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Nigeria: Buhari sees threats to West African currency plan
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that West Africa’s plan to adopt a common currency was being put at risk by...
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Britain's economic sector lacks diversity to hire women to top jobs
Britain’s finance ministry yesterday declared that he wants more ambitious diversity targets at financial firms as the pace of hiring...
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Pakistan: 'scourge of racism' targeted by first lawmaker from the Sheedi minority
Pakistan’s first lawmaker from the Sheedi minority is on a humanitarian mission to fight centuries-old discrimination against her...
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Toppling of statues in the West prompts reflection in Russia and Ukraine over Soviet monuments
The targeting of colonial-era monuments in some Western nations has prompted activists in Russia and Ukraine to reflect on how their own...
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Indonesia: Dedicated teacher rethinks remote learning for offline pupils
When the coronavirus pandemic forced his school on Indonesia’s Java island to shut, teacher Henrikus Suroto knew he could not rely on...
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Palestinian painter channels the horrors of Israeli annexation
Amid the barren hills of the Jordan Valley, Palestinian artist Khadeeja Bisharat paints scenes of bulldozers and demolitions, a...
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Rare annular eclipse creates 'ring of fire' in sky on summer solstice
A "ring of fire" or annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
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Former South African president De Klerk withdraws from U.S. rights talk
His participation unleashed a barrage of criticism from South African opposition parties and activists
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