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Back to SearchThe 'ghost town' of Namibia
In the early 1900s, the first diamond was found in Kolmanskop, in the African country of Namibia.
It led to a diamond rush and the town was created.
H…
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The father of Ethio-Jazz
For more than 50 years, Mulatu Astatke has been performing at venues around the world, inspiring audiences with his original genre of music known as …
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Harold Riley’s 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela
Harold Riley was the only artist in the world granted a sitting to capture Nelson Mandela on canvas. The unique portrait was unveiled in 2005 and rai…
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The suspicious death of Rear Admiral Durović
As Yugoslavia began to break down, the Balkans conflict began - a series of brutal wars characterised by disputes over territory, identity, and ethni…
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Goodluck Jonathan’s phone call that changed Nigeria
In 2015 Goodluck Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to concede election defeat. It allowed the transfer of power to the opposition party in…
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The Germanwings plane crash
When General David Galtier hovered above the French Alps in a helicopter on 24 March 2015 he could not see the 60-tonne plane he was looking for.
Ins…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The visionary behind the European Space Agency
In October 2012, the founding father of the European Space Agency was honoured when a spacecraft named after him was sent to the international space …
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The historic handshake in space
In July 1975, former competitors the Soviet Union and the United States both launched rockets into the sky within hours of each other, as part of a j…
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In event of moon disaster: 'The speech that never was'
“Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.”
These are the opening lines of the '…
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First spacewalk
On 18 March 1965, cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to spacewalk.
He spent around 10 minutes floating above the Earth, tethered to the s…
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