Nov 4 (BBC/GNA) – UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery “is not…
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Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91
Nov 4 (CNN/GNA) – Musical titan Quincy Jones, the composer and producer who added his tasteful polish to recordings by everyone from Ray Charles…
Bulgaria ready to assist Spain after flash floods
Sofia, Nov 3 (BTA/GNA) – By order of caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, the Bulgarian institutions are ready to assist Spain after the flash…
IKEA will pay 6 million euros to East German prisoners forced to build their furniture in landmark move
Nov 3 (CNN/GNA) – Furniture giant IKEA has agreed to pay 6 million euros ($6.5 million) towards a government fund compensating victims of forced…
Tory leader Badenoch ‘shatters the glass ceiling’
Nov 3 (BBC/GNA) – Kemi Badenoch became the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK on Saturday after she…
Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win
Nov 2 (BBC/GNA) – Kemi Badenoch has promised to win back voters who have deserted the Conservatives after securing an historic victory in a…
Ex-officer found guilty in death of Breonna Taylor
Nov 2 (BBC/GNA) – A former police officer in the US state of Kentucky has been found guilty of violating the civil rights of…
Jennifer Lopez defends Puerto Ricans at Kamala Harris rally
Los Angeles, Nov. 1, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has defended Puerto Ricans after a comedian at Donald Trump’s rally in New York disparaged…
Norway hit by floods and landslides following overnight storms
Copenhagen, Nov. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Overnight storms have triggered floods and landslides in south-western Norway, local media reported on Friday, the latest country in Europe to…
One child killed every day in Lebanon, says UNICEF
Istanbul, Nov. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Since October 4 of this year, at least one child has been killed and 10 have been injured every day in fighting…
Botswana ruling party ousted in elections after 58 years in power
Gaborone, Nov. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Botswana’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) swept to power in the landlocked southern African country on Friday, taking 35 of 61 seats…
Mexico marks Day of the Dead with parades and graveside events
Mexico City, Nov. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Mexico began celebrating the Day of the Dead on Friday with illuminated skeletons, skulls and sweets to commemorate their deceased relatives…
Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
Nov 1 (CNN/GNA) — Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s…
With a nose for crime: African rats combat wildlife smuggling
Cape Town, Oct. 31, (dpa/GNA) – African giant pouched rats, known for their exceptional sense of smell, are being used to detect trafficked wildlife and illegal plant…
Kamala Harris: Former prosecutor aiming to be first female president
Washington, Oct. 31, (dpa/GNA) – Kamala Harris is the first woman, first black person and first person of South Asian descent to be vice president of the…
Donald Trump: The disruptor and divider intent on regaining power
Washington, Oct. 31, (dpa/GNA) – Donald Trump’s rise to the US presidency, which he held from 2017-2021, upset many assumptions and taboos, but perhaps just as surprising…
Electoral College, not popular vote, picks US president
Washington, Oct. 31, (dpa/GNA) – Although the United States likes to think of itself as the world’s pre-eminent democracy, where each person can have their say about who…
Death toll rises above 60 after storms in Spain, rescue continues
Madrid, Oct. 30, (dpa/GNA) – At least 62 people have now died after severe storms hit large parts of Spain, the Spanish state broadcaster RTVE reported on…
Harris vows to be ‘president for all’ as Trump supporters slam Biden
Washington, Oct. 30, (dpa/GNA) – US presidential candidate Kamala Harris rallied supporters on Tuesday, urging them to reject the chaos and division she associates with Donald Trump as…
Human Rights Watch: Israeli attacks on medics ‘apparent war crimes’
Beirut, Oct. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that attacks by the Israeli military on medical staff and health facilities in Lebanon partly constitute…