
Anti-LGBTQ laws sweep Africa
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent…
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent…
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CAPE, South Africa (AFP) — South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport,…
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ABS-CBN’s blockbuster action-drama FPJ’s Batang Quiapo is reaching a wider international audience as its fourth and final book becomes available in 41…
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MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Mexico beat South Africa, 2-0, in a drama-filled opening match of the World Cup at the Estadio Azteca Thursday, kicking off the biggest…
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While some suspected cases have been confirmed, many more ‘have been cleared out’ from the data.
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DRC, Uganda and South Sudan recently adopted a $319-million response plan to the outbreak.
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The continent also holds extraordinary reserves of the critical minerals the green transition depends on.
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Geneva (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” by an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
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'The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine, no specific treatment.'
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Whether Melvin Jerusalem made a marvelous move or committed a big blunder will be known on Saturday night (early Sunday morning in Manila) in South Africa.
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Africa also raised concerns about the country’s overreliance on external flows such as remittances and foreign investment, which are weakening amid the ongoing…
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For decades, the country has pinned its hopes on foreign investments and open markets to drive development. Record inflows of over $100 billion last year were…
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‘Taiwanese people are people of the world; Taiwanese people have the right to engage with the world.’
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV will hold an open air Mass in Equatorial Guinea on Thursday to end a landmark 11-day trip across Africa that has…
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LUANDA (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Angola’s remote, diamond-rich northeast Monday, highlighting poverty in a region rich in natural resources.
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LUANDA, Angola (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV will hold a giant open-air Mass and visit one of southern Africa’s holiest Christian sites Sunday on the first full day of…
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Pope Leo XIV spoke out against tyranny and "disasters" caused by the exploitation of natural resources on Saturday as he arrived in Angola for a visit to the…
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