The furniture fraud that hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles
Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues falsified 18th-century furniture they said belonged to French royalty.
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Drought, rising prices and dwindling herds undercut this year’s Eid al-Adha in North Africa
North Africa’s historic drought has upended many families’ plans for Eid al-Adha.
“May Not Look, Sound Like Us”: Axiom-4 Mission Chief On Extraterrestrial Life
Likening a visit to the space station to a camping trip, former NASA astronaut and Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson said the orbital station as enough food, water and other supplies to sustain the daily lives of those on board.
Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general
Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained along with her mother and other suspects in the killing of retired general in Yangon.
From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes
A failed crossing from Mauritania’s coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands in which 44 Pakistanis perished earlier this year has cast a spotlight on how globalized and sophisticated smuggling networks on the West African coast have become.
‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes
Already affected by US aid cuts, many Africans now face limits on travel to US and looming remittance taxWhen Essi Farida Geraldo, a Lomé-based architect, heard about partial restrictions on travel to the US from Togo as part of the travel bans announc…
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Tourist visits ‘world’s most dangerous city’ and can’t believe how beautiful the beach is
YouTuber Drew Binsky was surprised to find that the most dangerous city he’s been to also boasts one of the best beaches he’s seen.
How Closures at Food Distribution Hubs Are Impacting Gazans
Deadly shootings at Gaza aid centers force repeated closures, deepening hunger and fear among civilians.
‘Open prison’: The forced labour driving India’s $5 trillion economy dream
India has more than 300 million unorganised sector workers. Many suffer from withheld wages, endless toil and coercion.