Science
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From the Horror to the Envy of Africa: Rwanda’s Ruler Holds Tight Grip
Blood coursed through the streets of Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, in April 1994 as machete-wielding militiamen began a campaign of genocide…
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U.K. Lawmaker Admits Giving Out Colleagues’ Numbers in ‘Honey Trap’ Scandal
William Wragg said he had been scared that a man he met on the Grindr dating app had “compromising things”…
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Sexual Assault of Migrants in Panama Rises to Level Rarely Seen Outside War
The girl, 8, from Venezuela, had slept fitfully the night before, wailing in her dreams, her mother said, about the…
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A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong
On Thursday, astronomers who are conducting what they describe as the biggest and most precise survey yet of the history…
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Why Taiwan Was So Prepared for a Powerful Earthquake
When the largest earthquake in Taiwan in half a century struck off its east coast, the buildings in the closest…
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NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon
The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.
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How a Snake Uses Its Sense of Smell
These reptiles and their social networks are understudied, according to researchers applying scents to different snakes to assess their behavior.
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#MeToo Stalled in France. This Actress Might Be Changing Things.
Judith Godrèche did not set out to relaunch the #MeToo movement in France’s movie industry. She came back to Paris…
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Leader of South Africa’s Assembly Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations
The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption…
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Ugandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law
The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the…