The rare African mask at the center of a fierce multimillion-dollar legal battle

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The 88-year-old and his 81-year-old wife, identified by their initials in court documents but confirmed to CNN as Mr. and Mrs. Fournier by their lawyer, listed for sale an ancient African mask, which had...

FunmiNews: Africa In Beauty Africa In Prose

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Africa's week in pictures: 27 October - 2 November 2023 A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

The main road to the Serengeti is busy with endless safari vehicles. But there...

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The road less travelled isn't always easy. First of all, you need a road – or at least a track. Then you need the weather to be on your side. And, third, the destination...

Killer Woman: Suspected mushroom poisoning: Erin Patterson faces Australian court on murder charges

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An Australian woman charged with murdering three people in a suspected mushroom poisoning case is also accused of trying to murder her ex-partner on four occasions, court documents say. Erin Patterson, 49, was charged with...

Cornell Students Shocked by Arrest of Fellow Student Patrick Dai for Antisemitic Threats

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NEW YORK -- A Cornell University engineering student faced a federal judge Wednesday afternoon accused of promoting the murder of Jewish students on campus.  From a student at the prestigious Cornell School of Engineering to a...

JetBlue plane tips backward due to “shift in weight” as passengers get off at...

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NEW YORK -- A weight shift caused a JetBlue plane to abruptly tilt back while passengers were getting off at a gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport.  Many passengers had already left the plane when the tail took...

F.B.I. Raid of Adams Ally Brings Corruption Question to Mayor’s Doorstep

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NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams was in damage control mode Thursday evening after bowing out of a high-level White House meeting on the asylum seeker crisis to return to New York. He was on the first plane...

US Embassey Issues Security Alert: Elevated Threat to Major Hotels in Nigeria

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Security Alert  Location: Major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities Date: November 3, 2023 Event: Elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities The U.S. Government is aware of credible information that there is an elevated threat to...

Foreigners in S’pore reminded not to support or import foreign politics amid Israel-Hamas war

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SINGAPORE – Foreigners should avoid using Singapore as a platform to further their political causes amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In a Facebook post on Thursday, MOM said: “The ongoing...

Risk of a Wider Middle East War Threatens a ‘Fragile’ World Economy

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NEW YORK - Fears that Israel’s expanding military operations in the Gaza Strip could escalate into a regional conflict are clouding the global economy’s outlook, threatening to dampen growth and reignite a rise in...