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Cuba to reform economy, allow more private enterprise

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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