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There was a time not too long ago when sneakers were just another kind of footwear, usually used for sports. Now, some popular sneaker models are seen as collectibles. Even used sneakers can be bought and sold like precious commodities
Each year, tens of thousands of people across Africa die or get sick from ingesting counterfeit drugs. But Franck Verzefé, a Cameroonian pharmacist, has developed a device that uses artificial intelligence to determine if a medicine is fake or the real thing
Mourners lined up in Harare at Rufaro Stadium to pay their last respects to the late former president Robert Mugabe. #Mugabeburial
Britain remains gridlocked over Brexit, but on the other side of the English Channel, France is taking no chances. It’s testing new customs measures this month to avoid possible roadblocks to anticipate a “deal” or “no-deal” Brexit scenarios
The body of the late president Robert Mugabe leaves his Blue Roof residence after some people paid their last respects. The body will lie in state Thursday and Friday at Rufaro Stadium in Harare
Massive wildfires are burning across Siberia. In the Irkutsk region, a lack of equipment and manpower to fight the blazes has left locals feeling abandoned by Moscow. They blame authorities for negligence and corruption
Some 300 children from four villages in the Vahdat district of Tajikistan must make a treacherous journey to school, walking between three and four kilometers every day, each way. Some wade through a river, but when the waters rise, they must cross a high, rickety suspension bridge
Some Rwandans who used to be wildlife poachers have turned into conservationists
Surfing is an ancient Polynesian art that became a craze in the U.S. and Australia in the 1950s. In the U.S., California, and Hawaii were ground zero for surf culture, and surf-based movies and music are still a thing. And these days, people aren’t the only ones surfing
The U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (IS) was announced five years ago. Despite defeating the terror group militarily, some experts believe IS still poses a major threat to global security