In summary too, it is a little-known story: that of the half-breeds of what was once the Belgian Congo. Children born to African mothers and Belgian fathers, torn from their families for fear that they would rebel. Today, five women are filing a complaint against Belgium for "crimes against humanity". Our correspondent in Belgium met them.

And after being the first woman to go into space, Kathy Sullivan becomes the first woman to reach the bottom of the ocean. At 68, the ex-American astronaut still took up a challenge.

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