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Liberian president's long stay abroad criticised

Liberian President George Weah's long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation is running on "autopilot".. - 'Abandoning the entire country' - New York-born Timothy Weah is one of many people to hold US and Liberian nationality, with the countries maintaining close ties dating back to Americans' role in the creation of the West African state in the 19th century.

Sun, Dec 4, 2022 3 mins read

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Love behind bars: the Russian imprisoned poet and his fiancee

In a Moscow prison where he is held for reciting an anti-war poem in public, Artyom Kamardin scribbled some hearts in a letter to his girlfriend Alexandra Popova.. Kamardin and Popova were detained at an anti-war protest in spring. 

Sun, Dec 4, 2022 3 mins read

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Dissident says Cuba regime has unleashed 'repressive fury'

Trailblazing blogger Yoani Sanchez said Saturday the Cuban regime has hit any sign of discontent with "repressive fury" and warned that a new penal code seeks to stifle independent journalists.. "Repressive fury was unleashed.

Sat, Dec 3, 2022 1 mins read

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Art of noise: UK project aims to save lost sounds

The mostly defunct red phone boxes no longer attract much attention in London except from tourists.. Anyone can contribute, he says, just by "sticking their mobile phone out of the window" and then visiting citiesandmemories.com.

Sat, Dec 3, 2022 3 mins read

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Cuba's 'Nueva Trova' music movement named as part of cultural heritage

Cuban cultural authorities have declared the musical movement known as Nueva Trova, a folk-music genre melding poetry and progressive politics, to be part of the nation's cultural heritage, the official newspaper Granma reported Saturday.. Nueva Trova was also related to the politically tinged Nueva Cancion music popular in parts of South America in the 1960s and 1970s.

Sat, Dec 3, 2022 0 mins read

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Ukraine detains 8 over Banksy mural theft

Ukraine has detained eight people over the theft from a wall in the Kyiv suburbs of a mural painted by elusive British street artist Banksy, the authorities said.. "A group of people tried to steal a Banksy mural.

Sat, Dec 3, 2022 1 mins read

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Release of flowers delivery service in all over India

We are excited to announce our flower delivery service to all of India! With our new flower delivery service, you can now send flowers to your loved ones no matter where they are in India.

Sat, Dec 3, 2022 1 mins read

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Guns N' Roses sues online gun shop for appropriating name

US rock band Guns N' Roses has sued a company that runs an online gun store named Texas Guns and Roses, charging in federal court that the business appropriated its name unjustly.. Guns N' Roses "quite reasonably does not want to be associated with Defendant, a firearms and weapons retailer," the lawsuit, filed Thursday, says.

Fri, Dec 2, 2022 1 mins read

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Fuqua juggles Will Smith comeback and slavery politics in 'Emancipation'

Directing "Emancipation," a brutal and harrowing film about slavery set deep in the alligator-infested Louisiana swamps, was always going to be a challenge for Antoine Fuqua -- and then his star Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.. Less is known about the real man, who Smith depicts fleeing sadistic slavers and evading alligators, snakes and other perils in the Deep South swamps, in pursuit of freedom for him and his family.

Fri, Dec 2, 2022 3 mins read

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Prince William awards Earthshot prizes as US visit wraps up

Prince William honored climate change innovators during a star-studded ceremony in Boston Friday at the culmination of a US trip overshadowed by a race row and estranged brother Harry's Netflix series.. And by supporting and scaling them we can change our future," William told the audience.

Fri, Dec 2, 2022 2 mins read