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NATO promises to continue training Afghan security forces

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has promised that it will continue training Afghan special forces outside the country when it withdraws the last of

Banana-throwing draws fire from Florida man

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A Florida man was charged last Tuesday after police said he allegedly shot at another driver for apparently throwing a piece of banana at his

Cecil stays put in Oxford

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A statue of Cecil John Rhodes at Oxford University will not be removed, the university has announced. Calls for the statue of the British imperialist

Van Damme says she remains a DA member

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Phumzile Van Damme said yesterday that, while she had resigned as a Democratic Alliance (DA) MP, she had not resigned from the party. She was

Bullet train conductor takes control as driver dashes to the loo

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A Japanese bullet train, travelling at 150km/h, was left in the hands of a conductor for several minutes while the driver responded to an urgent

By-elections: DA loses ground again, ANC steady

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This week’s municipal by-elections, the last before the local government election scheduled for late October, saw the Democratic Alliance (DA) lose a number of wards,

Close schools now – teachers’ union

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The Educators Union of SA (Eusa) has called for the closure of all schools in the face of what it describes as an increase in

Defiant Republicans back Capitol-riot commission

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Thirty-five Republicans defied their party leaders and former President Donald Trump in siding with Democrats in the 252-175 vote to establish a commission to investigate

Contact sport suspended at schools over Covid concerns

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All contact sport at South African schools was suspended yesterday because of concerns about a surge in coronavirus infections since the beginning of the second

Facebook sets up ‘special operations center’ on Israel-Palestine conflict

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Facebook has set up a 24-hour ‘special operations center’ to monitor content on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to a Reuters report, Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice