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Two years ago, Victoria Mejias abandoned her slavish pursuit of sleek tresses — a common obsession in Venezuela where hair and race identity are closely intertwined. After a near two-decade struggle with damaging chemical straighteners, she embraced her naturally curly hair and a bold, shoulder-length Afro style and says she feels “divine.” From the age of 12, when her mother… Read More

Last updated: 59 minutes ago Mariachis perform in Guadalajara and Traditional Mexican cowboys perform stunts on horses to celebrate National Charro Day. The festivity usually fills the streets with a colourful parade, but was limited for a second consecutive year to the arena of the Jalisco Charros Association as it had to adapt to Covid-19 restrictions. More about Sourced from… Read More

Algeria’s Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane, has presented his government’s action plan to parliament vowing that its implementation would be done by the adoption of sectoral “roadmaps” developed by each ministerial department. Benabderrahmane presented the plan to parliament on Monday. He also explained that a “mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of implementation” will be established. “The government will work on strengthening… Read More

Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Tuesday arrived in the southern Africa nation from Spain, the first time he has returned home since retiring, the state press agency said. Dos Santos left the country in 2019 after handing the reigns over the previous year, to President Joao Lourenco, who has since targeted the former first family in an anti-graft… Read More

Egyptian scientists have identified the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country’s Western Desert. The creature, an ancestor of the modern-day whale, is believed to have lived 43 million years ago. It isn’t the first fossil of a walking whale to be discovered, but it is believed to be one of the oldest… Read More

Moroccan authorities have dismantled a cell of Islamic State group-affiliated militants and arrested three suspects accused of plotting an assassination, security services said Tuesday. The suspects, detained in the southern city of Errachidia, had planned “crimes of a terrorist nature against individuals” and selected a public servant for “imminent assassination”, according to the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), which… Read More

Leaders of political parties in Guinea met on Tuesday with members of the junta that removed President Alpha Conde from power a week ago. The meeting was the first of several that the National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, is expected to have with political activists, civil society and international representatives. The military was… Read More

Haiti’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and asked officials to bar him from leaving the country, a move that could further destabilize a country that seemed to be calming after turmoil that followed the assassination and a recent major earthquake. The order filed by Port-au-Prince prosecutor… Read More

New York is done with dressing down: the splashy black-tie Met Gala returned Monday, with a cohort of Gen-Z’s glitterati hosting the A-lister bash famed for its over-the-top panache — and, despite the pandemic, this year the fashion was so fierce one guest wielded a sword. The crowd of some 400 actors, athletes, poets and performers — all of whom… Read More

Egypt on Tuesday showcased an ancient tomb structure belonging to the cemetery complex of King Djoser, a pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago, following extensive restorations of the site. The structure – known as the Southern Tomb – is largely underground and includes a labyrinth of corridors, decorated with hieroglyphic carvings and tiles. A central funeral shaft houses… Read More