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[ad_1] Seven-year-old Prince Alemayehu was taken to England after battle of Magdala, and he died there in 1879 at the age of 18.A lock of hair from an Ethiopian prince who died in 1879 and artefacts looted by the British army during a 19th-century battle against Ethiopia’s Emperor Tewodros II have been returned to the East African country. The items returned to the Ethiopian embassy in London at a ceremony late on Thursday included three silver cups and a shield. The items were pillaged during the battle of Magdala in 1868 when 13,000 British soldiers besieged Emperor Tewodros II’s fortress…

[ad_1] Even if you weren’t clued into Adventure Time during its original run, if you were gay and on the internet during that time, you arre probably familiar with the romance between Marceline the Vampire Queen and Princess Bubblegum (popularly shortened to “Bubbline”). The relationship was very strongly implied throughout the show’s eight years on air, although never explicitly acknowledged until the literal last episode. That was revolutionary for its time, though; series writer and storyboard artist Rebecca Sugar has spoken about how “it was pretty much impossible to have characters in an animated show that were openly LGBTQIA,” and…

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Russian President Vladimir Putin has made little secret of his plan to keep up the pressure on Ukraine until Western resolve breaks. More than 500 days into his war of aggression, he now has reason to believe things are working out the way he hoped, even if events are not playing out how he might have imagined. Governments in Poland, Estonia, Slovakia and others in Central and Eastern Europe have been among Kyiv’s staunchest allies since the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Beyond sending weapons…

[ad_1] The cast of “Jersey Shore” have officially become New Jersey legends … September 22 will live forever as “Jersey Shore” Day in Atlantic City. Eight members of the cast were honored by the mayor of A.C., Marty Small, outside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino … where he legitimized “Jersey Shore” Day, a.k.a “Jerzday.” Play video content X / @AtlanticCityGov The ceremony drew a crowd of pumped-up fans … waving Italian flags and hoisting posters of ‘JS’ favorites like Snooki, Vinny and JWoww, who were in attendance. Play video content Instagram / @snooki In fact, all 8 cast members…

[ad_1] Venezuelan migration: More than 7.71 million Venezuelans are currently living outside of their country (as of August 2023). This amounts to over 25% of the total population of Venezuela. In June 2023, the closing date of the report Regularize and Protect, the figure was 7.32 million. 1 in 4 people in Venezuela have fled their homes, most of them since 2018. More than 80% of these people are in Latin America and the Caribbean. More specifically, 70% are in Colombia (2.9 million), Peru (1.5 million), Ecuador (475,000), and Chile (444,000). Outside of Latin America and the Caribbean, the top…

[ad_1] ONE BILLION RISING recently announced its 2023 theme and campaign: RISE For Freedom & to Create the New Culture.  The campaign addresses the devastating consequences of the ongoing vicious systems of patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism and racism in the world today and the destructive battle for power fought over women’s bodies and the body of the earth. Created by a community of 47 One Billion Rising coordinators located across the globe, this year’s campaign will celebrate 10 years of OBR and urge communities worldwide to utilize art and activism, creative resistance events and gatherings, both online and offline, to demand an end to violence…

[ad_1] Starting on Monday, September 25, consumers will once again be able to order four free COVID-19 test kits. The program for free tests ended back in May of this year when the virus was officially no longer considered to be a public health emergency and the supply of tests was running low.Now, the Biden Administration has invested $600 million in a dozen different test manufacturers across the United States, and the program will officially reopen on September 25. “Manufacturing COVID-19 tests in the United States strengthens our preparedness for the upcoming fall and winter seasons, reduces our reliance on other countries,…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services. A federal shutdown after Sept. 30 seems all but certain unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy can convince his rebellious hard-right flank of Republicans to allow Congress to approve a temporary funding measure to prevent closures while they work on the annual federal spending plan. But the House is not expected back until Tuesday, leaving just five days to resolve his standoff.…

[ad_1] Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner were seemingly in each other’s good graces just days before she sued him over custody of their daughters … grabbing lunch as one big happy family. In photos taken Monday and obtained by TMZ, you see Joe, Sophie and their two girls all sitting together at Momofuku Noodle Bar Uptown in New York City. A witness tells us there were zero signs of drama between the two and everything seemed amicable. What the witness didn’t catch, however, was if the four all arrived together or separately … and who came with the kids if…

[ad_1] Eve Geddie is Director of Amnesty’s European Institutions Office. This opinion piece was originally published here by Politico Europe. As the representatives of so-called “Team Europe” were shaking Tunisian President Kais Saied’s hand this July, hundreds of refugees and migrants were stranded in the country’s desert border areas with Libya, after its security forces rounded them up and abandoned them there without access to food, water or shelter. The European People’s Party President Manfred Weber later referred to these reports — including of multiple deaths near the border — as “some videos from the desert or something.” European leaders…