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Alassane Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast’s president
Low turnout said to have made for most peaceful election in years, as 83-year-old accused of clampdown on dissent wins 89.77% of vote Alassane Ouattara has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Ivory Coast by a landslide. According to provisional results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CIE) on Monday evening, the…
Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s election The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers…
Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote
Protests have been banned and opposition figures sidelined as 83-year-old president ignores calls to step down “This is worth several more terms,” the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, joked while opening a bridge named after him in the country’s commercial capital, Abidjan, in 2023. The appearance in recent years of several new bridges in west Africa’s…
NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge: Here are our fourth grade winners!
By Jordan Owens Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge. This the second year we’ve opened the competition to fourth graders, at the request of teachers around the country. (The Student Podcast…
Violence breaks out in Morocco as anti-government protests rage for fourth day
‘Gen Z’ protesters accuse government of prioritising spending on World Cup stadiums over social services Anti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for the fourth night in a row as young people filled the streets of cities and destruction and violence broke out in several places. With billions in investment flowing toward preparations for the 2030 World Cup,…
Where Cardi B Stands With Ex Offset Amid Her Fourth Pregnancy
Cardi B, who is expecting her first baby with Stefon Diggs, shared insight into her co-parenting dynamic of her three kids with her ex Offset. Cardi B isn’t for the drama when it comes to her ex Offset. A little more than a year after filing for divorce from the Migos rapper to end their seven-year marriage, she’s ready…
Fight, Flee or Freeze? This Tiny Caterpillar Does a Secret Fourth Thing
Fight, Flee or Freeze? This Tiny Caterpillar Does a Secret Fourth Thing Baby warty birch caterpillars vibrate when threatened—before swinging away like Spider-Man By Rohini Subrahmanyam edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! When facing an intruder, animals generally tend to fight, flee or simply freeze. But certain baby caterpillars do…
UK house prices rise for fourth month in a row, says Nationwide
Cost of average home in December reaches £269,426, with value increasing over year by almost £12,000 House prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, ending 2024 on a “strong footing”, Nationwide said, with the cost of an average home hitting £269,426. The building society’s monthly tracker found prices in December rose 0.7% on…