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Jean-Baptiste Colbert was responsible for drawing up the notorious Code Noir (Black Code) governing slavery in the French empire
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20.08.2024
Top French historian slams Macron's statue stance as another is attacked
A runner participates in the November 2019 New York Marathon, whose 2020 edition has been canceled
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20.08.2024
2020 New York marathon canceled over pandemic: organizer
UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres is pressing Israel to give up its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank
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20.08.2024
UN, Arab League urge Israel to abandon annexation plans
Reynders sparked a row back in 2015 when he wore blackface for a charity event
World
20.08.2024
EU racism pledge clouded by 'blackface' controversy
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Di Maio (L) met Sarraj (R) during his first visit to war-torn Libya since January
World 20.08.2024
Italy's foreign minister meets Libyan PM in Tripoli
People enjoy the sun in a Paris park, but experts fear a surge in coronavirus infections
World 20.08.2024
Europe basks in hot weather as experts fear virus risk
Despite a price increase last year which was aimed at ending fuel shortages, the scarcity persisted
World 20.08.2024
Zimbabwe increases fuel price by 150 percent
Nepal is expecting around 500,000 people who have lost their jobs abroad to return home, mainly from the Middle East and Malaysia
World 20.08.2024
Millions of migrant workers head home due to virus: UN
Live-in domestic staff have no protection under Lebanese labour law and cannot resign without permission, leaving them at the mercy of their employers
World 20.08.2024
'End neo-slavery': Lebanon maid abandonment sparks outrage
Homosexuality is widely criminalised in sub-Saharan Africa
World 20.08.2024
Bill to decriminalise homosexuality makes headway in Gabon
Lee Hsien Yang is locked in a long-running row with his sibling, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
World 20.08.2024
Singapore PM's brother joins opposition before polls
Beijing authorities have said a cluster of coronavirus infections linked to a wholesale food market is 'under control' after mass testing and containment measures
World 20.08.2024
Beijing officials declare outbreak 'under control'
Two-horse race: Malawian President Peter Mutharika and challenger Lazarus Chakwera
World 20.08.2024
Malawi calls for calm as it tallies presidential re-run votes
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