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December 5, 20235:03 AM ET

Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president, many young people there have become disillusioned with his legacy and his party.

December 5, 20235:03 AM ET

A ex-U.S. ambassador is accused of working as a secret agent for Cuba. After Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow. It’s been 10 years since Nelson Mandela died.

December 5, 20235:03 AM ET
Enlarge this imageAnti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, Mandela became South Africa’s first Black president.

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Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, Mandela became South Africa’s first Black president.

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela actively protested apartheid for most of his life, and he is known for being one of the world’s most famous political prisoners.
His anti-apartheid activism never faltered: He delivered speeches, wrote letters while imprisoned and, after his release, negotiated..

December 4, 20237:04 PM ET
Enlarge this imageManmade pits at construction sites are providing nurseries for malaria-carrying mosquitoes, new research finds.

Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec

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Manmade pits at construction sites are providing nurseries for malaria-carrying mosquitoes, new research finds.

Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec

About a decade ago, a new kind of mosquito began showing up in African cities. Native to Asia, Anopheles stephensi prefers crowded urban environments over rural ones. That spelled trouble: These mosquitoes transmit malaria.
It’s especially bad news for Africa where more than 93% of the world’s quarter-billion malaria cases were identified last year.
“The challenge relates to a new species invading an area in which most people have never been exposed to malaria,” says Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, an environmental scientist at Emory University. “And that could lead to severe outbreaks and transmission — you kno..