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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...World - ABC News - November 9 -
Middle East crisis live: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs
‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
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C.D.C. Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations
The agency endorsed additional doses for people at high risk.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Trump expands search for Treasury secretary
President-elect’s top economic appointment has kicked off fierce lobbying among loyalistsBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
South Carolina to build state's first individual monument honoring an African American
South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring Robert Smalls.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
William's rugby skills tested on South African township visit
The Prince of Wales has been playing rugby on a visit to a township outside Cape Town.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Senate likely to double the number of elected African American women
CBS News projects that former Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will win the Delaware Senate seat, making her the third African American woman elected to the Senate. Though too early to project, Prince ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
ICC judges unseal an arrest warrant for an alleged Central African Republic rebel
Judges at the International Criminal Court have unsealed an arrest warrant for an alleged rebel from the Central African Republic accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity more than a ...World - ABC News - November 7 -
The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election
The Indian Ocean-island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election this weekend, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of ...World - ABC News - November 8 -
Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity
Biggest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, Four Paws animal charity says. The largest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa , facilitating the ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mineWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which police say extends some 8,000 feet below ground.World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago -
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South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground
Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’. South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Israel pushes for expanded UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Netanyahu government wants Unifil forces to patrol much larger area and carry out border inspectionsBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
US GDP rose at a 2.8% rate in third quarter on strong consumer spending
Final reading before presidential election was shy of expectations, but shows biggest economy is in robust healthBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Unrivaled expands rosters, awaits Clark decision
Unrivaled, the newly formed 3-on-3 women's basketball league, announced Fever star Aliyah Boston as its 30th player and plans to add six additional players before the league opens play in January.Sports - ESPN - November 1 -
BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the 'Magnificent Seven'
BlackRock's iShares is targeting investors who want to diversify beyond from the "Magnificent Seven" megacap stocks.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Israel readies plans to expand Lebanon offensive
IDF chief says military considering ‘deepening’ of ground campaign against Hizbollah as air strikes intensifyWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
Elon Musk targets Microsoft in expanded OpenAI lawsuit
Billionaire alleges Microsoft and OpenAI illegally sought to monopolize AI market and sideline competitors. Elon Musk has expanded his lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker OpenAI, adding federal ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Social Security bill to expand benefits is in the hands of the Senate
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time running out.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Democrats push for expanded Medicaid coverage of menstrual products
Senior House Appropriations Committee members Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, sent a letter to ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this weekWorld - ABC News - 9 hours ago -
Netanyahu sacks defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, an Israeli official confirmed to The Hill. Netanyahu and Gallant have clashed publicly over the course of the ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
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‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country
A new book explores the way Black people are playing a transformative role in the fight for equality despite centuries of enslavement and continued neglect. “A cook for a small family is needed. ...World - The Guardian - October 31
