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Cuba to reform economy, allow more private enterprise
Cuba, the Communist dictatorship in the Caribbean, is to reform its economy to allow greater private sector activity. Over the weekend the Cuban government said
Florida man with Florida tattooed on forehead uses 911 as taxi service
A Florida man with an image of the state of Florida tattooed on the center of his forehead was arrested last Sunday morning for trying
Memories of violence: Jihadist suspects on trial in Algeria
Over six years after the abduction and murder of Hervé Gourdel in Algeria, 14 people now face charges. Suspected jihadist, Abdelmalek Hamzaoui, is the only
Biden ends US support for offensives in Yemen
American president, Joe Biden, is set to cut off U.S. support for ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen and appoint a special envoy to try find a diplomatic solution to the
Covid has Macron on the back foot
New opinion polls show that the French President, Emmanuel Macron, could struggle to win re-election next year, when France votes for its President and Parliament.
Global democracy under pressure
Democracy around the world is declining. This is according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It has just released its latest Democracy Index which looks
Make the most of extension of comments deadline on Expropriation Bill – IRR
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has urged South Africans to make full use of the extension of the deadline for comments on the ‘draconian’
Percy Tucker, ticketing pioneer, dies
Percival “Percy” Tucker has died at the age of 92. Tucker created Computicket, the world’s first computer theatre booking system. He flew to London, bought
Eskom announces more load shedding
Yesterday, Eskom announced that it will once again be forced to implement level 2 load-shedding until Sunday 7 February. This comes after energy expert Chris
India and Twitter in showdown
Twitter and the Indian government are set to face off against each other, after the social media site ignored a government order to block a