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Biggest diamond in over a century has been found in Botswana/in /by
The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday (Aug. 22).
Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region/in /by
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings that took place on Wednesday in the state of Niger.
Kamala Harris, a source of inspiration for Black Democrats in her hometown/in /by
With both the Republic and the Democratic party conventions concluded, the parties are ramping up efforts to convice uncommitted voter before the November 5 election.
China-Africa summit nears as Beijing seeks to bolster relations with Africa/in /by
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong said on Friday that now is "the right time" to deepen cooperation between China and Africa, ahead of an upcoming China-Africa summit in Beijing next month.
Mozambique unveils plan for early warning system for extreme weather/in /by
Mozambique is playing a trailblazing role in a flagship global initiative to ensure that everyone is protected by early warnings of life-threatening weather-related hazards which are becoming more extreme because of climate change.
The ‘joyful’ Democratic convention is over as the real test for Kamala begins/in /by
Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn't explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House.
Heavy exchange of shelling erupts across Lebanese-Israeli border/in /by
A heavy exchange of shelling erupted on Thursday between Israel and Hezbollah in villages either side of the Israel-Lebanon border.
In Mexico, an Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through contemporary rap/in /by
The rapper — whose full name is Carlos Guadalupe Hernández — aims to conserve his native language through contemporary rap.
Malian singer Rokia Traoré may be placed under house arrest in Rome/in /by
She had previously been sentenced to two years in prison by a Belgian court for not presenting her daughter to Goossens, an act she reportedly justified by sexual abuse allegations against him, later dismissed.
Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court/in /by
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted Wednesday to ratify the founding treaty of the ICC, which currently has 124 member states.