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Poland, Iraq, Zimbabwe Become Latest Members Of Minamata Convention On Mercury

Poland, Iraq and Zimbabwe are latest countries to become members of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Poland on September 30, 2021 deposited its instrument of...

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Today In History – Oct. 18 – 1922 -British Broadcasting Company (BBC) Founded

1009 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down...

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Today in History – Oct. 17 – 2006 – The United States’ Population Reaches 300 Million

1854 French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War 1907 Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless...

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Cambridge University College To Be 1st UK Institute To Hand Back Artifact To Nigeria

A Cambridge University college says it would return a looted bronze cockerel to Nigeria later this month, making it the first U.K. institution to...

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WHO Declares Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Over

The World Health Organization has confirmed that Uganda's outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is officially over, even as the virus continues to spread rapidly across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A WHO official told a briefing on Wednesday that Uganda's all-clear follows the...

At Least 12 Killed As Wildfires Rage Across Northern Algeria

Wildfires have torn through large parts of northern Algeria, leaving at least 12 people dead and dozens more injured, as the country's civil protection authorities battle dozens of separate blazes along the northern coastline. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said on Wednesday night that at least 54 people had...

Tanzania Expels Nchimbi From Ruling Party Over ‘Indiscipline’

Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has expelled Emmanuel Nchimbi, days after he announced his resignation as the country's vice-president just 10 months into the role. The 54-year-old had stirred controversy in recent weeks with a series of pointed remarks, including a call for Tanzanians to push...