Africa’s most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn
Welcome to Lagos during rainy season. Residents of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, are used…
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US airstrikes pound Taliban positions as militants threaten key cities in Afghanistan
Over the past 72 hours, US airstrikes have targeted Taliban positions around the cities of…
Myanmar’s military ruler declares himself Prime Minister, pledges to hold elections by 2023
In a speech on Sunday, Min Aung Hlaing repeated a pledge to hold elections by…
Families are at war over a wedding tradition India banned decades ago
Initially, police had no reason to view the 24-year-old student’s death on June 21 as…
Belarusian sprinter says she is being forcibly removed from the Olympics and sent home
Athlete Kristina Timanovskaya said in the short video released on social media: “I was put…
Japanese swimmer hopes gold medal rush can help heal divided nation
With her victory, she became the first Japanese woman ever to clinch two gold medals…
Elaine Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in all-Jamaican podium
A month-and-a-half ago, Elaine Thompson-Herah thought she wouldn’t be able to compete at the Tokyo…
Carrie and Boris Johnson are expecting a second baby after miscarriage heartbreak
Carrie revealed she was pregnant and that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year in…
Once considered a ‘city disease,’ Zimbabwe’s rural areas are being hit hard by Covid, and panic has set in
The chatter around the canteen is all about the death of a popular health official…
Biden administration announces new sanctions on Cuba while eyeing further actions
“Earlier this month Cubans took to the street in a show of the will of…
