COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The year 1492 is often remembered for Christopher Columbus’s voyage, but it marked more than exploration—it was the beginning of a world rampage. European powers, driven by greed and ambition, reshaped the globe through colonisation, exploitation, and violence, leaving a legacy of oppression that echoes …
Read More »Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes
Washington, United States | AFP | US military bases honoring Civil War Confederate leaders will not be renamed, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments glorifying the once pro-slavery South. “These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American …
Read More »From Goya to Rubens, visitors marvel at Spanish duke’s art-filled palace
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Home to one of Spain’s most important private art collections that includes paintings by Goya, Velazquez and Rubens, the Liria Palace was for decades Madrid’s best kept cultural secret. But over 14,000 people have so far visited the home of the 19th Duke of Alba, the …
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