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The American Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden has named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Biden’s choice signals the importance of the Black vote in the upcoming…
France has sent equipment to Mauritius to help contain an oil spill from a Japanese ship. France’s defense ministry said a French military plane transported pollution control equipment. A navy…
For hundreds of years, Egyptian rulers, religious leaders, educators, and commoners have been buried in two large cemeteries in Cairo. These cemeteries together make an historic city of the dead.…
With more than 2.5 million Ethiopians living outside of Ethiopia, the diaspora is not only large, but powerful. The Oromo are Ethiopia’s biggest ethnic group. In 2015, members of the…
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the very hot summer months are forcing people to make a difficult choice. They can stay home and suffer the extreme heat, or go outside and…
For most of his life, Ross Sharp has lived in Borden County in north Texas. Sharp said there are no strangers here. “I like the people. It’s home,” said Sharp.…
As the world faced months of restrictions on social gatherings and celebrations, the demand for champagne hit historic lows. French producers of the pricey specialty wine estimate they have already…
Lebanese officials say ammonium nitrate, a substance used as fertilizer in agriculture, likely caused the massive explosion in Beirut. The explosion killed at least 100 people and injured more than…
The atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago. Since then, the survivors have lived with shame, anger and fear. Many in Japan believe radiation sickness is infectious or hereditary.…
A massive explosion shook Beirut Tuesday, flattening much of the Lebanese capital’s port and damaging buildings across the city. The country’s health minister reported more than 70 people were killed…
The term “cancel culture” is appearing in the news a lot lately. But what exactly is “cancel culture?” Here are some explanations, gathered by the Associated Press, from people who…
An 11-year-old boy in the American state of Rhode Island recently discovered an unusual example of sea life. He found what is thought to be one of the largest quahogs…
American Brandon Mitchell had big plans for this summer. He planned to travel from his home in Maine to visit relatives in Michigan. He also wanted to take his wife…
Japan is preparing for an increase in the number of new coronavirus infections. Recently, more than 1,000 cases were reported for two straight days in the country. The news comes…
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature – WWF – reports that nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia’s wildfires in 2019 and 2020. The number, reported in…