Science
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South Africa’s Black Elites Sour on the President They Championed
In pivotal elections on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa and his African National Congress party are struggling to keep the support…
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Can South Africa’s Opposition Parties Break Through?
A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election on Wednesday. Here’s…
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Biden Moves to Open U.S. Banks to Cuba’s Private Sector
The rules will allow Cuban entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the United States, making it easier for them to…
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Georgia’s Ruling Party Secures a Contentious Foreign-Agent Law
The Parliament, controlled by the Georgian Dream party, overrode a presidential veto of a bill critics say could undermine the…
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Calls Mount to Let Ukraine Strike Russia With Western Weapons
The U.S. and other allies have banned Ukraine from firing Western weapons into Russia. Kyiv says that has handcuffed its…
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Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul.
Elon Musk aggressively elbowed his way into the space launch business over the past two decades, combining engineering genius and…
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South Africa’s Young Democracy Leaves Its Young Voters Disillusioned
At the dawn of South Africa’s democracy after the fall of the racist apartheid government, millions lined up before sunrise…
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La mortal antesala de las primeras elecciones libres en Sudáfrica
[Estamos en WhatsApp. Empieza a seguirnos ahora] Hace 30 años, los sudafricanos negros votaron por primera vez mientras el país…
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Here Comes Manhattanhenge 2024: When and How to Watch
The annual event brings New Yorkers together to celebrate longer days, warmer weather and epic summer sunsets.
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North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket Carrying Satellite, Seoul Says
The launch came hours after North Korea announced a plan to put a military spy satellite into orbit.