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A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (71+ words) The Washington Post Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include…...
Gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider, UN report says
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (52+ words) The Washington Post UNITED NATIONS " The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U. N. report concludes....
How to be prepared in case your audited
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (16+ words) The Washington Post How to avoid a tax audit...
Tanzanian leader orders smaller convoys and shared buses to cut fuel use as prices rise
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (84+ words) The Washington Post Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is cutting down on official and luxury vehicles to save fuel as oil prices rise due to the Iran war DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania " Tanzania "s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, whose motorcades…...
Pope's Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (78+ words) The Washington Post Pope Leo XIV is making a long and ambitious odyssey across four African countries -- Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea VATICAN CITY " When Pope Leo XIV pronounced himself a "son of St. Augustine" the night of his…...
Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin freed in Central African Republic
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (47+ words) The Washington Post Joseph Figueira Martin, a detained aid worker, has been freed in the Central African Republic His brother said that "the rumor is real and he should land in Lisbon in a couple of hours....
Opinion | U. S. cut aid to Africa. The continent proved resilient.
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (64+ words) The Washington Post The abrupt change was messy, but forced governments to reform fast. The Trump administration's sharp reduction in aid to Africa last year seemed likely to cause a continent-wide crisis of apocalyptic proportions. While there has been pain,…...
'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South Africans
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (92+ words) The Washington Post Gladys Khoza has regained her sight after a cataract surgery marathon in South Africa TSAKANE, South Africa " Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn't visit, but because the 84-year-old had…...
Mickelson pulls out of the Masters, which will be without Lefty and Woods for first time since 1994
1+ week, 1+ day ago (74+ words) The Washington Post The Masters will not include Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods for the first time in 32 years AUGUSTA, Ga. " Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that…...
A first group of 12 deportees from the US arrives in Uganda, lawyers say
1+ week, 1+ day ago (100+ words) The Washington Post Twelve people deported from the U. S. have arrived in Uganda, according to the Uganda Law Society KAMPALA, Uganda " Twelve people deported from the U. S. arrived in Uganda on Thursday, the Uganda Law Society said, in the first known arrivals…...