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Author William Boyd explains how Nigerian Civil War experience shaped his work

Author William Boyd has recalled how his work was shaped by an experience during the Nigerian Civil War involving “six or seven drunk soldiers with...

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New generation Spanish communications satellite launches into orbit

SpainSat NG-I, the most advanced secure communications satellite ever built in Europe, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX...

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This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout

Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid...

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Trump the “Peacemaker” Ramps Up America’s Forever War in Somalia

President Donald Trump took office last month touting his commitment to ending wars. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker,” he...

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Marco Rubio’s USAID “Humanitarian Waiver” Isn’t Helping Restart Lifesaving Programs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s humanitarian waiver for foreign aid is a “performative” bit of “lip service,” said former contractors with...

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Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die”

When she saw the news on TikTok and CNN that the United States would halt funding HIV medication, Gwendolyn Dube, a 36-year-old single mother in...

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Battle With China Brews in the Indian Ocean, Hamas Savagery Hits a New Low, and NBC News Settles a Defamation Suit

Beyond headlines about the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and the Biden administration's failure to prevent them, the Indian Ocean and its inlets...

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In the 1800s, the American Colonization Society relocated thousands of freed Black Americans to West Africa. It led to the creation of Liberia.

The American Colonization Society's mission was to relocate freed Black Americans to Africa. Starting in 1820, thousands of Black emigrants were...

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Los Angeles mayor ousts fire chief for response to deadly fires

Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city's fire chief Friday amid a public rift...

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How AYOM bring African, South American and European music together

Ahead of performance as part of the France-Brazil season this year, Euronews Culture met members of AYOM to discuss spirituality, history, and...

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