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A new report has found that billions of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world

Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill faces 76 ethics violations brought by officials in South Carolina

Walgreens, which operates nearly 9,000 locations across the US, has been cutting prices since October

The head of the United States military’s Africa Command is pushing back against Russia's efforts to broaden its influence in Africa, blaming the country's disinformation efforts for the spate of military coups that has swept the region in recent years

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones, saying 24 of its aid workers have been killed this year mostly in the Gaza Strip

Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice agency have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails

Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants

The United Nations over the last decade has logged an increasing number of crew members abandoned by shipowners around the world

The heat dome has been linked to the deaths of at least 48 people in Mexico

The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, who were labeled enemies during World War II, has traumatized and galvanized the Japanese American community over the decades

The National Park Services says two climbers are awaiting rescue near the peak of North America’s tallest mountain a day after they and a third climber in their team requested help