In Annan's home country of Ghana, President Nana Akufo-Addo declared a week of national mourning starting on Monday, during which flags in the country and at its diplomatic missions would fly at half-staff. "He brought considerable renown to our country by his position and through his conduc...
Cleopatra, one of the most famous female world leaders of ancient times, was the final ruler of the Ptolemaic Empire of Egypt. She had a close relationship with Julius Caesar, bearing him a son. After Caesar’s death, she allied with Mark Antony. When his bid to take over the Roman Emp...
In Europe, too, new countries were contrived in what are generally thought of as ancient lands—Giuseppe Garibaldi15 helped create a unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861, while Otto von Bismarck16 helped forge a German empire in 1871. Old empires fell away and were replaced with modern states in...
The 22-year-old has also created a Facebook page called Faiths Together to promote positive faith stories, and organised an interfaith homeless food collection on Mitzvah Day. Lauren also visited Ghana last year on the Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai Programme, raising awareness in the community for ...