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Soccer star Olivia Smith set to become the first woman to command a world-record transfer fee
Canadian soccer star Olivia Smith, 20, is set to become the first woman to command a record-setting transfer fee as Liverpool has accepted a £1 million ($1.4 million) offer from Arsenal for her services. Per the Guardian, Liverpool signed Smith, who is of Jamaican, Chilean, and Peruvian descent, in 2024 from Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon…
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Culture
119 looted Benin Bronzes returned to Nigeria from Netherlands – the largest single repatriation to date
After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by British soldiers in 1897. The Netherlands returned the artifacts on Thursday, and they included human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a…
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Soccer star Olivia Smith set to become the first woman to command a world-record transfer fee
Canadian soccer star Olivia Smith, 20, is set to become the first woman to command a record-setting transfer fee as Liverpool has accepted a £1 million ($1.4 million) offer from Arsenal for her services. Per the Guardian, Liverpool signed Smith, who is of Jamaican, Chilean, and Peruvian descent, in 2024 from Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon…
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She wanted to be a president as a child, now she is the first Black woman to lead the American Chemical Society
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Business
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