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Nairobi, Kenya
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    Jun 19

    “My first reaction was of horror. I just wanted to burst into tears… I then started to get mad,” says civil rights attorney Jennifer Harbury, who was among the first to hear the tape of children sobbing at the border captured by

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    Jun 19

    In four countries women cannot register a business. In 18 a husband can stop his wife working

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    Jun 19

    So happy to be part of 's special How We'll Win with a look at how built its empowering curriculum. It's like a regular school, but feminist!

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    Jun 19

    (Bear with me, this relates back to family separations, I swear). I grew up in Seattle, and at the beginning of the elementary school year, our parents had to assemble "emergency kits" to be used in case of an earthquake: Water, granola bars, foil blankets, flashlights, etc.

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    Jun 19

    I wrote about the joy of watching Senegal become the first African nation to win in this year’s World Cup on the same day that the United States commemorates the abolition of slavery.

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    Jun 19

    My latest column for the New York Times: “Why I dream of an African World Cup victory”. (Features an Al Pacino reference.) Thank you, .

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    Jun 19

    "Thousands of children are learning what it is to be objects of deliberate state-sponsored cruelty," David Remnick writes. "It is on this platform that the President has chosen to lead his party into the 2018 midterm elections."

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  8. Jun 19

    "On closer inspection, just about every naturalized citizen might look like an outlaw, or a liar." on why naturalized citizens no longer have an assumption of permanence in America

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    “We are doing the poetry world a service”: Meet , the bard of Instagram

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    Jun 17

    Ethiopia's futurists think the country should skip the manufacturing stage of development and invest instead in artificial intelligence and deep learning via

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    Jun 12

    From farmers to fighters: my week with the Ambazonia Defense Forces separatist armed group

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    Jun 15

    Why googling squatter camps in South Africa returns pictures of white people via

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    Jun 16

    HE PM Dr Abiy Ahmed is warmly received by HE President Mohammed Abdullahi of upon his arrival in . PM Abiy brought the message of Ethiopian solidarity and friendship with the resilient people of Somalia.

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    Jun 14

    CHIEF KADHI announces sighting of the moon marking the end of Ramadhan.

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    Jun 13

    Mike McCormack wins €100,000 International Dublin literary award with one-sentence novel

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    Jun 13

    Human Rights Watch alleges that Israel's use of lethal force against Palestinian demonstrators in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks could be war crimes.

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    Jun 12

    We asked Puerto Ricans to tell us Hurricane Maria’s true death toll. Hundreds wrote back. Take a look at the real lives behind the numbers & read the in-depth reporting by on the process of counting deaths and its implications

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    Jun 12

    Cybercrime is costing Africa’s businesses billions via

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    No one in China knows the "Chinese proverb" Ivanka Trump tweeted via

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    Jun 12

    GOVT DECLARES Friday, June 15 a public holiday to allow Kenyans prepare to mark Idd-ul-Fitr the following day.

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