It’s part of the promise of the New World, that the Western Hemisphere would be, as the American revolutionary Thomas Paine ...

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A 40-minute gallery tour led by a Museum educator includes a take-home art activity for elementary school-aged children and their parents or guardians. Reservations required. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 8 ...

Today in History for July 17: In 1505, future church reformer, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt in present day eastern Germany. He was 21. In 1674, the second census of ...

In 1848, African American activists ... Venezuela and Peru in 1821, and Ecuador and Uruguay in 1825. Different nations ended slavery at different times, depending on local politics. Many ...

A Mali court ruled Monday that western gold mines held by Canadian giant Barrick would be managed for six months by an appointee, effectively stripping operation of one of the world's largest gold ...

Victor Counted is a psychological scientist whose research across 40 African countries offers a data-rich rethinking of ...

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At the same time African countries face a puzzling paradox: while they’re paying more for the debt they’re raising, the demand for these bonds is much higher (oversubscribed).