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‘Your wife wants to see you’: 18th-century Spanish letters seized at sea by British published online

TheWorldsNewsNovember 24, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsNovember 24, 20230

Correspondence taken from 130 captured ships reveal details of the stories of seafarers and their families in the 1700s A letter from a reproachful wife...

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King Charles’s ‘deep regret’ for colonial atrocities was a ‘miss’, Kenyans say

TheWorldsNewsNovember 2, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsNovember 2, 20230

Rights groups repeat calls for apology while President William Ruto says ‘much remains to be done to achieve full reparations’ King Charles’s expression of “greatest...

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King Charles asked for ‘unequivocal apology’ by Kenya’s rights commission

TheWorldsNewsNovember 1, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsNovember 1, 20230

King urged to offer apology while in Kenya for UK’s ‘brutal and inhuman treatment’ during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s The Kenya Human...

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King Charles stops short of apology for ‘abhorrent’ colonial violence in Kenya

TheWorldsNewsNovember 1, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsNovember 1, 20230

Visiting monarch speaks of sorrow and deepest regret for past ‘wrongdoings’ under British rule King Charles has spoken of Britain’s “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of...

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French couple take dealer to court for share of African mask’s €4.2m sale price

TheWorldsNewsOctober 31, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsOctober 31, 20230

Pensioners sold rare object found in attic for €150 – but campaigners say it must be returned to Gabon A retired French couple who sold...

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King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful’ past on state visit to Kenya

TheWorldsNewsOctober 11, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsOctober 11, 20230

Monarch’s recognition will come as country prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain King Charles will acknowledge the “painful aspects” of the UK...

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Original letter from Columbus announcing ‘discovery’ of America goes on sale for first time

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 30, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 30, 20230

The explorer is widely thought of as an exploiter today, and didn’t know east from west. But a version of his boastful missive is expected...

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Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 6, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 6, 20230

Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendants Researchers in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains...

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Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes

TheWorldsNewsAugust 13, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsAugust 13, 20230

The disappearance of a statue of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisation It would have...

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Industrial Revolution iron method ‘was taken from Jamaica by Briton’

TheWorldsNewsJuly 5, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 5, 20230

Wrought iron process that drove UK success was appropriated from black metallurgists, records suggest An innovation that propelled Britain to become the world’s leading iron...

Category : Colonialism

King Charles’s ‘deep regret’ for colonial atrocities was a ‘miss’, Kenyans say

King Charles asked for ‘unequivocal apology’ by Kenya’s rights commission

King Charles stops short of apology for ‘abhorrent’ colonial violence in Kenya

French couple take dealer to court for share of African mask’s €4.2m sale price

King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful’ past on state visit to Kenya

Original letter from Columbus announcing ‘discovery’ of America goes on sale for first time

Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives

Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes

Industrial Revolution iron method ‘was taken from Jamaica by Briton’

Home Office in threat to deport disabled man to Nigeria after 38 years in UK

Mayoral candidate and five others killed in shooting at campaign rally in Mexico

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian hometown

Fans queue round the block as tiny Mexican taco stand wins Michelin star

Russia claims it will begin talks with US...

Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment...

Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB...

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five...

Mayoral candidate and five others killed in shooting at campaign rally in Mexico

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian hometown

Home Office in threat to deport disabled man to Nigeria after 38 years in UK

Refused asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office

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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

Teen who texted 911 rescued after she was trafficked to California from Mexico

Niger’s prime minister blames US for rupture of military pact

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