Africa’s urban waste crisis is outpacing infrastructure investment and choking neighborhoods
JOHANNEBURG (AP) — Two men sit on top of a hill at the end of a narrow road in Johannesburg ’s industrial suburb of Kya Sands. But the hill is no natural feature — it is a mountain of illegally dumped trash, piled so high it now swallows the road beyond. “When I started as...
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in early Friday trading, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% in early trading to 64,662.11, as the Bank of Japan ends a two-day monetary policy meeting to decide on interest rates. South Korea’s...
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Fall is prime time for film buffs and cinephiles to binge a variety of new movies and classic features at an area film festival. This season, hometown favorites return with packed lineups of filmmaker panels, screenings, and glitzy parties. Plus, a new pop-up—American Black Film Festival—is in town to spotlight Black stories. 1. AFI Latin […] The post 12 Entertaining Film Festivals Coming to the DC Area this Fall first appeared on Washingtonian.