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The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia
In the stifling heat of Buenaventura, Feliciana Hurtado walks around with a big smile on her face in the neighbourhood where she has delivered many babies over the last 30 years. ...
John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa's independence heroes
In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy mines an archive of photos featuring US President John F Kennedy, who set the template for US relations with Africa. ...
Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?
The arrival of the Myanmar junta-appointed foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, in Bangkok on Wednesday for an unannounced meeting with his Thai and Indonesian counterparts marked the start of a daunting diplomatic undertaking for South East Asia. ...
Biden's Covid stimulus plan: It costs $1.9tn but what's in it?
The US is poised to pass its third major spending package of the pandemic - a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) plan that President Joe Biden has championed as a way to help struggling Americans. ...
Facebook v Australia: Who blinked first?
The war between Facebook and the Australian government is over. ...
Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted
Tales of atrocities dominate accounts of Liberia's years of civil war but not a single person has been tried for war crimes in the country's courts. ...
The disease-resistant patients exposing Covid-19's weak spots
As a young man, Stephen Crohn could only watch helplessly as one by one, his friends began dying from a disease which had no name. When his partner, a gymnast called Jerry Green, fell desperately ill in 1978 with what we now know as Aids, Crohn simply assumed he was next. ...
Myanmar coup: 'My ex is bad but military is worse'
As people fill the streets for the third day in Myanmar to reject a military coup, some young demonstrators are waving signs that break with the country's more traditional protest messages. ...
Li Wenliang: 'Wuhan whistleblower' remembered one year on
Tributes have been paid on social media in China commemorating a doctor who raised the alarm about the country's coronavirus outbreak, one year after he died with Covid-19. ...
Covid-19: Why the US hasn't hit vaccine targets so far
President Joe Biden has pledged to boost the rollout of Covid vaccines in the US, and has criticised the speed of the operation under the previous administration. ...
Larry King: US TV legend who hosted 50,000 interviews
With his trademark braces, rolled up sleeves and easy style of questioning, Larry King - who has died aged 87 - is one of the legends of US broadcasting. ...
Kamala Harris: A beginner's guide to being vice-president
Kamala Harris will make history when she takes the oath of office on Wednesday, becoming the first woman and first black and South Asian American to serve as US vice-president. ...
Nazi Ravensbrück camp: How ordinary women became SS torturers
"Healthy, female workers between the ages of 20 and 40 wanted for a military site," reads the job advertisement from a 1944 German newspaper. Good wages and free board, accommodation and clothing are promised. ...
Covid: How worrying are the UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants?
New variants of coronavirus are emerging that are more infectious than the original one that started the pandemic. ...
Capitol riots: How many arrests so far?
It's been nearly a week since the Capitol Hill riot - so how much progress have law enforcement made with bringing the perpetrators to justice? ...
Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with more than 90 million confirmed cases in 190 countries and nearly two million deaths. ...
Viewpoint: What the Capitol riot means for US foreign policy
Many foreign leaders - and especially Washington's allies - will have watched the events this week on Capitol Hill with amazement and alarm. ...
Europe's slow start: How many people have had the Covid vaccine?
A global race is on to vaccinate people against Covid-19 - and with infections soaring in Europe many have complained that the roll-out is too slow in the EU. ...
South Africa coronavirus variant: What is the risk?
A new variant of coronavirus circulating in South Africa is now being seen in other countries, including the UK. ...
US election 2020: The people who still believe Trump won
Weeks after President-elect Joe Biden was declared winner of November's election, there remains a deep mistrust of the electoral process among many ardent supporters of Donald Trump. It reflects a broader sentiment among conservatives, one that has profound implications for the nation and its institutions. ...
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