#AFRICA

The #BlackatLAT action has drawn a lot of attention to the struggles faced by Black journalists in our newsroom. But I also want to highlight their work, which is inspiring
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getting people understandably concerned about the exit strategy for international travel restrictions, ie “where does it end?”there is a simple answer that’s current government policy but few seem aware of:
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THREAD1)U.S. intelligence indicates #Iran paid bounties to the terrorist Haqqani network of the Taliban for targeting American troops in Afghanistan.Iran has long been known to use proxies for conducting attacks
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THREAD: @paul_gertler & his co-authors conducted an experiment in which they threatened to shut off water to people in marginalized slums in Nairobi. Several commentators have raised serious concerns on
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I'm enjoying my threads this week, so here's another one for you in the hopes that you are, too.Here's what you need to know about cadre deployment and how it's
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Portugal is famous for its mild climate and sunny beaches, but each year hundreds of people freeze to death and millions struggle to survive frigid winter weather. Here's a quick
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Long thread alert! If you're like me, you've probably been wondering who members of Neva's inaugural Cabinet are. In preparation for an episode of #FindingBurundi looking at what Burundians can
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The dominant factor in the outcome of any competition is testosterone”, said @sebcoe President of the @WorldAthletics. If this is true, then it should follow that all cisgender athletes should
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It's getting hard to keep up with all the vaccine-related news, so I tried summarizing key developments (with a focus on European supplies) from just the past week: 1, Very
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Many Orthodox men, especially here, have become inured to this phenomenon, and simply scroll past. Some mock the “angry women” who post about it. A thread on why that’s dangerous
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Today I will share about the Chemical and Biological warfare on Zimbabwe. It’s a part of history I think is often overlooked when talking about Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle against the
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A brief history of Martinique in three destroyed statuesI. A few days ago, the mayor of Fort-de-France, capital of the French Caribbean island of Martinique, announced that the statue of
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ThreadLet's discuss AGAIN the absurdity of people claiming the @realDonaldTrump must do ___________ or he won't be reelected.NONE OF THESE PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WOULD WIN IN 2016.Who KNEW he would
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A part of Royal watching I miss is informative posts about the BRF. Which is why, every week I’ll be spotlighting a different Royal and posting a biographical thread about
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Concerning—new data shows the more contagious #B117 variant is growing so quickly in Florida—now almost 10% of all #COVID19 case. California only ~2 weeks behind. Surge of #B117 may yield
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The history understander has logged the fuck on 1. Communists could ‘convert’ or shut up to save their lives from the Nazis. Jews could not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Nazi 2. Nazis sped up
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