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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:52
A third runner on the Refugee Olympic team has been suspended for a positive doping test, with the announcement coming two days before the IOC confirms its selection of athletes for the Paris Games.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:48
Arriving in Ottawa, many feared that efforts to develop the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution , including in the oceans, would bog down
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:42
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country. Tourist accommodation facilities were submerged after a river within the Maasai Mara...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:36
Egypt’s eighth annual Aswan International Women Film Festival took place from April 20 to 25. This year's focus was on the resilience of women, with Egypt's economic turmoil and the war in neighboring Gaza as a backdrop. Cairo-based photojournalist Hamada Elrasam captured scenes around the festival...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:25
After four years without a May Day parade because of Covid-19 among other strategic reasons, Senegal has organised a rally for Labour Day this year. This will be President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's first interface with trade unions.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:25
Fritz Bélizaire was chosen in a surprise move to replace current interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, gaining the support of four of the seven voting members on the nine-member panel but with other panel members saying they were unfamiliar with Bélizaire.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:15
Helicopters are deployed to evacuate tourists and staff trapped in the famous game reserve.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:05
Following an invitation to serve as Keynote Speaker at the University of Massachussetts-Boston’s 6th Africa Day, co-organized by UMASS-Boston, West Africa Research Association (WARA) and West Africa Research Centre (WARC) […]
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 16:00

MP says trade in remains is ‘gross violation of human dignity’, as skulls from Pitt Rivers collection removed

An auction house has withdrawn 18 ancient Egyptian human skulls from sale after an MP said selling them would perpetuate the atrocities of colonialism.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:52
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) works with the UN system to advance sustainable development – economic, social and environmental. The ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York gathered young people […]
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:50
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened the Subcommittee of the Judicial Council responsible for reviewing its rules of procedure in Banjul, The Gambia, from April 29th to […]
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:32
According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 million people died from tuberculosis in 2022. The disease is fully treatable but relies on timely diagnosis. Mireille Kamariza, a molecular bioengineer from the University of California, Los Angeles, has developed a test that can detect the bacteria...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:26
Peter Yeung writes about his experiences on the perilous Colombia-Panama jungle route that more than half a million migrants traversed in 2023 alone.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:25
There is much to celebrate about the critical role the media have played in 30 years of democracy. But challenges remain. Prinola Govenden, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media, University of Johannesburg Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:24
Biogas systems that generate cooking gas from plant waste can be relatively low-cost to set up. They come with environmental and health benefits for rural people who have only firewood to cook with. Ehiaze Ehimen, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:16
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met on Tuesday with Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Kyelem de Tambela in Tehran and held talks on the promotion and enhancement of bilateral ties in […]
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:05
Umahi said this during a stakeholders meeting held in Lagos State on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 14:56
The Nebbi Catholic Diocese was tasked to lead the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations in 2024, slated for June 3rd, with a required budget of Shs1.3 billion. This marks the second […]
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 14:51
On April 30th, Ambassador Wang Xuekun attended the Donation Ceremony of medical supplies and equipment to Rwanda by Beijing Genomics Institution (BGI). Other attendees includes Hon. Mr. Pudence Rubingisa, the Governor of Rwanda Eastern Province, Ms. Nathalie Niyonagira, […]
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 14:44
Under pressure from a drug cartel, communities at the gateway to the Darién Gap have met the needs of migrants by developing an informal economy.

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