WorldPingAl Jazeera
‘I’ve never been counted’: DR Congo’s first census in 42 years
For many Congolese, the census is about identity, recognition and finally being recorded by the state.
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BBC News
Book hidden in fireplace returned to Australian library 150 years overdue
WorldPingIt is thought an apprentice stonemason who worked on the Houses of Parliament in London borrowed it.
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WorldPingThe Hindu
Ten years and 7 PMs later, did Brexit make a difference?
Analysis of migration and trade data show that Brexit neither helped in controlling net migration nor in significantly improving the U.K’s trade…
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WorldPingABC News
70 years after South Africa’s women challenged apartheid, some say freedom incomplete
South Africa is commemorating 70 years since the Women's March of 1956, when around 20,000 women protested apartheid laws in Pretoria…
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He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home
For decades, an Indian man's lime shoes have been a grim trail marker for many climbing the world's highest peak.
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WorldPingThe Guardian
A tale of two Murrays: when Ewan met Ewen to talk Tiger Woods, stiff gins and 15 years of mistaken identity
Guardian journalist Ewan Murray and Sky Sports Golf commentator Ewen Murray on being mixed up by irate fans and ‘canteen commandos’ It started with an email in early 2011. “I don’t know what it is like in your country, sir,” wrote angry of Arizona.
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WorldPingPhys.org
One million years without sex fails to erase stick insects' unused biological system
Scientists have made a surprising finding about how an asexually reproducing stick insect has evolved. Research led by Dr.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org