Princess Diana’s sons divided: Biographer says in his upcoming book ‘Winston and the Windsors’ the rift would have hurt her

Princess Diana’s sons divided: Biographer says in his upcoming book ‘Winston and the Windsors’ the rift would have hurt her

Despite the gulf between them, both brothers remain united in one shared vow: to honour their mother’s memory. William has followed her lead in his work to help the homeless, continuing with a cause Diana introduced her sons to.

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Inside Congo’s killing fields, sickly and exploited artisanal miners slave away for world’s indifferent tech economies

Inside Congo’s killing fields, sickly and exploited artisanal miners slave away for world’s indifferent tech economies

Josaphat Musamba, a Congolese researcher and PhD student at Ghent University in Belgium, said suppressing the militia would be a tall order for the DRC’s military, which is no longer present in large swathes of M23-controlled territory.

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Cry, the beloved country: How Congo’s mines power world’s tech industry that reciprocates with guns and bombs

Cry, the beloved country: How Congo’s mines power world’s tech industry that reciprocates with guns and bombs

According to a December UN report, the scale of the trade reached new heights after the capture of Rubaya by M23. The rebels went on to establish a parallel administration controlling mining activities, trade, transport and the taxation of the minerals produced there, the UN reported.

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Waiting for Obamas divorce, in vain: Why for 32 years America has gossiped about ‘looming Barack and Michelle Obama split’

Waiting for Obamas divorce, in vain: Why for 32 years America has gossiped about ‘looming Barack and Michelle Obama split’

The former first lady, who shares daughters Malia Obama, 26, and Sasha Obama, 23, with her husband, former president Barack Obama, got candid with Kylie Kelce about her and Barack’s differing opinions on the size of their family on the March 20 episode of Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast.

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Illegal immigrant or royal crook? Trump’s eyes fixed on Prince Harry’s visa status as it implies it’s now part of US political theatre

Illegal immigrant or royal crook? Trump’s eyes fixed on Prince Harry’s visa status as it implies it’s now part of US political theatre

Harry and Meghan relocated to California in 2020. Since then, they’ve built a new life away from the royal family, but that escape from the spotlight has come with a new kind of scrutiny. Every move is now filtered through the lens of American politics, media and public opinion.

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Crime and punishment: How journalist’s vivid murder details ultimately exposed him as the criminal he was investigating

Crime and punishment: How journalist’s vivid murder details ultimately exposed him as the criminal he was investigating

Before the killings, Vlado Taneski was a general assignment reporter for more than 20 years, covering small-town topics like education, municipal affairs and community news. But after the first killing in what became a string of them, Taneski covered each case for local papers Nova Makedonija and Utrinski Vesnik.

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Timbuktu’s historical manuscripts return home after 13 years in ‘exile’ in Mali’s capital Bamako

Timbuktu’s historical manuscripts return home after 13 years in ‘exile’ in Mali’s capital Bamako

Still, 13 years after the occupation of Timbuktu, the security situation in Mali remains precarious and analysts say it has worsened in recent months. Although the city is back under government control, militants continue attacking its surroundings, including as recently as last month.

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Bees: An army of tiny security guards that’s keeping marauding elephants away from farms in Kenya

Bees: An army of tiny security guards that’s keeping marauding elephants away from farms in Kenya

Sesame plants produce a scent that actively repels elephants, so for 70-year-old Gertrude Jackim, swapping out maize and green grams for sesame was a no-brainer. “Look at me, I’m aging, so I can’t fend off the elephants or chase them away,” she says.

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Newly developed bean variety pushes up yields in central Kenya KALRO embarks on countrywide promotion

Newly developed bean variety pushes up yields in central Kenya KALRO embarks on countrywide promotion

Rebecca Waruguru, a farmer in Gatuanyaga who is among the few farmers who managed to plant the Waithera variety on her farm, says she was able to harvest over 20 kilogrammes from half a kilo of Waithera bean seed.

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Inside job suspected as thieves go on rampage in US National Guard armouries

Inside job suspected as thieves go on rampage in US National Guard armouries

At least some of the break-ins seem to point to potential insider help. In Covington, Tennessee, for example, evidence suggests intruders may have known in advance the location of a secure key control box. At other sites, attempts were made to bypass alarms and entry points.

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