3 d. ago Haitians call for reparations from France on 200th anniversary of independence ‘ransom’

France should return harsh damages imposed on Caribbean country in 1825 after Haitian Revolution, say campaignersFrance has a moral duty to reimburse Haiti billions of dollars worth of “ransom” payments that could help the struggling Caribbean country out of its current crisis, say campaigners.The renewed call for reparations comes on the bicentenary of an agreement to pay 150m francs to France in 1825 to compensate slave-owning colonists after the Haitian Revolution. Continue reading...

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1 week ago King Charles III’s fairytale isn’t the one we remember as marriage to Camilla reaches 20

King Charles and Queen Camilla met more than 50 years ago but their romance did not take the usual path

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2 w. ago How King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend their 20th wedding anniversary

The head of state and his consort wed on April 9, 2005 following a romance that began when they were in their early 20s

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3 w. ago Patti Smith’s Horses at 50: How a reluctant musician made a punk

Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade Smith to enter the studio. As the album approaches its 50th birthday, Fiona Sturges reflects on how Smith overcame the misogyny of the time and pays tribute to a masterpiece that very nearly didn’t get made

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3 w. ago ‘I imagine most Americans don’t even know about the British show’: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on the US Office at 20

Twenty years ago today, ‘The Office’ debuted in the US as a remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In a sea of abysmal American reboots, this one arguably surpassed the popularity of the original. Gervais and Merchant speak to Simon Bland about going out on a limb by taking their Slough-based series Stateside

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4 w. ago Famous quote ‘Give me liberty or give me death’ turns 250 years old

Patrick Henry uttered the famous quote that is now 250 years old

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4 w. ago George Foreman, The Rumble in the Jungle and the stray elbow that nearly KO’d boxing’s most famous fight

It was not the only time an accidental elbow threatened or ruined a major fight

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