Tag: Africa
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and...
Burmester dominates in Tenerife to end 4-year winless streak
TENERIFE, Spain — Dean Burmester ended a four-year winless streak in style with a five-stroke victory at the Tenerife Open on Sunday.
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UN says 11 Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya
CAIRO — At least 11 people drowned Sunday when a rubber dinghy carrying two dozen Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya, the U.N. migration agency...
Charity, military vessels bring 800-plus migrants to Italy
<p>ROME — A charity group’s ship sailed toward a Sicilian port Saturday with 236 migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean from human traffickers'...
Kenya eases curfew, other virus measures after cases decline
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta loosened infection-control measures Saturday after the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country dropped from...
‘The Captain’ challenges impoverished youth to love France
PIERREFITTE-SUR-SEINE, France — The man they call “the Captain” runs a tight ship, reaching into his years of military service to inculcate confidence, courage...
Somali lawmakers reverse president’s extended stay in power
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — The controversial two-year term extension for Somalia’s president evaporated on Saturday after intense public pressure as the lower house of parliament...
Charity, military vessels bring 800-plus migrants to Italy
ROME — A charity group’s ship sailed toward a Sicilian port Saturday with 236 migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean from human traffickers'...
Samooja, Von Dellingshausen lead Tenerife into final round
<p>TENERIFE, Spain — Kalle Samooja carded a 5-under 66 to pull level with overnight leader Nicolai von Dellingshausen and send both into the final...
Kenya eases curfew, other virus measures after cases decline
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta loosened infection-control measures Saturday after the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country dropped from...