LONDON — In 1897, the British Army violently raided Benin City in what is now Nigeria, seizing thousands of priceless artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes. Ever since, there have been hopes of bringing them back from Western museums. On Friday, hope
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November 13, 2020 Judge dismisses Trump libel lawsuit against CNN This story, plus Bustle writers unionize, YouTube defends leaving videos with election misinformation available, and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Nov 12, 2020 Judge
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image copyrightAFP As Ghana’s longest-serving leader, former flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday, was an influential figure for a generation of people like me born in the late 1970s.
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5d232db42400001120934df6.jpeg?ops=224_126 British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe ― known as the Yorkshire Ripper ― has died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, it has been confirmed. Sutcliffe, who was serving 20 life terms for murdering 13 women and attempting
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The COVID-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on a lot of countries across the world. One of those countries is Zambia. The country has had financial issues before Covid-19, but the effects of the pandemic have not made things any
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5fae48a12900003330c6be3c.jpeg?cache=gvq2tybqpd&ops=224_126 BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to U.S. policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade, technology and security.
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https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2020/11/photos-week‑1/a01_1229523513‑1/lead_960.jpgDancing on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, curfew measures in Bucharest, coronavirus testing in the U.K., monowheel broomsticks in Brazil, a marigold harvest in Kathmandu, celebrations of Joe Biden’s presidential win, a press conference at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping, Veterans’
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/12/multimedia/12xp-shipwreck-photo/12xp-shipwreck-photo-moth.jpgAt least 74 people drowned on Thursday when a rubber raft carrying migrants sank off the coast of Libya, the latest in a series of disasters in the world’s deadliest sea crossing, according to a United Nations agency. The motorized raft,
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/13/obituaries/12Rawlings/12Rawlings-moth.jpgJerry Rawlings, a former Ghanaian Air Force officer who led two military coups before steering his country toward democracy with an authoritarian hand, died on Thursday in the nation’s capital, Accra. He was 73. Mr. Rawlings died in a hospital “after
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