Promise, plague and passion
Next year, Oberammergau stages its 42nd passion play, keeping a 400-year-old promise to God. What started as a bargain with
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Uganda FGM ban: ‘Why I broke the law to undergo FGM aged 26’
Sylvia Yeko decided to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) three weeks ago at the age of 26 – even though
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Zimbabwe cuts internet indefinitely amid violent crackdown
Zimbabwe has shut down the internet indefinitely amid an intensifying crackdown on protests against a hike in fuel prices. The
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Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz banned from performing
Top African pop star Diamond Platnumz has been barred from performing in Tanzania after he played a song which the
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South Africa’s Chicken Licken colonialism of Europe advert banned
A fast-food outlet in South Africa has been ordered to withdraw a commercial showing an African explorer conquering Europe in
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Last Christmas for buskers’ charity donation obligation?
Requirements for buskers in Jersey to give all money made in December to charity could be changed for next year.
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Kenya bans Marie Stopes from offering abortion services
The authorities in Kenya have banned the international health organisation Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services. The
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