Parliament fire shifts S.Africa state-of-the-nation to backup venue
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will next month deliver the annual state-of-the-nation address…
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Threats and theft: The wretched life of C. Africa’s peanut growers
Hunching over her work, Marissa shells peanuts under a blazing sun, sweat dripping down her face. Growing…
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Australia cancels Czech tennis player’s visa: Czech govt
Australia has cancelled the visa of female Czech tennis player Renata Voracova who entered the country…
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Nine dead, hundreds ill with diarrhoea in typhoon-hit Philippines
Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked…
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Hunger-striking Tunisian politician ‘stable’: doctor
A Tunisian ex-justice minister who launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago is “stable”…
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Macron faces right-wing threat as France frets about crime
French right-winger Valerie Pecresse was a rank outsider in the race for the presidency just a month…
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At least 6 dead in SW China building collapse
At least six people died when an explosion caused a building to collapse Friday in the Chinese city…
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Vietnam truck jam as China tightens import rules for Covid
Thousands of trucks carrying fruit were stuck Friday at Vietnam’s main freight border crossing…
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Dozens of Hong Kong politicians sent to quarantine after birthday party
Dozens of senior Hong Kong officials and lawmakers were ordered into quarantine on Friday after a coronavirus…
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McDonald’s runs out of hash browns in some Taiwan stores
McDonald’s Taiwan said Friday some of its stores were running out of hash browns imported from…
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