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World Cup 2026: Live Scores, Standings & Bracket
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (154+ words) The Press Democrat The 2026 men's World Cup group stage consists of 12 groups of four competing in round-robin competition, an increase of 16 teams from the last men's World Cup. The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage…...
About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (464+ words) By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAU It was the latest example of the Trump administration using agreements with African countries to accelerate migrant removals that have raised questions about respect for the migrants" rights. An official at the Congolese migration…...
Sacramento County man arrested on suspicion of poaching 15 abalone on Sonoma Coast
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (616+ words) A suspected poacher accused of violating California's eight-year-old ban on abalone harvest along the Sonoma Coast appeared in court in Santa Rosa Friday morning. In a brief appearance before Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Kristine Burk, Andrii Chmukh, 34, asked to…...
Jamaican man who'd served his time in US deported to an African prison
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1238+ words) JOHANNESBURG " After fatally shooting a man in the head in New York City in 1996, Orville Etoria was convicted of murder and given a prison sentence of 25 years to life. During his incarceration, Etoria, a Jamaican citizen with legal residency in…...
What to know after the US deports more migrants to Africa
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (689+ words) The Trump administration has deported more migrants from the United States as it expands its program to send people to countries they have no ties with. A Rwandan government spokesperson said Thursday that seven deportees arrived in the East African…...
US tariffs put 30, 000 South African jobs at risk, officials say
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (556+ words) South African authorities have warned that U. S. reciprocal tariffs could put an estimated 30, 000 jobs at risk. South Africa was slapped with one of the highest tariff rates by its third-largest trading partner " after the European Union and China " creating uncertainty for…...
US-imposed tariffs spelled disaster for this factory that exported clothes to American stores
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1236+ words) Officials and workers in the textile industry of the small African nation of Lesotho are holding their breath as a key deadline for U. S. -imposed tariffs approaches. In the tiny African nation of Lesotho, clothing manufacturer Tzicc's business has dried up…...
Tuesday is World Elephant Day. 5 things to know about the world's largest land mammals
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) Tuesday is World Elephant Day. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant. The African savanna elephant and the Asian elephant are listed as endangered by the International…...
US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (953+ words) The United States says it has sent five immigrants to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's third-country deportation program. The U. S. has already deported eight men to another African country, South Sudan, after the…...
The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (814+ words) A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or "coming home," a phrase often used among the Black community. The 38-year-old retired veteran has found a community in…...