South African school denies being racist
A board member of a school in South Africa caught in the middle of a race row – after a picture of
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Missing 13-year-old found months after parents’ murder
A 13-year-old girl from Wisconsin who went missing in October after her parents were murdered has been found alive, officials
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‘Google Doodle’ celebrates Evelyn Dove’s 117th Birthday
Today’s ‘Google Doodle’ celebrates the life and legacy of British star Evelyn Dove, a classically trained singer, pianist, and actress
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Murdered boy ‘had no affiliation with gangs’
Jayden Moodie, who was knocked off a moped and stabbed in east London, had a huge heart, his family says.
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African migration ‘a trickle’ thanks to trafficking ban across the Sahara
The number of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean for Europe has been dropping and that is partly because of
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South African maths whizz answers complex arithmetic questions in seconds
South African ten-year-old Sibahle Zwane is a maths whizz who has gained fame on social media by doing incredible arithmetic
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Google and Facebook criticised over DR Congo ads
A US professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is accusing technology giants Facebook and Google of promoting false information
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DoubleTree Portland hotel fires staff who evicted black guest
The DoubleTree Portland hotel has fired two staff members, after they were caught on video evicting an African-American guest who
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Ghana’s e-waste dumpsite: Pollution ‘could get into breast milk’
Ghana imports some 30,000 tonnes of electronic waste, also known as e-waste, mostly from Europe and America. For years, some
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Family threaten to kill daughter for having a baby
1.2 million women suffer from domestic abuse in England and Wales. But just 28 of England’s 276 refuges cater specifically
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New £50 bank note ‘must recognise ethnic minorities’
Comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar and presenter Sandi Toksvig are among those calling for a historic figure from a black and ethnic
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Kenyan prisoners to help plant 50 million trees
Prisoners in Kenya are to help plant nearly 50 million trees as part of a campaign to tackle deforestation. Environment
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Diane Abbott: Twitter ‘must act over abuse targeting black women’
An Amnesty International study finds black women are 84% more likely than white women to be mentioned in abusive tweets.
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South Africa’s ‘toxic’ race relations
BBC Africa editor Fergal Keane visits South Africa’s conservative rural areas nearly 25 years after white-minority rule ended, and finds
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Historic church to rise from the ashes following devastating arson attack
The £5m restoration of an historic church that was destroyed by an arson attack is now underway following a blessing
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