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Senegal’s elections were a triumph for democracy – what went right

Senegal’s elections were a triumph for democracy – what went right: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unexpectedly called a snap legislative election which was held on 17 November. Faye was sworn in as president in April after a tumultuous period, triggered when former president Macky Sall postponed a scheduled presidential election. Mass protests followed, exposing …

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Hit Me Hard And Soft by Billie Eilish review – a flowing queer triumph that celebrates the album as a form

Hit Me Hard And Soft by Billie Eilish review – a flowing queer triumph that celebrates the album as a form: Billie Eilish’s new album Hit Me Hard and Soft is already fast on its way to becoming her third consecutive number one album. This album is reminiscent of her first – where her second …

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Born on the Cape Flats: Teen Mom’s Triumph in Challenging the Call Centre Industry with Black Elegance

Born on the Cape Flats: Teen Mom’s Triumph in Challenging the Call Centre Industry with Black Elegance: Born on the Cape Flats, Simone Julies-Wicomb, a self-made entrepreneur who triumphed over adversity, is spearheading a transformation in the realm of business process outsourcing (BPO) through her innovative venture, Black Elegance. Established in 2019, this proudly South …

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The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph

The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph: Pretty Yende performs at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 2019. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images Among the invited artists at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III is the South African soprano, Pretty Yende. Coronations are not events that take place …

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Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary

Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary: The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats are the major gainers of the 2022 Swedish national elections. Votes are still being counted but preliminary results show the party has gained 3.1%. This makes it the second largest party in Sweden, trailing only the the …

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Eurovision: If Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra triumph it won’t be a sympathy vote, says an expert

Eurovision: If Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra triumph it won’t be a sympathy vote, says an expert: Voting in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on May 14 in Turin may look different for one specific reason – neither Russia or Belarus are taking part. Ukraine’s folk-rap band Kalush Orchestra has qualified for the final. But the European …

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Ukraine recap: why words are important – and truth must triumph over propaganda

Ukraine recap: why words are important – and truth must triumph over propaganda: It’s eight weeks since the Russian military rolled across the border into Ukraine, telling the world that this was just a “special military operation” aiming to free an oppressed people from what Vladimir Putin called a “gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis”. …

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Hungary: election triumph for Viktor Orbán is a warning to progressive parties seeking a marriage of convenience with the far right

Hungary: election triumph for Viktor Orbán is a warning to progressive parties seeking a marriage of convenience with the far right: Hungary’s ultra-conservative prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has preserved his two-thirds super majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. Orbán faced a coalition of six major opposition parties, who made the historic decision to run together …

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How the British navy hid the heroic voyage of crippled second world war submarine HMS Triumph

How the British navy hid the heroic voyage of crippled second world war submarine HMS Triumph: Pride of the fleet: the submarine, HMS Triumph, in 1940 after being rebuilt. Imperial War Museum archive In September 1941 the British press enthralled its readers with a story of naval heroism that the public, battered by German bombing …

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COVID vaccine trials were a triumph – now we need a similar system for antibiotics

COVID vaccine trials were a triumph – now we need a similar system for antibiotics: Shutterstock/ScottCornell The triumph of COVID-19 vaccine development and the discovery of effective treatments was only possible because of the unprecedented coordination of clinical trials. A process of testing – that often lasts over a decade – was compressed into less …

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