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Updated 2025-07-05 19:47
One random day, 10 kids shot dead in America
Gary Younge's forthcoming book about gun violence in America follows the lives of 10 slain children.
With Keystone down and Exxon under investigation, it's been a tough week for the oil business
On Thursday, word came that ExxonMobil is being investigated for possibly misleading shareholders on the risks climate change poses to its business. On Friday, President Obama killed the Keystone XL oil pipeline to the US from Canada, citing the threat of climate change from burning fossil fuels. The oil business has seen worse weeks, but perhaps not many.
Counting down to an Ebola-free future in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is counting down to an Ebola-free future: November 7 marks the day the country will celebrate being officially declared free of the disease.
Despite their upcoming historic summit, it'll take a long time for China and Taiwan to normalize relations
The Presidents of China and Taiwan are to hold their first summit since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949. They are to meet in Singapore on Saturday. But it’ll take a long time for relations to be normalized.
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