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Voice of America 

1 year later, migrants who survived wreck off Greece seek justice

ATHENS, Greece — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan's arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat out saltwater and fought for three hours to keep afloat in the night, dozens of miles from land.  Although a poor swimmer, he lived — one of just 104 survivors from the wreck of a dilapidated old metal fishing boat smuggling up to 750 migrants from North Africa to Europe.  "I was so, so lucky," the 30-year-old Egyptian told The Associated Press in Athens, Greece, where he works... Читать дальше...

Voice of America 

Steady decline in youth hockey participation in Canada raises concerns about the future of sport

BRAMPTON, Ontario — All four ice rinks at Susan Fennell Sportsplex are full of action on this winter Saturday morning, the air filled with the sound of hockey skates grinding through ice and pucks clanging off the glass. The scene is as familiar as the sunrise in countless rinks across Canada. Hockey remains a beloved pastime, a source of pride and joy and something that has knitted the vast nation together for more than 150 years. Behind the scenes of the goals and celebrations is an alarming trend... Читать дальше...

Voice of America 

Report: Highly potent opioids now show up in drug users in Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria — Traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people who use drugs in Africa, according to a report released Wednesday by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a nonprofit organization. Nitazenes, powerful synthetic opioids, have long been in use in Western countries as well as in Asia where they have been associated with overdose deaths. Some of them can be up to 100 times more potent than heroin and up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl... Читать дальше...

Voice of America 

University of Cambridge returns 39 traditional artifacts to Uganda

Kampala, Uganda — The University of Cambridge has repatriated more than three dozen traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution welcomed by the local officials who sought them.  Some of the objects were shown exclusively to AP journalists on Wednesday. The British university returned the 39 items, which range from tribal regalia to delicate pottery, to the East African country on Saturday.  The items remain the property of the collection of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge... Читать дальше...

Listverse 

10 Cool and Creepy Facts about the Nottingham Caves

The city of Nottingham in England is probably best known for the fictional hero and his friends who made the area their home. But as exciting as the tales of Robin Hood and his Merry Men are, the city also has a fascinating non-fictional history that stretches back centuries. Part of what makes it so […]

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Rock Paper Shotgun 

What are we all playing this weekend?

You may notice there's a stowaway this week. He crept in during all the recent kerfuffle, and secreted himself in a cosy little nook of the treehouse. He was quickly discovered, but despite patient attempts to explain that it's been several years since he was last here, and as per tradition he's now dead to us, we've so far been unable to dislodge him. Like the smiley face hidden in the above image, he's just... there. So I decided, hell, let's hear what he's playing this weekend as well.

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