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Winnie Mandela was a hero. If she’d been white, there would be no debate Afua Hirsch   Peaceful protest did not end apartheid: it took revolutionaries. And it shouldn’t be difficult to choose between a system...

Maduro favoured as Venezuelans vote amid crisis   While polls show Venezuelans overwhelmingly blame Maduro for their mounting troubles, he's still heavily favoured to win thanks to a boycott of the election by his main rivals. A...

Jamaican women's bobsleigh team makes debut at the Winter Olympics   The Jamaican women's bobsleigh team made their Winter Olympics debut on Tuesday, thirty years after the country's first appearance at the Games in Calgary. Pilot Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and...

‘Game of Thrones’ is off to a thrilling start Matthew Gilbert   The season premiere of “Game of Thrones” was thoroughly satisfying, a transporting hour that brilliantly reestablished the chessboard for the new, penultimate season. Watching the...

Landmarks around the world light up for Chinese Lunar New Year   Thousands across the world have celebrated the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year by lighting incense sticks and praying at temples to wish...

Trump ousts Tillerson, names Pompeo as secretary of state   The US president says he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and has tapped Gina Haspel to head the intelligence...

Spanish Beans with Tomatoes {+ Recipe Video}   These Spanish beans with tomatoes and smokey sweet spices are so easy to make in less than 20 minutes. They’re perfect as tapas, main meals or a side...

British royal wedding thrown into confusion by bride's father   Meghan Markle's father says he cannot attend the May 19 nuptials in London because he needs to undergo a heart procedure, celebrity website TMZ reports Waxwork models...

Lemon Blueberry Bread By Santhi Therese   Lemon Blueberry Bread is a delicious tea time snack and also a healthy breakfast. Blueberries are rich in antioxidants, high in fiber, high in potassium and low in sodium. The...

Space junk problem alarms NASA Scientists say if left unaddressed, space debris could make parts of Earth's orbit partially or even completely unusable, which would pose problems for the satellites we rely on every day. The...

Venezuela: The Tradition of the Dancing Devils of Yare   Written by Laura Vidal   The Dancing Devils of Yare, a pagan-Christian celebration in Venezuela that takes place nine Thursdays after Holy Thursday, and is a very typical...

Artificial intelligence is helping the fight against cancer   Evaxion Biotech's machine learning technique is creating cancer immunotherapies that are personalised down to the genetic level.   https://youtu.be/hF1p-x2LHAU   Transcript We are closer than ever before to understanding the human body...

Six candidates approved to contest Turkey's presidential election   Ankara has confirmed six candidates who will stand in the presidential election on June 24, as the nation heads to the polls to elect both their new...

At least two people dead, 14 injured in Toronto shooting   Toronto Councillor Paula Fletcher told Canadian media she heard that the gunman was emotionally disturbed. Police are seen near the scene of a mass shooting in...

Legal Marijuana 101: How To Buy Cannabis Online   Marijuana has not yet been accepted by everyone, but it’s well on its way to total acceptance. Several people support both its recreational and medicinal uses, and,...

 The Money Issue Cryptocurrency Is Not Just a Boys' Club  By Morgen Peck Meet nine women who are changing the game. When dinner conversations turn to cryptocurrency, as they often do these days, I brace for a grilling,...

UK to ban petrol and diesel cars from 2040 By Rachel Connolly   In a move towards greener electric vehicles, the UK will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040. On July 26, the...

Fidel Castro’s Eldest Son Commits Suicide, Cuban Media Says By ELISABETH MALKIN MEXICO CITY — Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, a nuclear physicist who was the oldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, died on Thursday,...

At least 13 killed in California bar shooting including gunman   Authorities say at least 12 people were killed by a gunman, identified as 28-year-old veteran Ian David Long, at a bar in Southern California. Officials...

How Does Machine Learning Work? by Dale harris   How does machine learning work? This may not be one of life’s big questions. But the topic of machine learning is all the buzz in the artificial intelligence (AI) community these...

Nobel prize winner Malala visits former home in Pakistan   Malala Yousafzai visits her former home in Mingora city of the picturesque Swat Valley for the first time since 2012 when she was shot by a...

Dozens dead and injured in Russian mall fire   At least 64 people were killed and over forty injured in the fire which broke out Sunday, but was not brought under control until early Monday. About...

How Populists Win When They Lose Jan-Werner Mueller VIENNA – Today, it appears that every single election in Europe can be reduced to one central question: “Is it a win or a loss for populism?” Until...

Chemical weapons body confirms sarin use in Syria's Hama   Two people died after the attacks in Syria's Hama province at the end of March 2017. Dozens of people suffered severe respiratory symptoms. Exterior view of the...