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Right-wing pundits ripped New Jersey Senator Cory Booker for making a gesture that they likened Nazi salute at the conclusion of a speech Saturday night — and compared it to the move Elon Musk made that was ripped by liberals. The Garden State Democrat made the gesture at a Democratic convention in California — placing his hand over his heart and then gesturing to the crowd with a straight arm and an open hand above shoulder height. Internet influencers were quick to jump on Booker’s salute, and wonder where the outrage is when there was so much criticism by Booker’s...

United Nations World Food Programme director James Morris appealed on Friday for more food aid for millions of hungry Zimbabweans, whose plight has been worsened by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Morris spoke after visiting the main government hospital in the town of Bindura, 90 km (55 miles) northeast of the capital Harare, where scores of malnourished children are receiving treatment. Millions of children "If the work that the government and the work that we are going to do is not successful, they'll simply be back there for the same kind of experience in another few days, and we're talking of millions...