Ask Richard: How do you overcome obstacles in your adventures, and what’s one thing they have in common?

Ask Richard: How do you overcome obstacles in your adventures, and what’s one thing they have in common?

“The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all…”  This is a quote I have lived by. I’ve always gone in search of adventures because it’s where I feel most alive. From jumping off a building in Las Vegas to ballooning around the world to...

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How theft of a ‘tuk tuk’ triggered tribal fighting between Arabs and Africans in Sudan’s Darfur, killing 125

How theft of a ‘tuk tuk’ triggered tribal fighting between Arabs and Africans in Sudan’s Darfur, killing 125

The death toll from tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s Darfur region has reached at least 125, the United Nations said Tuesday. The violence, the latest in the war-ravaged region, erupted following a land dispute between Arab and African tribes in the town of Kulbus in West Darfur...

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Ethiopia’s prime minister forms committee to negotiate peace settlement Tigrayan rebels in the north

Ethiopia’s prime minister forms committee to negotiate peace settlement Tigrayan rebels in the north

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday the federal government had formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the rebellious northern region of Tigray, in the first public confirmation of a key step towards peace negotiations. The nearly two-year conflict in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has displaced...

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Britain starts relocating asylum-seekers in UK to Rwanda as early arrivals warn of difficult time ahead

Britain starts relocating asylum-seekers in UK to Rwanda as early arrivals warn of difficult time ahead

As Britain planned to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday amid outcries and legal challenges, some who came to this East African country under earlier arrangements the new arrivals can expect a difficult time ahead. “Sometimes I play football and, in the evening, I drink because...

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UN identifies five militia group it links to the worsening security in eastern DR Congo

UN identifies five militia group it links to the worsening security in eastern DR Congo

The United Nations (UN) named five groups behind what it calls a deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), manifested by an increasing number of attacks on civilians, notwithstanding “impartial and robust” protection efforts by MONUSCO. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, attributed attacks to...

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Coffee break: New study says moderate consumption of coffee lowers the risk of death

Coffee break: New study says moderate consumption of coffee lowers the risk of death

Coffee is a popular beverage for many people and is associated with various health benefits. New research suggests that drinking a moderate amount of sweetened or unsweetened coffee is associated with lower mortality risk. Based on the study’s observational nature, the findings cannot conclusively prove that coffee lowers the risk...

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