An archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century approved payments for the purchase of enslaved people for two sugar plantations in Barbados, documents seen by
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‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice
Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic
Papua New Guinea landslide: rescue convoy heads to remote village as scores feared buried
An emergency convoy is delivering food, water and other provisions on Saturday to stunned survivors of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the
Beijing accuses UK of making false allegations against Chinese citizens
China has accused the UK of false accusations, “wanton stigmatisation” and arbitrary arrests after the unexplained death of a man charged with illegally assisting Hong
Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes
The last major mosque in China to have retained Arabic-style features has lost its domes and had its minarets radically modified, marking what experts say
Haiti gang kills US politician’s missionary daughter and her husband
The daughter and son-in-law of a US Republican politician are among three Christian missionaries who have been killed by gang members in Haiti as it
Tens of thousands flee camp in Sudan after attacks by RSF paramilitaries
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in a displacement camp in the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region after attacks
Canada to restore right of citizens born abroad to pass citizenship to children also born outside country
Canada plans to restore the right of citizens born abroad to pass their citizenship to children also born outside the country, following a court ruling
University of Toronto gives pro-Palestinian activists 24 hours to end encampment
The University of Toronto (UofT) has warned pro-Palestinian activists that they have 24 hours to accept a proposal to end a three-week protest camp on
Peruvian reporter is target of smear campaign after taking on political elite
For more than four decades, Gustavo Gorriti has been a thorn in the side of corrupt elites, relentlessly uncovering government wrongdoing in Latin America –