According to the 2025 edition of the IPU–UN Women “Women in politics” map, men outnumber women by more than three times in executive and legislative positi ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the late playwright, novelist, and actor Athol Fugard, calling him "an ...

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Cape Verde is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands across an area of around 1,550 square miles. They lie around ...

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The U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory for the popular Caribbean tourist destination Turks and Caicos Islands in early ... are mainland China, South Africa, Morocco, Peru and ...

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away ...

Delta and United have unveiled new flights to West and northern Africa. These are the new routes—and we've shared what to do ...

Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of ...

Chances are you'll be staying on the larger, more tourist-convenient island of Grand Cayman. The main island is where visitors can enjoy the majority of top sights. To see the Cayman Islands ...