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Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Africa's film industry is ripe to boom. Idris Elba wants to be there for it.
A 2021 UNESCO report said that Africa's film and audiovisual industries could add $20 billion to th…
Eve Crosbie,Nathan Rennolds
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The global synthetic drugs crisis has hit West Africa, where people are digging up human bones to make a drug called 'kush'
An African city has had to put police guards on the cemeteries amid fears drug addicts are robbing …
Rebecca Rommen
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99 killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital
Accidents with tanker trucks in Sub-Saharan Africa have previously killed scores of people who gath…
Umaru Fofana
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The Disney Wish cruise ship is selling a $5,000 'Star Wars'-themed cocktail. Here's what else is on the menu at the Hyperspace Lounge.
The Kaiburr Crystal is served from a droid-inspired case that's equipped with a smoke machine. Othe…
Beatrice Nolan
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Cities including Miami and Athens are hiring 'Chief Heat Officers' to help businesses and residents survive extreme heat
Governments in Florida, Greece, and Sierra Leone are hiring 'Chief Heat Officers' to protect cities…
Hannah Towey
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How a daring hostage rescue raid helped Britain's elite special operators get their confidence back
It was the UK's first significant hostage crisis in 20 years, and while negotiators talked, Britain…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Sierra Leone's Leading Doctor Dies Of Ebola
His death brings to 12 the number of Sierra Leone doctors to have contracted the virus. Eleven have…
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British Airways Suspends Flights To Ebola-Affected Countries
The World Health Organization says more than 800 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia have d…
Associated Press
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The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
4. Sony Pictures has cancelled the Dec. 25 release of "The Interview" after threats by hackers…
Dina Spector
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Spanish Ebola Patient Gets Experimental Drug
A Health Ministry statement Monday said the ZMapp drug, made by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. of San …
AP
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Scottish Nurse With Ebola Wrote A Moving Diary Of Her Experience In Sierra Leone
Throughout week 2 Cafferkey says that tackling Ebola feels like a more normal part of her life. She…
Joshua Barrie
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Amazing photos show how playgrounds differ around the world
When photographer James Mollison looked back on his childhood, he was struck by how many of his mem…
Harrison Jacobs
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Sierra Leone Declares Five-Day Ebola Lockdown
Deputy communication minister Theo Nicol said "the lockdown for five days... is meant for us to get…
AFP
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The Global Health Threat That Brought The US And Cuba Back Together
While the nation panicked, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Tom Frieden said Ame…
Erin Brodwin
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9 fascinating 'micronations,' and where on earth to find them
Founded in 1970 by "Prince" Leonard George Casley as a protest over government quotas on wheat farm…
Christian Storm,Skye Gould
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How A Second Person In Dallas May Have Contracted Ebola
It's an overly "simplistic explanation to say that personal protective equipment does not work - th…
Lauren F Friedman
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The World Is Losing The War Against Ebola
Science can help. If instant-diagnosis kits work, health-care workers can isolate patients early on…
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The Spread Of Ebola In West Africa Is Deeply Troubling For The Region And The World
The goal is to spot viruses early so that the damage they do can be contained. To that end, members…