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Research shows Māori are more likely to die from COVID-19 than other New Zealanders
Shutterstock/Init1alP Michael Plank, University of Canterbury; Andrew Sporle; Kate Hannah; Melissa McLeod, University of Otago, and Nicholas Steyn The risk…
How corruption in South Africa is deeply rooted in the country’s past and why that matters
Former South African government minister Nomvula Mokonyane, a leading member of the ruling ANC, at the commission probing grand corruption.…
ISIS militants pose growing threat across Africa
The Islamic State has been consolidating its African offshoots as part of an effort to expand its presence across the…
African Pastor Shoots Wife Dead In America
Thursday, 10 September 2020 04:21 Written by tori A man of God has been caught on CCTV shooting his wife dead over a disagreement in the US. …
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The throne speech must blaze a bold new path — including imposing a wealth tax
Wednesday, 09 September 2020 23:37 Written by theconversation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a news conference on…
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A powerful Israeli airstrike in central Beirut early Saturday has…
Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali, has been dismissed…
The founder of the Nigerians in the UK…
A Londoner shares the story of his Nigerian colleague, Yusuf, who was…
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing Canadians out of cities and into the countryside
Wednesday, 09 September 2020 01:34 Written by theconversation Rural communities are seeing population growth as people leave the city during the pandemic. (Shutterstock) S. Ashleigh Weeden, University…
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Air Canada's cancellation of regional flights will gut remote communities
Wednesday, 09 September 2020 01:32 Written by theconversation The view out the window during a flight from Vancouver to Calgary in June 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Isabelle…
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Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence of five men who killed and butchered Jamal Khashoggi claiming the journalist's sons 'pardoned' them
Saudi Arabia has overturned the death sentence of people involved in the killing of Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, claiming…
How Senegal came to have its name
Senegal was an important colony in French West Africa. Photo Credit: Italianbank.com Senegal lies on the west coast of Africa, bordered…
Can Europe tame the pandemic’s next wave?
Monday, 07 September 2020 19:27 Written by sciencemag Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. "We’re at risk of gambling away our…
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