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Tributes pour in for Williams

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Athletes and celebrities have heaped tributes on tennis legend Serena Williams after her final match at Flushing Meadows on Friday evening The 40-year-old Williams bowed

Australia lifts immigration limits to meet workforce needs

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Staffing gaps in many sectors of the Australian economy have compelled the country to lift the cap on permanent migration for the first time in

More time needed for electoral law comment – IRR

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South Africans have been given a dangerously limited opportunity to comment on the Electoral Amendment Bill, legislation that stands to fundamentally alter how Parliament is

Biden announces talks with Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will be holding talks with United States President Joe Biden at the White House later this month. The White House said the

Walmart to buy remaining stake in Massmart

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United States retail giant Walmart Inc. has signed a deal to buy the remaining 47% stake of South African retail company Massmart. Massmart said this

UN report damns China over Uyghur rights abuses

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The United Nations human rights agency says China’s government may have committed crimes against humanity in its treatment of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities

First Alaska Native for Congress beats Palin

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Democrat Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native to go to Congress, has beaten outspoken former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in a

What a flop – minister decries Japan’s old-fashioned tech

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Some 1 900 government procedures in Japan still require businesses to use outdated floppy disk storage devices, as well as CDs and mini-discs, prompting the country’s

Only four parties make funding declarations

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Only four political parties made funding declarations, according to the latest funding report from the Electoral Commission (IEC). Between April and June this year, the

Gorbachev hailed for service to world peace

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Tributes to former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday, emphasised his crucial role in ending the Cold War and reducing the threat of