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The pizza place with sign language on the menu

Covid has shuttered restaurants across the US. Despite the pandemic, Washington, DC’s Mozzeria opened its doors in September 2020. With a staff of 12 employees – all deaf or hard-of-hearing – the pizzeria...

Fisherman swap petrol motors for electric engines

On Lake Victoria in Kenya, fishermen have begun using some of Africa’s first electric fishing boats. A Kenya-based start-up is offering battery-powered engines to some of the tens of thousands of boats which go out onto...

Pope Francis begins historic four-day tour of Iraq

Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, began a historic four-day visit to Iraq on Friday morning, marking the first papal visit to the country. The pope’s schedule will see the 84-year-old cleric crisscross...

Nigeria: Criminal gangs terrorize villages

The Nigerian schoolgirls released by kidnappers this week have now been reunited with their families and are back home. The girls had been in government care in the northern Zamfara State receiving medical checks...

Hong Kong’s future in China’s hands?

What was anticipated has been confirmed at China’s annual National People’s Congress. Beijing will require that anyone running in future Hong Kong “elections” be patriots. And by that, it’s...