400,000 people flee Goma after warnings of second volcanic eruption

Around 400,000 people have fled the city of Goma and its surroundings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the threat of another volcanic eruption at Mount Nyiragongo looms, a provincial government spokesperson said Friday.
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Spain's postal service ends its skin color-inspired stamp campaign that made the lightest stamps the most expensive

Correos, Spain's postal service, ended a widely derided stamp campaign inspired by different skin tones, just three days after its launch, following criticism that it perpetuated racism.
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Architects plan world's second-tallest tower in Russia

A Scottish architecture firm has released plans for the second-tallest skyscraper in the world to be built in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Hundreds of detained Tigrayans released following CNN report

Hundreds of men in Ethiopia's restive region of Tigray were released on Thursday evening, eyewitnesses and aid workers said, following a CNN report into their detention that prompted international outcry.
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Afghan government warns al Qaeda is still thriving

Al Qaeda's presence in Afghanistan is very much alive and thriving as the US withdraws funding and troops. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports that the reason the US came to Afghanistan may one day be the reason they have to come back. Watch more: Ex-US general says the US may regret pulling troops from Afghanistan.
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Germany will pay Namibia $1.3bn as it formally recognizes colonial-era genocide

More than 100 years after the crimes committed by the German colonial power in what is now Namibia, Germany has formally recognized the atrocities committed against the Herero and Nama ethnic groups as genocide.
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Why the legendary Learjet is no match for today's jets

Learjet. For generations, the name has been synonymous with business jets, with more than 3,000 of the small private jet planes delivered since the first Learjet 23 flew in 1963.
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