Pope Leo XIV issued the most specific papal apology for slavery in history. The same week, the United States, Israel, and Argentina cast the only votes against a UN resolution declaring the slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.
A month-long expedition through Antarctica and the South Atlantic, which was marketed as an intimate encounter with glaciers, seabirds and some of the planet’s last wild frontiers, is now at the centre of an unfolding hantavirus cluster that has left three people dead, several others ill and health authorities across multiple continents scrambling to trace passengers.
Five teams: Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia are representing Africa in the world's biggest tournament starting on Nov 20, 2022. Senegal is off to unlucky start after striker Sadio Mane, African Player of the Year, was sidelined with a knee injury requiring surgery. Qatar 2022 is the first World Cup event held in an Arab country. And for the first time ever, all African teams are headed by local coaches.
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