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Sissako works on set with Timbuktu actors Mehdi A.G. Mohamed (left) and Layla Walet Mohamed.

Filmmaker Takes Stand Against Extremism In Oscar-Nominated 'Timbuktu'

8:02pm February 09, 2015

by Bilal Qureshi

Abderrahmane Sissako's film was inspired by the seizure of the Malian city by Islamist fighters in 2012. It has won international accolades with its lyrical beauty and critique of religious extremism.

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A pickup truck bursts into flames as a riot breaks out outside of a soccer match between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI at Air Defense Stadium, in a suburb east of Cairo, on Sunday.

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More Than Two Dozen Killed In Riot At Egyptian Soccer Match

5:29pm February 09, 2015

by Steve Mullis

A riot outside of a major soccer match broke out in Egypt on Sunday night. Authorities said the stampede and fighting between fans and police killed at least 25 people.

Survey teams are part of the Ebola army: They determine who's sick and send out burial teams when needed. Here, Osman Sow talks with Kadiatu, who is eight months pregnant and suspected of having the virus, as she waits at a health center in Freetown, Sier

To Get To Zero Ebola Cases, It'll Cost A Lot: Roughly $1.5 Billion

10:34am February 09, 2015

by Linda Poon

A new U.N. report lays out how much money is needed and where it should go — everything from transportation for contact tracers to cash incentives for health care workers.

They're not just surfing for fun. Youngsters in Cape Town's Waves for Change are facing mental health problems. With the help of a surfing mentor and a counselor, they can learn how to cope.

If Everybody Had An Ocean, Could We Surf Our Way To Mental Health?

3:00pm February 06, 2015

by Anders Kelto

The teenager's dad was beating his mom. So the kid fell into a funk. His grades plummeted, he joined a gang, he got into fights. Then he discovered surfing therapy.

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Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, has said of Ebola: "It overwhelmed the capacity of WHO, and it is a crisis that cannot be solved by a single agency or single country."

Critics Say Ebola Crisis Was WHO's Big Failure. Will Reform Follow?

12:37pm February 06, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization failed to respond quickly and effectively to the outbreak in West Africa. Now the agency is proposing a new structure. But change could prove difficult.

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Zimbabwe President's Red Carpet Stumble Goes Viral

11:25am February 06, 2015

Twitter users had a field day posting photoshopped images of Robert Mugabe with the hashtag #MugabeFalls.

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Dude, Why Is There A Cow In The Back Of Your Cab?

12:44pm February 05, 2015

by Linda Poon

Author Chris Guillebeau has visited every U.N.-recognized country in the world. He's seen taxi-riding cows, a Mongolian version of Uber and a strong entrepreneurial spirit in the poorest of places.

Students in Uganda may use Uglish words, but you can be sure they're not learning them at school.

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Don't Bench That Dentist: A Guide To Ugandan English

1:15am February 05, 2015

by Gregory Warner

The language called "Uglish" is as controversial in Uganda as Ebonics is in the U.S. And now it has its own dictionary. Is it just bad English or a legitimate local variant?

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A nurse administers an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Researchers aim to give shots to 27,000 people during the large trial.

Lack Of Patients Hampers Ebola Drug And Vaccine Testing

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Richard Harris

Scientists launched a large trial Monday to test two vaccines. But testing Ebola drugs in West Africa is proving more difficult than expected because the disease is disappearing rapidly.

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Nigeria Thwarts Boko Haram Attack On Maiduguri

1:29am February 04, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Suspected Boko Haram militants have attacked the outskirts of the heavily-fortified city of Maiduguri for the second time in a week. Nigerian officials say the rebel's attack has been contained.

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