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Uganda’s anti-gay law jeopardises progress in the fight against AIDS

The aisles of a clinic for HIV-positive patients on the outskirts of Kampala are almost deserted. However, staff keep an eye on CCTV footage for...

Senegal declines to lift TikTok ban

Senegalese authorities have upheld the ban on TikTok, demanding the company sign an agreement for the creation of a mechanism to remove accounts. Communication Minister...

Ethiopians mark Coptic new year amid persistent inflation

Ethiopians started celebrations marking the Coptic New Year, known as Enkutatash. However, the festivities are tinged with a sombre undertone as they are overshadowed by...

Paul Kagame issues warning to Catholic tourists who “worship poverty”

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has warned Catholics who visit pilgrimage sites known to have been sites of Marian apparitions each year, accusing them of...

Bride went ahead with wedding on her own after groom didn’t turn up

A bride decided to have her wedding anyway when the groom-to-be backed out at the last minute. Kayley Stead said she discovered she wasn't...

The miniskirt pioneer who defined 60s fashion

British fashion designer Mary Quant, credited with designing the miniskirt that helped to define the Swinging '60s, has died aged 93. Let's take a look...

Zakrzewski: Ultrarunner who used car says she made massive error

A top ultra-marathon runner who was disqualified from a race for using a car says she made a "massive error" accepting the trophy for...

Twenty years after the US invasion, where are Iraq’s antiquities?

Entering the Iraq National Museum in the centre of the capital Baghdad feels like travelling thousands of years back in time. Beyond the gates lives...

Charles de Gaulle terminal blocked amid French pension protests

French workers angry that the pension age is being increased blocked access to a terminal at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on...

India celebrates Holi, the festival of colours – Photos

Millions of Indians are celebrating the Holi festival, dancing to the beat of drums, smearing each other with green, yellow and red colours and...

On Women’s Day, watch these five unsung heroes changing the world

From the battlefield in Ukraine, to the streets of Peru, to backstage at a Bollywood audition, every day women find ways to rise up...

Syrian women find strength in the aftermath of the earthquake

A month after devastating earthquakes struck northern Syria, Moufida Ghanem is mourning the loss of a son and the destruction of her home, which...

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