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African Elements: Explorations in Black and Africana Studies ... See MoreSee Less
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Africa: President Akufo-Addo Calls On African Leaders to Come Up With Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: President Akufo-Addo Calls On African Leaders to Come Up With Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change
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Press Release - The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on local governments and the global community to come up with practical solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Here’s Proof Of How Ben Carson And HUD Failed Puerto Rico ... See MoreSee Less
Here’s Proof Of How Ben Carson And HUD Failed Puerto Rico
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The deplorable Ben Carson strikes again…
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Africa: Displaced By the Desert - an Expanding Sahara Leaves Broken Families and Violence in Its Wake ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Displaced By the Desert - an Expanding Sahara Leaves Broken Families and Violence in Its Wake
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Abdoulaye Maiga proudly displays an album showing photos of him and his family during happier times when they all lived together in their home in northern Mali. Today, these memories seem distant and ...
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Ghana: Climate Change, the Biggest Threat to Realising SDGs - President Akufo-Addo ... See MoreSee Less
Ghana: Climate Change, the Biggest Threat to Realising SDGs - President Akufo-Addo
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Press Release - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said climate change remains the biggest threat to the realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially in Afr...
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Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 27 Years in Prison is Now Fighting For Prison Reform ... See MoreSee Less
Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 27 Years in Prison is Now Fighting For Prison Reform
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Jimmie C. Garder, an African American man who was imprisoned for nearly 3 decades for a crime he did not commit, is now a well-known motivational speaker and advocate for other wrongfully imprisoned
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Michael Jordan Explains Why He Was ‘Apolitical’ In His Basketball Career ... See MoreSee Less
Michael Jordan Explains Why He Was ‘Apolitical’ In His Basketball Career
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Michael Jordan got “woke” for some people a few decades too late.
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The One Story: Liberty And Justice For All ... See MoreSee Less
The One Story: Liberty And Justice For All
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Black people who served as police officers for decades discuss the internal conflict of being African American and a member of law enforcement.
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The One Story: Policing Black America ... See MoreSee Less
The One Story: Policing Black America
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Black people who served as police officers for decades discuss the internal conflict of being African American and a member of law enforcement.
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What's Behind The Research Funding Gap For Black Scientists? ... See MoreSee Less
What's Behind The Research Funding Gap For Black Scientists?
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Black scientists more often seek grants for community health studies, but molecular-level research proposals win more funding. More diversity throughout the process could help close the gap, says NIH.
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Many people still don’t understand slavery and the case for reparations. This new movie could educate them. | Jenice Armstrong ... See MoreSee Less
Many people still don’t understand slavery and the case for reparations. This new movie could educate them. | Jenice Armstrong
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Movies like "Harriet," which open Nov. 1, not only teach the next generation but also help those of us who were never taught our history.
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Sentenced to Life in Prison as a Teen, How Cyntoia Brown Survived Sex Trafficking & Won Her Freedom ... See MoreSee Less
Sentenced to Life in Prison as a Teen, How Cyntoia Brown Survived Sex Trafficking & Won Her Freedom
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At the age of 16, she was arrested for killing a man who had picked her up for sex, after she had been forced into sexual slavery as a child. She was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison ...
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New Black Therapist Directory App Seeks to Bridge Mental Health Gap Between Clinician and Client ... See MoreSee Less
New Black Therapist Directory App Seeks to Bridge Mental Health Gap Between Clinician and Client
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Career counselor Tomina Ward is the founder and CEO of the Black Therapy Love app, which bridges the gap between potential clients and mental health clinicians.
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Everything To Know About The White Man Who May Have Sex Trafficked Nearly 700 Black Girls ... See MoreSee Less
Everything To Know About The White Man Who May Have Sex Trafficked Nearly 700 Black Girls
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Jason Roger Pope was arrested in August after years of charges and arrest warrants.
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Three Employees at an Assisted Living Facility Allegedly Ran a Fight Club With Dementia Patients ... See MoreSee Less
Three Employees at an Assisted Living Facility Allegedly Ran a Fight Club With Dementia Patients
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Three female employees at Danby House, an assisted living facility in North Carolina, are facing assault charges for allegedly organizing and filming fights between elderly dementia patients.
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Displaced by the Desert: An expanding Sahara leaves Broken Families and Violence in its Wake | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Displaced by the Desert: An expanding Sahara leaves Broken Families and Violence in its Wake | Inter Press Service
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An aerial view of settlements in the middle of the desert in the surrounding area of Timbuktu, North of Mali. Courtesy: UN Photo/Marco Domino
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Africa: We Must Go Beyond Singular Responses in the Fight Against Child Poverty ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: We Must Go Beyond Singular Responses in the Fight Against Child Poverty
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Analysis - Two-thirds of children in sub-Saharan Africa face all manners of hardship. These include poor living conditions, low educational outcomes, high levels of malnutrition and often high risks o...
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Chad: Floods Leave Thousands Homeless in Chad and Cameroon ... See MoreSee Less
Chad: Floods Leave Thousands Homeless in Chad and Cameroon
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Heavy rains and floods this week have left at least 100,000 people homeless on both sides of the border between northern Cameroon and Chad. It's the worst flooding in the area since 2012. the milita...
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Tunisia: Migrant Infant Drowning Near Lampedusa Shocks Italian Coast Guard ... See MoreSee Less
Tunisia: Migrant Infant Drowning Near Lampedusa Shocks Italian Coast Guard
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A drowned infant still hugged by a woman, presumably his refugee mother, has been retrieved from the seabed by Italian divers. A boat carrying 50 people from Tunisia sank off the coast of the Italian ...
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Tuberculosis Infections Declining, But Not Fast Enough Among Poor, Marginalised: UN Health Agency | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Tuberculosis Infections Declining, But Not Fast Enough Among Poor, Marginalised: UN Health Agency | Inter Press Service
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A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, says the UN health agency, in an appeal for far greater funding and political support to eradicate the curable and preventable di...
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DNA Experts Say Death Row Inmate Convicted Of Killing White Woman Is Innocent ... See MoreSee Less
DNA Experts Say Death Row Inmate Convicted Of Killing White Woman Is Innocent
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Rodney Reed was convicted of killing a white woman by an all-white jury in 1998.
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Man Forced To Spend 2 Months In Jail After Cop Mistook Food For Drugs ... See MoreSee Less
Man Forced To Spend 2 Months In Jail After Cop Mistook Food For Drugs
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Man is revealed to be innocent after spending two months in a jail known for its horrible conditions.
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White College Admissions Scammer Who Claimed Son Was Black Is Sentenced ... See MoreSee Less
White College Admissions Scammer Who Claimed Son Was Black Is Sentenced
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After falsifying admissions papers and test scores, another fraud faces their punishment.
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New Exhibit of Richard Samuel Roberts' Photos Aims to Bring Black History to Life | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
New Exhibit of Richard Samuel Roberts' Photos Aims to Bring Black History to Life | Colorlines
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Harlem South: A View Through the Lens will feature photographs from Roberts, who documented Black lives in the 1920s and 1930s, plus performances inspired by his work.
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Debut Episode of Economic Policy Institute's Podcast Tackles Racial Wealth Gap | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Debut Episode of Economic Policy Institute's Podcast Tackles Racial Wealth Gap | Colorlines
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Host Pedro da Costa and EPI’s Valerie Wilson jump feet first into the tough conversation about race and wealth in America.
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Legendary Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies At 68 ... See MoreSee Less
Legendary Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies At 68
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Elijah Cummings, the Congressman from Maryland and one of the main Democrats leading the charge to impeach the president, has died.
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West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana Meet to Resolve Trade Issues Caused By Border Closure ... See MoreSee Less
West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana Meet to Resolve Trade Issues Caused By Border Closure
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Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama and his Ghanaian counterpart, Mrs Shirley Botchwey, said that both countries had agreed on modalities to resolve the trade challenges arising from ...
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30,000+ Chicago Teachers & Support Staff Go on Strike Calling on City to Invest More in Schools ... See MoreSee Less
30,000+ Chicago Teachers & Support Staff Go on Strike Calling on City to Invest More in Schools
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More than 30,000 workers are walking out of Chicago Public Schools today to demand better pay and benefits, smaller class sizes and more nurses, counselors, social workers and librarians. The historic...
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Dem Debate: “Disingenuous” Attacks on Medicare for All Distract from Cost of Today’s Broken System ... See MoreSee Less
Dem Debate: “Disingenuous” Attacks on Medicare for All Distract from Cost of Today’s Broken System
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Democratic candidates sparred at Tuesday’s debate over their healthcare platforms and Medicare for All. We speak with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a professor at CUNY-Hunter College and the co-founder o...
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Africa: Opinion - On the Wrong Side of History: the World Bank and IMF Mark 75th Anniversary ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Opinion - On the Wrong Side of History: the World Bank and IMF Mark 75th Anniversary
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Opinion - As ordinary citizens around the world are taking to the streets to disrupt the status quo and demand climate action, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are quietly marking ...
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Africa: How Is Africa Dealing With Young Extremists? ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: How Is Africa Dealing With Young Extremists?
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Analysis - What do African societies do when they suspect their children of being terrorists - or when their young extremists give up their guns and come home?
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Police Kill Unarmed Black Man Over Chicken ... See MoreSee Less
Police Kill Unarmed Black Man Over Chicken
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Christopher Whitfield was only 31 years old.
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Dwyane Wade Shamed Into Deleting ‘Girls’ Photo Showing His Son ... See MoreSee Less
Dwyane Wade Shamed Into Deleting ‘Girls’ Photo Showing His Son
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He has also been supportive of Zion attending LGBTQ Pride.
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Holding Transnational Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Abuses | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Holding Transnational Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Abuses | Inter Press Service
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Shayda Naficy is a Senior Program Director at Corporate Accountability. Her areas of expertise include international human rights, global democracy movements, and water privatization and water managem...
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Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Charged With Murder | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Charged With Murder | Colorlines
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The city’s police chief apologized for the shooting death, but the victim’s relatives say the former officer’s arrest is just the beginning of their fight for justice.
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Let Plants be Thy Medicine - You Are What You Eat | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Let Plants be Thy Medicine - You Are What You Eat | Inter Press Service
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While 45% of deaths in children are from nutrition-related causes, mainly malnutrition, diet-related non communicable diseases like obesity is a fast-growing problem across the world causing low- and ...
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Liberia: Several Students Hospitalized ... See MoreSee Less
Liberia: Several Students Hospitalized
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-As police fired tear gas during demonstration
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Africa: Global Index Finds Climate Change Driving 'Alarming' Hunger Levels ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Global Index Finds Climate Change Driving 'Alarming' Hunger Levels
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Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world.
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Julián Castro Brings Up Atatiana Jefferson And ‘Police Violence’ At 4th Democratic Debate ... See MoreSee Less
Julián Castro Brings Up Atatiana Jefferson And ‘Police Violence’ At 4th Democratic Debate
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Here’s How Botham Jean’s Family Is Helping Atatiana Jefferson’s Family ... See MoreSee Less
Here’s How Botham Jean’s Family Is Helping Atatiana Jefferson’s Family
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Botham Jean and Atatiana Jefferson were both killed in their home by police officers.
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Former Police Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Is Back On The Streets ... See MoreSee Less
Former Police Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Is Back On The Streets
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Aaron Dean was reportedly only in custody for four hours. He killed Atatiana Jefferson while she was playing video games with her nephew on Saturday, Oct. 12.
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Police Interrogation Firm Sues Ava DuVernay And Netflix Over ‘When They See Us’ ... See MoreSee Less
Police Interrogation Firm Sues Ava DuVernay And Netflix Over ‘When They See Us’
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This is insane.
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Homewreckers: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump’s Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich ... See MoreSee Less
Homewreckers: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump’s Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich
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We speak with investigative reporter Aaron Glantz about his new book “Homewreckers,” which looks at the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis and how much of the so-called recovery is a res...
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Botham Jean, Then Atatiana Jefferson: Outrage in Texas As Police Kill Another Black Resident at Home ... See MoreSee Less
Botham Jean, Then Atatiana Jefferson: Outrage in Texas As Police Kill Another Black Resident at Home
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A white police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested and charged with murder, after he shot and killed an African-American woman who was inside her own home. Officer Aaron Dean was respondin...
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Italy migrant issue polarises public ... See MoreSee Less
Italy migrant issue polarises public
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The recent arrival of refugees and migrants on a tiny Italian island is polarising attitudes towards migration. Lampedusa is a key arrival point for thousand...
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Tunisia election: new President Saied promises to fix economy ... See MoreSee Less
Tunisia election: new President Saied promises to fix economy
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Tunisia's president-elect Kais Saied won the first landslide victory since the 2011 revolution. High unemployment and tackling economic growth are the first ...
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Zuma trial: South Africa's ex-president faces corruption charges ... See MoreSee Less
Zuma trial: South Africa's ex-president faces corruption charges
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The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, is appearing in court to face multiple charges on corruption. They stem from his time as deputy president w...
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Several killed in Guinea protests against constitution change ... See MoreSee Less
Several killed in Guinea protests against constitution change
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At least five people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations in Guinea. Protesters are angry at President Alpha Conde's proposed referendum to mak...
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Mozambique elections: Opposition groups doubt fair polls ... See MoreSee Less
Mozambique elections: Opposition groups doubt fair polls
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Mozambicans head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the general elections. The two dominant parties, Frelimo and Renamo, face each other in the civil war whi...
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Sudan talks: Displaced communities wait for deal ... See MoreSee Less
Sudan talks: Displaced communities wait for deal
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Talks are being held between Sudan’s transitional government and armed groups. They include fighters accused of genocide in the Darfur region. Some who fled ...
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IPCC Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere – What does it mean for Africa’s coastal cities? | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
IPCC Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere – What does it mean for Africa’s coastal cities? | Inter Press Service
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Kate Strachan, from ICLEI Africa, reflects on what the IPCC latest Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere means for Africa’s low-lying coastal cities
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Zimbabwe: Women Bear Brunt of Power, Water Shortages ... See MoreSee Less
Zimbabwe: Women Bear Brunt of Power, Water Shortages
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Mrs Thokozile Mphala (44) is a housewife and lives in the sprawling suburb of Mucheke in Zimbabwe's ancient city, Masvingo.
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Africa: How These Women Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Changing Climate ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: How These Women Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Changing Climate
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A group of 25 women from eastern and western Africa have joined the list of young researchers racing to bridge the shortage of women agriculture scientists in Africa.
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Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist
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(Kampala) – Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights...
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Concerned Neighbor Regrets Calling Police Who Killed 28-Year Old Black Woman ... See MoreSee Less
Concerned Neighbor Regrets Calling Police Who Killed 28-Year Old Black Woman
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James Smith, a man from Dallas who called the police because he was worried about his neighbor, Atatiana Jefferson, now says he regrets doing so. Sadly, when the police arrived to her home to help,
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West Africa: Are Terrorist Groups Stoking Local Conflicts in the Sahel? ... See MoreSee Less
West Africa: Are Terrorist Groups Stoking Local Conflicts in the Sahel?
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Analysis - There have been several attacks on civilians in the Sahel in the past few months and violence related to local conflicts in the area this year has reached unprecedented levels.
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Aaron Dean, Fort Worth Police Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Is Charged With Murder ... See MoreSee Less
Aaron Dean, Fort Worth Police Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Is Charged With Murder
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Aaron Dean, who responded to home over a wellness check request before shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson, quit working for the Fort Worth Police Department hours before it was expected that h…
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Black Adolescents Show Dramatic Increase In Suicide Attempts Compared To Whites, According To Study ... See MoreSee Less
Black Adolescents Show Dramatic Increase In Suicide Attempts Compared To Whites, According To Study
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The numbers are stark for a recent report tracking the racial differences in suicides.
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Video Depicts Trump Mass Murdering Barack Obama, Black Lives Matter And More For Pro-Trump Conference ... See MoreSee Less
Video Depicts Trump Mass Murdering Barack Obama, Black Lives Matter And More For Pro-Trump Conference
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A clip portrays all of Trump’s opponents getting violently attacked.
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West Africa: We Are Paying a Heavy Price for What's Happening in Libya - President Issoufou ... See MoreSee Less
West Africa: We Are Paying a Heavy Price for What's Happening in Libya - President Issoufou
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The security threat to the Sahel region has been amplified by the Libyan crisis, said the President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou. In his forthright assessment of the conflict, Issoufou said it seems th...
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Uganda: Crop Leftovers Can Store Huge Amounts of Carbon - Insights From Uganda ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda: Crop Leftovers Can Store Huge Amounts of Carbon - Insights From Uganda
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Analysis - Farmers in countries like Uganda could help fight climate change - and improve their crop yields - by adding agricultural waste to their fields. The process removes carbon from the atmosphe...
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When Should Black People Call Police? Atatiana Jefferson Shooting Reignites Debate ... See MoreSee Less
When Should Black People Call Police? Atatiana Jefferson Shooting Reignites Debate
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Fort Worth police killing Atatiana Jefferson in her own home begged the question: When, if ever, should Black people call the police?
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Africa: How Do We Reduce Disaster Risks for the Conflict-Affected? ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: How Do We Reduce Disaster Risks for the Conflict-Affected?
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In September, I marched along the streets of New York with impassioned climate activists calling for greater action on climate change. Their placards warned 'the seas are rising and so must we'. A you...
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Uganda Introduces 'Kill the Gays' Bill ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda Introduces 'Kill the Gays' Bill
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Ugandan lawmakers have re-introduced a bill that could impose the death penalty for gay sex acts. The proposed bill will also criminalize the "promotion and recruitment" of homosexuality.
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‘While Black’ Podcast Captures The Essence Of Being Black In America ... See MoreSee Less
‘While Black’ Podcast Captures The Essence Of Being Black In America
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The podcast “While Black” captures the essence of being Black in America.
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Police Try To Assassinate Atatiana Jefferson’s Character After Killing Her In Her Own Home ... See MoreSee Less
Police Try To Assassinate Atatiana Jefferson’s Character After Killing Her In Her Own Home
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The Fort Worth Police Department was in shameless damage control mode after one of its officers killed Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman in her own home by shooting his gun through a house window.
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Mozambique elections 2019: Final rallies held before vote ... See MoreSee Less
Mozambique elections 2019: Final rallies held before vote
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Final campaign rallies have taken place in Mozambique in the run-up to Tuesday's general election. This will be the sixth vote since the end of the civil war...
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Tunisia: Unemployment, inflation crisis highlighted in election ... See MoreSee Less
Tunisia: Unemployment, inflation crisis highlighted in election
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In Tunisia, high unemployment and rising inflation have been major problems for years. Reviving the economy will be one of the main challenges for the winner...
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12-Year-Old Flint Activist Raises Over $130K For Water Filtration Systems ... See MoreSee Less
12-Year-Old Flint Activist Raises Over $130K For Water Filtration Systems
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12-year-old Flint activist Amariyanna Copeny raised over $130K for water filtration systems.
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Fort Worth Cop Pulls An Amber Guyger And Kills Black Woman In Her Own Home ... See MoreSee Less
Fort Worth Cop Pulls An Amber Guyger And Kills Black Woman In Her Own Home
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Atatiana Jefferson was just 28 years old and guilty of nothing more than being home.
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Shooting At Black Church Rocks Small New Hampshire Town ... See MoreSee Less
Shooting At Black Church Rocks Small New Hampshire Town
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The shooting took place at a church were predominately Black people worshipped in Pelham, New Hampshire.
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Uganda: Calls to End Early Marriages Dominate Day of the Girl Child ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda: Calls to End Early Marriages Dominate Day of the Girl Child
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Calls for action to end early marriages and other sexual abuses against girls have dominated the celebrations to mark International Day of the Girl Child in Uganda.
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Sudan: Poisonous Practice - the Ongoing Fight to Close Gold Mines ... See MoreSee Less
Sudan: Poisonous Practice - the Ongoing Fight to Close Gold Mines
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"Companies leave our land! Health before everything!" shouted demonstrators last week in Kalogi, South Kordofan State. Civilians are in protest over the on-going presence of gold mine companies whose ...
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Black Trans Activist and Actress Blossom C. Brown Reclaims Her Time at CNN's Equality Town Hall | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Black Trans Activist and Actress Blossom C. Brown Reclaims Her Time at CNN's Equality Town Hall | Colorlines
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After watching question after question exclude Black trans people, she stole the mic and told CNN, “You have erased Black trans women for the last time!”
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Black Girl Takeover Weekend with Screenings of "PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" Documentary in New York City on October 11-13 ... See MoreSee Less
Black Girl Takeover Weekend with Screenings of "PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" Documentary in New York City on October 11-13
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Black Girl Takeover Weekend kicks off with screenings of 'PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools,' which exposes the educational and judicial disparities African-American girls face in
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Petition Demands FBI Take Over Joshua Brown’s Murder Case ... See MoreSee Less
Petition Demands FBI Take Over Joshua Brown’s Murder Case
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More people explain why an independent investigation is needed for the murder of a key witness.
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Rwanda: Deal Signed to Develop Smart Green Villages in Rwanda ... See MoreSee Less
Rwanda: Deal Signed to Develop Smart Green Villages in Rwanda
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Rwanda Green Fund on Thursday signed an agreement with the Global Alliance for Smart Cities and Smart Villages in Africa (GASCA) to develop Rwandan villages into "smart green villages" with an aim to ...
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There were once 3 capitals of the Confederacy. All three cities now have black mayors. ... See MoreSee Less
There were once 3 capitals of the Confederacy. All three cities now have black mayors.
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The Confederacy had three capital cities at varying points: Montgomery, Alabama; Richmond, Virginia; and Danville, Virginia. All three cities have black mayors now -- quite a change from the Civil War...
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Controversy re-ignited in police custody death ... See MoreSee Less
Controversy re-ignited in police custody death
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The family of a man who died in police custody more than a year ago says a citizen review board supports their belief that law enforcement played a role in their loved one's death.
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Cameroon: World Heritage Site Attacked ... See MoreSee Less
Cameroon: World Heritage Site Attacked
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Press Release - When Cameroon ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982, it pledged to protect and preserve its rich historical and cultural heritage. Cameroon is also party to the 1954 Hague Con...
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Africa: South Africa's Jacob Zuma to Stand Trial for Corruption ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: South Africa's Jacob Zuma to Stand Trial for Corruption
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The former South African president has been denied a stay of prosecution to prevent him from being charged in a graft case. He faces 16 charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize ... See MoreSee Less
Ethiopian Prime Minister Wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
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Ethiopia's President Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, primarily for his groundbreaking work on the peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea after a decades-long standoff between the two E...
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Zimbabwe: Economic Chaos Is Causing a Food Security and Humanitarian Crisis in Zimbabwe ... See MoreSee Less
Zimbabwe: Economic Chaos Is Causing a Food Security and Humanitarian Crisis in Zimbabwe
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Analysis - Since Zimbabwe's land reform of 2000 - when around 8 million hectares of formerly large-scale commercial farmland was distributed to about 175,000 households - debates about the consequence...
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West Africa: Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Are Trapped By the Chocolate Industry ... See MoreSee Less
West Africa: Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Are Trapped By the Chocolate Industry
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Analysis - The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West Africa are poorer now than they were in the 1970s or 1980s. In other areas, artificial ...
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Black Woman-Owned Foundation Exposing Widespread Corruption in the State of Oklahoma ... See MoreSee Less
Black Woman-Owned Foundation Exposing Widespread Corruption in the State of Oklahoma
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Pamela Smith, founder of the Pamela Smith Foundation, is taking her 22 year civil rights violations battle to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals exposing widespread corruption in the state of Oklahoma
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8-Year Old Black Girl Was Not Allowed to Take School Pictures Because of Her Hair ... See MoreSee Less
8-Year Old Black Girl Was Not Allowed to Take School Pictures Because of Her Hair
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The parents of Marian Scott, an 8-year old Black girl from Michigan, say she was denied to have her school picture taken because she had red braids in her hair. The school, Paragon Charter Academy,
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Rihanna Pulls No Political Punches in Vogue Cover Story | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Rihanna Pulls No Political Punches in Vogue Cover Story | Colorlines
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“You came in and murdered the real Americans,” she said of the original European immigrants.
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STUDY: Most Parents Don't Talk to Their Kids About Race | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
STUDY: Most Parents Don't Talk to Their Kids About Race | Colorlines
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A new survey from Sesame Workshop says that parents of color are much more likely to talk to their kids about identity than their White counterparts.
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Police Officer Acquitted After Killing Unarmed Black Man Who Was Running Away ... See MoreSee Less
Police Officer Acquitted After Killing Unarmed Black Man Who Was Running Away
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Zechariah Presley, a former Georgia police officer who killed Tony Green, a 33-year old unarmed Black man, after shooting him multiple times while he was fleeing, was recently acquitted of voluntary
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Africa: Will an African Win 2019's Nobel Peace Prize? ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Will an African Win 2019's Nobel Peace Prize?
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalian social rights activist Ilwad Elman and Libyan law student Hajer Sharief are nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
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‘No Malice Intended’: Superintendent Downplays Assistant Principal Calling Student The N-Word ... See MoreSee Less
‘No Malice Intended’: Superintendent Downplays Assistant Principal Calling Student The N-Word
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The parents are speaking out.
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South Africa: Why Parents Beating Their Children is Not African Culture ... See MoreSee Less
South Africa: Why Parents Beating Their Children is Not African Culture
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After South Africa's Constitutional Court upheld a high court ruling that declared corporal punishment at home unconstitutional, there were memes about African parents ignoring the ruling and beating ...
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Africa: Hitting Our Children is a 'Legacy of Colonialism, Slave Trade' ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Hitting Our Children is a 'Legacy of Colonialism, Slave Trade'
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Interview - South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of "reasonable and ...
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Africa: Statement of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Statement of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities
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Opinion - We are facing a climate emergency, and a growing number of people around the world, particularly young people, are treating it as such. Just last month 7.6 million climate protestors took to...
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Africa: Opinion - Children Must Not Fall Off the 2030 Development Agenda ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Opinion - Children Must Not Fall Off the 2030 Development Agenda
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Opinion - I had kept a vacant chair in the front row of the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony at Oslo in 2014. That chair represented millions of children who are languishing in slavery, exploitation and vio...
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Photographer Jonathan Calm Updates 'The Green Book' | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Photographer Jonathan Calm Updates 'The Green Book' | Colorlines
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The artist is creating a new archive that explores what it means to drive while Black in America today.
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South Sudan: Peace May Bring Freedom to South Sudan's Child Soldiers, but Not the Help They Need ... See MoreSee Less
South Sudan: Peace May Bring Freedom to South Sudan's Child Soldiers, but Not the Help They Need
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South Sudan is meant to form a power-sharing government next month to end five years of civil war. But there's growing concern the deal may be delayed, spelling further hardship for a war-weary popula...
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Africa: Opinion - How to Start a Fast Food Revolution to Save Our Health - and the Planet's ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Opinion - How to Start a Fast Food Revolution to Save Our Health - and the Planet's
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Opinion - Transforming diets around the world is key to unlocking better human health and limiting the impact of climate change in tandem, but time is running out.
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Africa: A Look Back At the Turbulent Relationship Between Nigeria and South Africa ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: A Look Back At the Turbulent Relationship Between Nigeria and South Africa
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Analysis - Since the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994, South Africa and Nigeria have never had an easy relationship. Over the years, as different presidents have come and gone, the two countri...
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