Why Zimbabwe’s schools have taken to selling chickens »
A collapsing education system means head teachers must get creative The job of a head teacher involves hiring teachers, disciplining pupils and placating parents. It does not normally include selling…
Jan 26 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Nigeria set for presidential polls but insecurity threatens process »
MOHAMMED MOMOH Three West African nations – Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone – are jostling to strengthen their fledgling democracies as they go to polls to elect new presidents in…
Jan 26 2023 / No Comment / Read More »US, Chinese, Russian Officials Scramble to Visit Africa »
ANITA POWEL Top Chinese, Russian and American officials are scrambling to visit African nations and pledge their commitment to the world’s fastest-growing continent. As President Joe Biden prepares for a…
Jan 26 2023 / No Comment / Read More »In Baidoa, Somalis live at the epicenter of drought, hunger and conflict »
At a camp for displaced persons on the edge of Baidoa, in southwestern Somalia, Mariam Kasim says that she’s very old — so old that it’s impossible to really know…
Dec 30 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Gas station ordered to pay $1M to woman refused service because she’s Black »
FRANCIS AKHALBEY A Portland jury has awarded $1 million to a woman who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a…
Jan 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »How ‘everywhere chemicals’ help uterine fibroids grow »
Scientists are just beginning to learn how these common tumors in women are linked to phthalates—chemicals found in hundreds of…
Jan 26 2023 / No Comment / Read More »DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every American in 2022 »
QUINN OWEN The Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday December 20, 2022 said it has seized more than 379 million deadly…
Dec 30 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Why doesn’t the U.S. have more Black doctors? »
BRITTANY TRANG When LaShyra “Lash” Nolen was learning about how to recognize signs of Lyme disease in a class at…
Nov 30 2022 / No Comment / Read More »One-third of U.S. labs have stopped using race-based equations to diagnose kidney disease »
BRITTANY TRANG Even as a child, La’Tonzia Adams was interested in diagnosing disease. One day, when she noticed a bump…
Nov 30 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Police and sheriff’s deputies try to curb spike in catalytic converter thefts »
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in San Diego County and nationwide DAVID HERNANDEZ The job usually gets done…
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