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Eat, pray, live: the Lagos megachurches building their very own cities
“Ha-lleluuuu-jah,” booms the distinctive voice of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also known as the general overseer. The sound comes out through...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 18, 2017


Today's letters: The Monarchy is an essential part of Canada
This week letters editor Paul Russell asked readers: “Do the Windsors have a future in Canada?” By approximately a three-to-one margin,...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 17, 2017


10 Things the Queen of England Still Does for Canada
You may have read about a recent ruling in Canada which stated it is constitutional to require would-be Canadians to take an oath to the...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 15, 2017


This aid agency is using chatbots to beat world hunger
Smartphones and chatbots have made services from banking to transportation more accessible across Africa. Now, aid agencies are hoping...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 10, 2017


The Fight Over Women’s Basketball in Somalia
Aisha got her first call from the terrorists when she was fourteen. It was 2013, and she was at home, in Mogadishu, Somalia, when an...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 10, 2017


Trying to save South Africa's first language
Katrina Esau is working hard to save the language of her childhood from dying out. At 84, Ms Esau is one of the last three fluent...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 4, 2017


Carrying a plastic bag in Kenya is now punishable with jail time
It is now illegal to use, manufacture, or import plastic bags in Kenya, according to a new rule that goes into effect this week....

RCS Ottawa
Aug 29, 2017
ENGINEERING THE END OF MALARIA
Tens of thousands of times a year, a technician places a drop of blood on a slide and peers at it under a microscope, searching for...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 27, 2017


Ghana’s first radio telescope is the start of a continent-wide project to capture the complete Afric
Ghana launched its first radio astronomy observatory on Thursday in an effort to widen knowledge of African skies, catalyze skills...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 27, 2017


Most British people support Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia having freedom of movement be
With New Zealand starting the process of deciding whether to the keep the Union Jack in the corner of its flag, and Australia abandoning...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 17, 2017


The Caribbean Is At High Risk
THE ENTIRE Caribbean way of life is under threat if the region does not get to grips with climate change, according to a leading expert...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 17, 2017


Escaping Kakuma
Two teams fought to a nil-nil draw in regulation, dust puffing around their feet like flint smoke as they ran. The shootout begins after...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 4, 2017
Prince Philip's Forces Farewell
The Duke of Edinburgh is set to meet the Royal Marines who have completed the 1664 challenge today- his final official royal event before...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 2, 2017


EU citizens will now lose free access to the UK in 2019
Citizens of the European Union (EU) have the right to live, work, and study across the bloc. But that right—known as freedom of...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 31, 2017


First Lady Melania Trump to lead US delegation to Invictus Games in Toronto organized by Prince Harr
It's uncertain when President Donald Trump will get to meet the Queen, but First Lady Melania Trump will soon likely have an audience...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017


No more tears! Prince Harry cheers up crying boy by spinning him around in fun game
The fifth in line to the throne displayed his natural charm with children and made a new friend in six-year-old Kavya Patel during a...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017


HOW AFRICAN MED STUDENTS CREATED A NEW GENRE OF CUBAN MUSIC
Music changes faster than it can be named. And it’s often random circumstances, like the 1977 New York City blackout that spurred hip-hop...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017


Mobile money is only just starting to transform some of Africa’s markets
Edward Joseph Karemera, 39, a resident of Buikwe district in central Uganda, has been running a fish trading business between Rwanda and...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017
These four projects in the UK exemplify innovation
Welcome to GREAT Where great innovation begins UK companies are setting the global standard for the next wave of breakthroughs,...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 24, 2017


Britain is banning ads that typecast girls as ballerinas and boys as engineers
Parents who don’t want their kids force-fed gender stereotypes over breakfast have a new ally. The UK’s advertising industry regulator...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 18, 2017
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