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Poverty & extremism
Dawn
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July 12, 2025
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” — Nelson Mandela POVERTY is frequently cited as a cause of growing extremism, but proving it is not as easy as portrayed. While Pakistan’s...
State's appeal leads to life imprisonment for Facebook rapist
Weekend Argus
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July 12, 2025
A convicted rapist who lured his Facebook victims with the promise of employment before raping them at knife-point recently had his 15-year sentence escalated to life imprisonment. Philani Ndwandwe was sentenced in the Durban High Court after the...
Dissident Hunters
The Verge
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July 10, 2025
On a balmy night in October 2019, the defector rode his bike home. He’d just finished a long shift helping waiters serve yogurt-smothered kabobs at a restaurant in Yalova, a seaside town an hour from Istanbul, Turkey. By this time of night, many...
Shirley Colena Lambert Hutchens
Wilkes Journal-Patriot - North Carolina
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Shirley Colena Lambert Hutchens, 87, of Wilkesboro passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Congo Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Lynn Lambert and Pastor Luke Pyles...
I stopped the war between India and Pakistan by threatening to cancel all trade agreements : Trump
Sanatan Prabhat
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June 29, 2025
Donald Trump claims again Washington (USA) – “There could have been a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. We stopped it. We did a great job. I don’t know if there has ever been a President who has done such a great job ?” Claiming that, US...
‘Has It All Been Worth It?’: Remembering the Life of Helen Roseveare
The Gospel Coalition
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June 24, 2025
Reading missionary biographies has been an important part of my spiritual formation. In the hierarchy of recommended spiritual disciplines, reading biographies often doesn’t rank as highly as consistently attending church, cultivating a vibrant...
Zimbabwean prophet claims to raise woman from the dead
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 8, 2025
Six years after the world watched in disbelief as a Congolese pastor staged a fake resurrection in South Africa, a Zimbabwean self-styled prophet, T Mapisarema, has triggered controversy with his own claims of bringing a woman back to life - three...
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and southwest Ohio: This week in federal news
Journal News - Ohio
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The state budget that was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine, also last week, created a “trigger” to pull Ohio out of Medicaid expansion if federal lawmakers reduced their share of spending for that program. While reducing the federal share was proposed,...
ICE shares more details about arrest of Maine corrections officer
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 20, 2025
A former Maine corrections officer who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement two months ago remains in the agency's custody.Gratien Milandou-Wamba, 32, of the Republic of Congo, was still being held at the Strafford County...
Today in High Prairie: July 12, 2025
South Peace News
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July 12, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....
Trump claims again he stopped 'big' fight of nuclear powers India and Pakistan
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump once again invoked his controversial claim of diffusing tensions between India and Pakistan on Monday, suggesting his intervention may have prevented a conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. “We did a job with...
Life sentence for Facebook rapist after State's successful appeal
IOL
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A convicted rapist who lured his unsuspecting Facebook victims with the promise of employment before raping them at knife-point recently had his 15-year sentence escalated to life imprisonment. Philani Ndwandwe was sentenced in the Durban High...
Liberia: President Boakai Lights Up Candle National Healing, Reconciliation, and Unity Candle
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Monrovia– As part of ongoing efforts to foster peace, unity, and national renewal Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, yesterday lit the National Healing, Reconciliation, and Unity Candle at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...
Today in History: Our forests invaluable, let's protect it – Akufo-Addo
GhanaWeb
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July 7, 2025
In July 2024, the then President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, called on Ghanaians to protect the nation’s forests, describing them as invaluable assets. He noted that while forests offer ecological, economic, and cultural benefits, they...
$8000 grant available for climate justice storytelling by CARICOM nationals (link inside)
Dominica News Online
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July 10, 2025
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Thursday, July 10th, 2025 at 10:52 AM Emerald Pool in Dominica. Photo by Elton LetangThe GAYAP Effect: A Caribbean Visual Storytelling Initiative, is now accepting proposals for visual arts projects championing...
Trump's travel bans disproportionately affect African migrants, analysis shows
WLRN - Florida
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The Trump Administration’s hardline immigration crackdown disproportionately affects Black migrants, according to a recent analysis by the African Immigrant Leadership Forum. Only about 10 percent of immigrants in the U.S. identify as Black or...
Young cast brings authentic accents to ‘Kufre N’ Quay’
WBUR - Massachusetts
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At home, Levi Mngomezulu practices his accent for the performance nearly every day. He’s 11 and is making his professional debut as part of Mfoniso Udofia’s latest production, “Kufre N’ Quay.” He plays Kufre Ekpeyong, a shy boy who moves to New...
Trump’s humiliation is a wake-up call for African leaders
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
BY OLU ALLEN What unfolded recently between former US President Donald Trump and African leaders was not diplomacy—it was ritualised subjugation. A spectacle of dominance broadcast to the world. And the most damning part? The silence. The sheepish...
Amaria BB Unveils New Mixtape ‘9PM IN PARIS’
Clash Magazine
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July 11, 2025
London-based, Jamaican-Guyanese artist Amaria BB has today self-released her new mixtape, ‘9PM IN PARIS’. The 14-track project features recent singles ‘Bonjour’ and ‘All Of You’, and is a celebration of Amaria’s admiration for the diasporic music...
'The Rebel’s Clinic': Frantz Fanon's legacy in a new era of colonial genocide
Middle East Eye
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July 11, 2025
Adam Shatz’s new book is a masterful tribute to one of the 20th century’s most influential anti-colonial thinkers. Written with intellectual richness and narrative verve, his biography of Frantz Fanon brims with historical depth and contemporary...