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Ghana raps South Africa over 'xenophobic incidents'

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Ghana has summoned South Africa's envoy over several " xenophobic incidents", including one in which a legal Ghanaian migrant was asked to return home and " fix ...

Nigeria's in vogue handwoven fabric makers resist automation

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Demand for the fabric has recently soared at home and abroad, boosted by Nigerians in the diaspora and the rising global popularity of the country's fashion and ...

Inside the fireproof vault housing US movie history

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Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is ...

Benin leans into its painful slavery past to attract tourists

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Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the ...

Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef

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Lose weight, get beef: China’s unusual diet challenge

Russia considers refugee status for South African farmers

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Errol Musk linked to initiative offering South African farmers refuge in Russia

Thousands of Afrikaners already gone to US as refugees

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Nearly 5,000 Afrikaners take up Trump refugee offer

Eswatini top court rules US deportees entitled to lawyer access

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Hope for US deportees to eSwatini

Gemini gets new safety features

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Google adds Gemini crisis features amid lawsuit over user's suicide

EU wants more online chat control to combat child abuse

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EU warns urgent to patch legal gap on online child sex abuse

Streaming channel for pets launched in China

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Special TV channel for man's best friend in China

Customers scale back on fish and chips amid fuel costs

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Fuel surge doubles fisherman’s costs, threatening Britain’s fish and chips trade

Watch VideoTiger Woods stripped of Ryder Cup captaincy as judge allows golfer to leave US for treatment

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Following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, a Florida judge has ruled that Tiger Woods may leave the United States for " comprehensive inpatient ...

Goat vs gecko: Caribbean island faces wildlife showdown

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The tiny Caribbean island of Terre-de-Haut boasts pristine turquoise waters and deserted coves. It also has goats, hundreds of them, and while they charm the tourists ...

Cuban children's heart hospital makes tough choices amid US blockade

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Universal health care is one of the proud achievements of the Cuban revolution, but the island's hospitals have struggled with shortages and aging equipment for ...

Beirut rescuers risk their lives to save animals

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The small rescue team from Lebanese NGO Animals Lebanon uses two-wheelers to navigate streets made narrow by piles of rubble as they search for trapped animals.

Pea soup, veggie mash contest warms up Dutch winter

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Over two dozen chefs were hard at work chopping vegetables and stirring pots at the World Snert and Stamppot Championships.

Pilot, co-pilot killed in runway collision at New York's LaGuardia airport

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Two people were killed following a collision between an airplane and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport

Action man Chuck Norris dead at 86

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Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood action star famous for his role in " Walker, Texas Ranger," has died.

From bats to bonds: Uganda's 'cricket grannies'

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Bound together by love, the 'cricket grannies' knew nothing about cricket but now it is helping them manage age-related health conditions, stress and loneliness. ...

Star chef quits after claims he hit and bullied staff

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Danish super chef Rene Redzepi - whose Noma restaurant was long regarded as the world's best - said he was stepping down after allegations that he abused and bullied ...

Town in uproar over renaming after anti-apartheid icon

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A rebellion over the renaming of the historic country town of Graaff-Reinet has exposed deep-rooted fractures in South Africa as it grapples with its tormented history. ...

Kyrgyz want the world to love their blonde bovine beauties

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Dozens of white yaks frolicked in the pristine snow of the vast Kyrgyz mountains, butting heads and locking horns as their herders watched on from their horses.

Viral drone video fuels debate about Rio favela tourism

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A line of tourists touch up their makeup before strutting across a rooftop in Rio de Janeiro's largest favela, posing for a drone as it zooms out to show dramatic ...

Caviar, truffles and chicken pot pies: what Hollywood will eat at the Oscars

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The chef anticipated that 1 200 of his traditional chicken pot pies will require 22kg of black truffle, served alongside 32kg of caviar, 1 000 plates of macaroni ...