange for natural resourcesFinancial Times - Mar. 8 -
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid violence
The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the African country.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Tim Walz Attacks Musk With Language From the Trump Playbook
The Minnesota governor derided Elon Musk, a naturalized United States citizen, as a “South African nepo baby.”The New York Times - 1d -
Kirsty Coventry elected first woman president of Olympic movement
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...Yahoo Sports - 6h -
Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead International Olympic Committee
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...Yahoo Sports - 6h -
Coventry elected as IOC's first female president
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
Coventry the first woman elected as IOC pres.
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the post.ESPN - 4h -
Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.BBC News - 3h -
Dodgers' Betts to miss Japan games with illness
Shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the Los Angeles Dodgers' two exhibition games in Japan because of an illness, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.ESPN - 5d -
A modern Stonehenge rises in Desert Hot Springs: Here are the standouts in Desert X 2025
The high-profile exhibition of large-scale art installations across the Coachella Valley has launched with fewer works this year. Here are the three standouts.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
‘I’ve had seals nibble my toes!’ How sunkissed Cornwall became a 422-mile surf paradise
Surfing? It’s as Cornish as piracy and pasties. As a thrilling exhibition opens in ‘Britain’s California’, we enter a heady world of coffinboards, hotdogging Aussies – and bans dished out to gangs ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘We’re here to stop Russia taking the Black Sea’: with the Ukrainian Navy as they battle for supremacy on the waves
Captain Oleksandr and his crew are on constant alert to shoot down Vladimir Putin’s swarming drones. Captain Oleksandr put his hand on the throttle and nudged it forward. His patrol boat roared ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Hear coastguard distress call as black smoke billows from North Sea collision
An oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo vessel off east Yorkshire's coast is on fire.BBC News - Mar. 10 -
'You cannot erase history': Locals react to demolishing of Black Lives Matter plaza in Washington DC
"You can dig up concrete but you cannot erase history," said one resident of the capital.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
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Black Bag review – glossy Steven Soderbergh spy thriller is less Slow Horses, more show pony
Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett head a starry cast to match the luxurious production design, but the director’s espionage yarn could do with some grit. In a world built on deception, ...The Guardian - 5d -
Photos: A toast to Harry Caray — and a curse-breaking ceremony with a 1919 Black Sox baseball
A ceremony was held during the 27th annual toast to the late broadcaster Harry Caray on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in hopes of breaking a purported Chicago White Sox “curse.” The event, held at ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
DK Metcalf reportedly joining Steelers in trade from Seahawks, will sign $150M contract
Metcalf will sign a five-year, $150 million contract extension with the Steelers upon joining them. The extension will include four new years and $132 million in new money, per the report.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Mallinckrodt and Endo plan merger as they look to recover from opioid litigation
The new entity will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is expected to generate pro forma revenue of $3.6 billion in 2025 and at least $150 million of annual operating synergies by year ...MarketWatch - Mar. 13 -
19 Best Sleep Week Deals on Mattresses, Sheets, and More (2025)
Have sweeter dreams with these deals to celebrate National Sleep Awareness Month.Wired - Mar. 13 -
Holi 2025: India comes alive with the festival of colours
The festival, celebrated in India and abroad, commemorates the victory of good over evil.BBC News - 6d -
Kate drinks Guinness at St Patrick's Day event
Catherine missed the celebrations last year after being diagnosed with cancer.BBC News - 3d -
The Papers: 'D-Day for benefit cuts' and 'Kate's stout and about'
Tuesday's papers have pictures of the Princess of Wales celebrating St Patrick's Day.BBC News - 2d -
Howe to get Freedom of Newcastle and club announces date of trophy parade
League Cup celebrations continue, with Blyth's Dan Burn nominated for the Freedom of Northumberland.BBC News - 2d -
Think before you ink: 20 tips for beautiful tattoos you’ll never regret – from the professionals
How do you choose a design you will love for life? And what can you do to cover up an old flame’s name? Top tattooists, including David Beckham’s artist, reveal all. “My customers generally come to ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Trump’s cuts to higher education are sacrificing America’s future
American colleges and universities will lose their global preeminence, innovation will suffer, future scientists, doctors, artists and philosophers will not get trained and potentially ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
'Asco: Without Permission' honors four East L.A. friends who changed Chicano art
After its SXSW premiere, 'Asco' filmmaker Travis Gutierrez Senger hopes the radical art collective will inspire generations of artists to comeLos Angeles Times - 1d -
Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s
Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’. It was last seen standing at the entrance to a spaceship with a potted plant of ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘The drill scene was dead. They’d locked everyone up’: RIP Germain on his shocking coffin installation
In a room stinking of industrial bleach and cooled to the temperature of a morgue, the artist explores pop culture’s voracious appetite for violence – by trapping the viewer in front of 101 hours ...The Guardian - 10h -
Patriots could pursue Garrett Bradbury
The Vikings are moving on from center Garrett Bradbury.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
A Measles Resurgence?
Our colleague traveled to the center of a Texas measles outbreak.The New York Times - 3d -
MHSAA girls basketball: See the state finals schedule
See the matchups and the results from the action at Breslin Center.Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Her films put a uniquely surreal Africa on the map. Rungano Nyoni won't be limited by expectations
The Zambian-born director has, with only two features, stunned film festivals and emerged as a major African voice, one attuned to cosmic (and comic) injustice.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 7 -
12 dead, dozens hurt as bus overturns, passengers thrown on highway in South Africa
Emergency services say at least 12 people died and 45 were injured when a bus overturned on a highway in the South African city of JohannesburgABC News - Mar. 11 -
One year after milestone first victory, Rajah Caruth returns to Las Vegas looking toward his future
Caruth, the third African-American driver to win a NASCAR race, is reflecting one year after his first Truck Series victoryCBS Sports - Mar. 12 -
US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza StripABC News - 6d -
Four boys killed by an Israeli drone strike in Gaza
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country, in the latest Trump administration move targeting the African ...NBC News - 5d -
Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.The New York Times - 4d -
Cameroon held to shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup qualifying
Minnows Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
How HERide Is Thriving Against the Odds
Being a Black woman in business is like playing a game where the rules weren’t made for you.Inc. - Mar. 13
