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Cormack said the reputation of slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce risked being “ traduced ” by

Wilberforce, Ohio( CNN) Nearly all the Republicans vying for the party's Senate nomination in Ohio

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military’s main and largest barracks in the West African nation’s capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison. The attack raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region. Advertisement The detention centers, including the Pademba Road Prisons — holding more than 2, 000 inmates — were attacked just as security forces fought to restore ca

An Oxford college has admitted that it “ misled ” students after cancelling a Christian event that had caused “ distress ”.... The joint statement continued: “ Worcester College did not act with the intention of impugning Christian Concern or its reputation.... In a world where differing views are strongly and sincerely held it is important to come together and listen to each other.“ To that end, Worcester has invited Christian Concern to speak at a debate which will take place as soon as can

Goldsmiths University is considering removing “ troubling ” statues of Sir Francis Drake and Lord Nelson following student complaints. The south London university has launched a public consultation examining whether the 115-year-old monuments should be permanently removed from one of their buildings.A statue of the 17th century admiral Robert Blake, who served as a naval commander under Oliver Cromwell, may also be removed along with an anonymous naval figure. The four statues stand on the facad

Desmond Tutu, a resolute, tireless and confirmed fighter against apartheid, shocked the South African government of the day by his ordination as the first black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town in 1986.He was a courageous political campaigner, some would say firebrand, against the blatant injustices meted out to the non-white population of South Africa. But his homely manner, his obvious personal kindness and his wit endeared him more than ever to the proponents worldwide of the anti-apartheid c

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Abolitionist William Pitt’s statue could be removed by Edinburgh council pending a public consultation on how to address the “ city’s legacy of slavery and colonialism ”.... Sir Geoff told reporters “ I don’t think we’ll be removing a building ”, but added that “ if they[ the public] say to remove a statue or street names, this is something that the council will have to consider when we recommend what the survey said ”.... While this review is about the story of our City, it’s not only about t