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2:54pm, 20th March, 2019

Harvard sued by descendant of U.S. slave photographed in 19th century

A descendant of an American slave on Wednesday sued Harvard University to gain possession of photos of her great-great-great grandfather that the school commissioned in 1850 on behalf of a professor trying to prove the inferiority of black people.

U.S. returns 'Bells of Balangiga' to Philippines a century after clash

10:22pm, 14th November, 2018

World

U.S. returns 'Bells of Balangiga' to Philippines a century after clash

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday formally returned church bells to the Philippines that were taken as war trophies over a century ago following gruesome clashes, seeking to close a contentious chapter in the two allies' shared hist...

'Hurricane of a century' bears down on Florida's Panhandle

8:59am, 10th October, 2018

US

'Hurricane of a century' bears down on Florida's Panhandle

Powerful Hurricane Michael was hours away from smashing into Florida's northwestern shore on Wednesday with a wall of water and roof-shredding winds, and the state's governor said it would be the worst hurricane to hit the region in a centu...

Worst flood in a century kills 43 in India's Kerala, more rain due

6:24am, 15th August, 2018

World

Worst flood in a century kills 43 in India's Kerala, more rain due

The death toll from the worst floods in nearly a century in the Indian tourist state of Kerala rose to 43 on Wednesday as rising water stranded tens of thousands of people and forced the closure of one of its main airports.

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Harvard sued by descendant of U.S. slave photographed in 19th century

U.S. returns 'Bells of Balangiga' to Philippines a century after clash

'Hurricane of a century' bears down on Florida's Panhandle

Worst flood in a century kills 43 in India's Kerala, more rain due

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