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Libyan navy rescues 272 migrants from stranded boats

BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s navy says it has rescued 272 migrants whose vessels were stranded in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to reach southern Europe. A navy statement late Sunday said the migrants were on two vessels. The engine…

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Senegal experiments with bilingualism

The official language in Senegal is French, but there are another 21 national languages recognised. Many children arrive at school after speaking wolof, serréré or pulaar at home for years — and have to suddenly start working in French. But…

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“If Zuma gets immunity, we will take Ramaphosa to court” – Julius Malema

The future of Jacob Zuma is very much up in the air right now. He remains the President of South Africa, but no longer rules the roost in the ANC. So no wonder the subject of ‘immunity’ is being talked…

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Life After ISIS: One Sister Wants To Rebuild. The Other Can’t Wait To Leave

Farah Khaled stands in front of the scorched and twisted steel beams of the destroyed Mosul University library. Red and green ribbons stand out against the blackened metal — remnants of a book drive Khaled and other students organized. “Their…

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Ex-Ivorian Star Emmanuel Eboue Is Dead

Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Eboue is reportedly dead after committing suicide, London Police can confirm Broke Eboue, who had struggled with long-term depression was found dead in his sister’s North London home on Saturday, Police said. Ex-Ivorian football star Emmanuel…

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Palestinian Christians Attack Greek Orthodox Patriarch To Protest Land Deals

Palestinian security forces push away demonstrators from the convoy of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, during a protest against his visit to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday. Majdi Mohammed/AP…

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Pope Francis Once Again Encourages Mothers To Breastfeed In The Sistine Chapel

There are many spaces where women are discouraged from breastfeeding in public. Museums, airlines, and even hospitals have come under fire for not giving new moms enough support, or admonishing them for breastfeeding or pumping. But Pope Francis is a…

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‘We fell in love in a Libyan detention camp’

  Mabel Emmanuel and Steven Ekhiator began a romance in a most unlikely place – detention camp for African migrants in Libya. Theirs is a story of hope amidst the chaos. It all started when Mabel asked to use Steven’s…

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Nigerian mothers – How our daughters were sold to Libyan slave merchants

Three women on Thursday in Ado Ekiti, lamented as they gave details how their daughters were trafficked and sold to Libyan slave merchants under the guise that they were heading to Dubai for, ”good jobs.” They opened up on their…

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