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What to know about the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (460+ words) Here's a look at the latest edition of the elite affair in the Alpine snows: The forum is a think tank and event organizer based in Geneva whose main event " the annual meeting " debuted in 1971 in Davos, a ski-resort town…...
Senegal gana la final de la Copa Africana de Naciones de fútbol con victoria 1-0 sobre Marruecos
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (36+ words) Senegal gana la final de la Copa Africana de Naciones de f'tbol con victoria 1-0 sobre Marruecos. Senegal gana la final de la Copa Africana de Naciones de f'tbol con victoria 1-0 sobre Marruecos....
Cape cops recover kilo of suspected coke, $10K in cash
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (295+ words) A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trafficking drugs between Cape Cod and Nantucket last week. Police charged Edward Gillespie, of Nantucket, with trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine. He appeared in Barnstable District court on Friday. Gillespie was held and…...
Bullying hurts all children — here’s what parents can do
2+ week, 1+ day ago (658+ words) Every day, thousands of kids suffer the fear, shame and frustration of being bullied. More than 19% of children aged 12 to 18 say they have been targeted by peers, with a frightening number of cases happening online. Here's what every parent needs…...
A tall building under construction collapses in Nairobi, with 4 believed to be trapped
2+ week, 3+ day ago (197+ words) By ANDREW KASUKU and JACKSON NJEHIA, Associated Press Rescue workers are digging through the rubble. The building was in an area of Nairobi known as South C, according to the Kenya Red Cross, which said in a statement that a…...
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
4+ week, 1+ day ago (408+ words) By MICHELLE GUMEDE and ALFONSO NQUNJANA The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the township of Bekkersdal which is located 46 kilometers (28 miles) west of Johannesburg. It is the second mass shooting in South Africa in three weeks. About 12 unknown suspects in…...
Elephant orphans. Goat’s milk. This safari reveals the impact of wildlife conservation in Kenya
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (653+ words) Across the corral, a young elephant ambled into view, head bobbing, trunk curling, ears flapping, trundling along as fast as its tree-trunk legs could carry it. Another followed, then a steady stream, bumping and jostling, kicking up orange dust " a…...
South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (198+ words) The policy change published in a government gazette allows foreign companies seeking licenses to operate in South Africa's communications sector to instead invest in "equity equivalent" programs to meet affirmative action criteria, like skills training or other means of supporting…...
Oposición en Tanzania pide gobierno de transición tras elecciones disputadas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (271+ words) John Heche, vicepresidente del partido de oposici'n Chadema, manifest' que las Naciones Unidas y los organismos continentales africanos deber'an supervisar un gobierno de transici'n y unas nuevas elecciones justas. Expres' que las elecciones del 29 de octubre, que el partido gobernante…...
Tensa calma en Tanzania tras llamados a protestas por disputados resultados electorales
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) Camiones de polic'a y agentes a pie se pod'an ver el martes en la capital comercial, Dar es Salaam, la capital administrativa, Dodoma, y la ciudad nororiental de Arusha, mientras se erigieron bloqueos de carreteras cerca de edificios gubernamentales clave,…...