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Rethinking Wildlife Trafficking from Inside My Grandmother's Kitchen | Blog | Nature | PBS
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (847+ words) This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, WCS and Nature are sharing stories of nature and conservation. There was always a turtle on my grandmother's kitchen…...
Why Trump's allegations that white people are being persecuted in South Africa are being refuted
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1004+ words) It's not clear what incitement Trump was referring to when his administration made the announcement Tuesday of 10, 000 additional places for white South Africans in the refugee program this year to raise it to 17, 500. It's Trump's latest contention that minority white…...
South African police official testifies on criminal syndicate infiltration in government
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (541+ words) Kwa Zulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said at a news conference in July that some top politicians and police officials were interfering in sensitive police investigations in the interest of criminal syndicates and drug cartels. His claims caused a public…...
South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (420+ words) The argument served as the administration's rationale for raising the U. S. refugee cap, but only for white Afrikaners. The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10, 000 white South Africans into the U. S. as refugees this year, increasing its annual…...
3 things to know about Trump's order raising the U. S. refugee cap only for white South Africans
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (1118+ words) helps your community explore new worlds and ideas through programs that educate, inform and inspire. Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. President Donald Trump is easing his administration's cap on the number of refugees who can enter the…...
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (1078+ words) Past popes have apologized for Christians' involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But no pope had ever publicly acknowledged, much less apologized for, the role that past popes played in giving European sovereigns explicit authority to subjugate and enslave "infidels....
Multiple gunmen attack a South African pub, killing 9 people and wounding 10
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (75+ words) Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a'South African'pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said....
9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement
1+ week, 1+ day ago (453+ words) Five migrants are from Ghana, two from Guinea, one from Senegal and one from Nigeria, the ministry of information said. The deals have raised questions about respect for the migrants' rights. The ministry's statement said the new arrivals "have been…...
Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (224+ words) Under law, the administration is required to inform lawmakers about refugee levels for each fiscal year and to consult with them. Administration officials are slated to meet with Congress for the consultation process later this week, according to a congressional…...
Spain prepares for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (793+ words) A free press can only endure when it is supported. Sustaining rigorous, trustworthy reporting takes people who believe it matters. The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday. "They…...