Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following ...

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Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has ...

He retired in November, one of the greats who played tennis in the modern era. Other standout sporting champions of 2024 include Rodri (Ballon d’Or), AitanaBonmati, (Ballon d’Or), Lamine Yamal, ...