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Parisian row over Olympic rings
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 4, 2024
Parisians are split over the decision by the mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. The
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Top publishers, authors challenge Florida’s book ban law
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 4, 2024
Towering works of literature are among books removed from Florida schools in line with a new conservative state law – but preeminent publishers and writers
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South Africans increasingly vulnerable in their homes, deserve better policing – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 3, 2024
Better, visible policing is becoming all the more critical as the latest statistics show that South Africans are increasingly at risk in their own homes,
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Right-wing AfD comes first in German state election
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 3, 2024
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won its first-ever German state election. On Sunday the AfD won 32 seats in the 88-member state parliament of
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Russians furious over Telegram founder’s arrest
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 3, 2024
Russia has reacted angrily to the arrest by French authorities of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. Russian soldiers and spies depend on Telegram for battlefield communications
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Six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas over the weekend
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 2, 2024
Six hostages taken by Hamas during the 7 October terror attack on Israel were murdered shortly before Israeli forces reached them on Saturday night in
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Waste recyclers victims of racketeers
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 2, 2024
A community of informal waste recyclers from Mogale City has to pay a gang of illegal miners R50 a week to operate at the local
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29 councillors owe Tshwane R2.5 million
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 2, 2024
At least 29 elected councillors in the Tshwane metro owe the municipality more than R2.5 million in service debt. A report tabled to the Tshwane
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Judge orders X shut down in Brazil
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 1, 2024
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the suspension of X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil. This after Musk failed to comply with an order
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Rupert overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man
- By Staff Writer
- . Sep 1, 2024
Johann Rupert, the South African businessman, has overtaken Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest man. This was according to the latest information from the Bloomberg Billionaires