Month: August 2021
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Environment
FROM THE FIELD: Human ‘damage’ on the front-line of the climate crisis
August 17, 2021 By UN News OCHA says that “time is running out for millions of people who are already losing…
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Court
Kenyan Aid Group Hopes to Bring Justice Closer to the Defenseless
August 17, 2021 By VOA, NAIROBI, Kenya – Isaac Ndegwa goes through legal briefs at the Justice Defenders’ offices in…
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Politics
‘A new day’: Opposition leader elected president in Zambia
August 17, 2021 By Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia’s veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the southern African…
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News
Congo says U.S. to deploy counter-terrorism advisors to restive east
August 17, 2021 By Reuters, KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) – Special forces from the United States will soon deploy…
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Entertainment
Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
August 16, 2021 By Associated Press NEW YORK — The co-founder and CEO of the fact-checking site Snopes.com has acknowledged…
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News
Celebrations as Zambian opposition candidate leads in count
August 15, 2021 By Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Supporters of Zambian opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema have begun celebrating…
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Business
Analysts: China Expanding Influence in Africa Via Telecom Network Deals
August 15, 2021 By VOA Telecommunications networks funded and built by China are taking over Africa’s cyberspace, a dependence that…
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World
Fears About National Security Law Chill Hong Kong Media
August 14, 2021 By VOA BANGKOK – One year ago this week, Hong Kong authorities raided Apple Daily’s offices and…
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Arts
Ivorian artist turns discarded flip-flops from beach into masterpieces
August 14, 2021 By Reuters ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST – As Ivorian artist Aristide Kouame combs the beach with a big…
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Arts
‘Stooping’ – A Longtime NYC Tradition to Salvage and Save
August 14, 2021 By VOA One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. New York City has taken this saying to…
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