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The internet's worst-case scenario finally happened in real life: An entire country was taken offline, and no one knows why
"In the most severe scenario of an all-out attack upon undersea cable infrastructure by a hostile a…
Jim Edwards
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Why The US Is Training Special Forces In Some Of Africa's Least Stable States
The four countries - Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Libya - are all problematic and potentially unsta…
Armin Rosen
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Take The Arduous, 17-Hour Train Trip To Mauritania's Remote Iron Mines [PHOTOS]
A majority of the iron ore in the North African country is found in its vast deserts, which are iso…
Christian Storm
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Here's Where Modern-Day Slavery Is The Most Prevalent
Modern-day slavery can take the form of human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, forced or s…
Natasha Bertrand
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Facebook removes accounts linked to fringe group QAnon
The social-media giant made the announcement Tuesday as part of its monthly briefing on "coordinate…
PTI
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6 Obscure Countries That You Should Get To Know
Mauritania was the last country to make slavery illegal in 1981, but it took another 26 years befor…
Ben Winsor
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The climate crisis is inherently unfair. These 9 countries will get hit especially hard as the globe heats up.
But although climate change is a global phenomenon, its impacts are not spread evenly. The countrie…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 77 Countries Where Homosexuality Is Now Illegal [Map]
In five of these countries (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, Sudan, plus parts of Nigeria and…
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Maps show the brutal toll ISIS has taken on some of the world's oldest sites
Deborah Lehr, chairman and founder of the Antiquities Coalition, told Newsweek: "We talk a lot abou…
Cyrus Engineer,Cyrus Engineer
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American runner waited at the finish line to congratulate an opponent who finished in last place
American Ajee' Wilson advanced to the semifinals of the women's 800 meters on Tuesday in Rio with a…
Cork Gaines
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5 American Hostages Are Still Unaccounted For In Algeria
Earlier an employee at the oil field told CBS that four foreign hostages escaped while Reuters repo…
Michael Kelley
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What's Happening Right Now In Africa Goes Far Beyond National Borders
Sky News notes that intelligence experts believe Belmokhtar, a notorious Algerian who lost an eye f…
Michael Kelley
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Barely Half Of The World Has Ever Heard Of The Holocaust
Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL's national chair, said in the news release: "The level of anti-Semitism i…
Pamela Engel
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Kidnappers In Algeria Now Looking To Trade US Hostages For The 'Mastermind Of The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing'
Rahman, an Egyptian in his mid-70s, served as spiritual adviser to the group of terrorists who carr…
Michael Kelley
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The 15 most dangerous countries in the world
Of the 81 nations that became more peaceful, Panama, Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Maurita…
Chloe Pantazi,Chloe Pantazi
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Scientists still have questions about the mysterious 'Eye of the Sahara'
A little after 100 million years ago, the Eye erupted violently. That collapsed the bubble partway,…
Meghan Bartels
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These Maps Show The Drunkest Countries In The World
Women generally drink less than men, but in some countries they drink a lot. Women in Belarus still…
Jennifer Polland
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How people in Senegal are turning an invasive weed into a source of clean energy
Djibi Ndiagne, Typha cutter and farmer: "On the one hand, it's good (cutting Typha) because it give…