Trudeau on back foot in Canada

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Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, could lose that country’s upcoming snap election. This was according to recent polls which showed that Trudeau’s Liberal

Refusing to admit Afghan refugees would lead to their deaths – NGO

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Following the government’s refusal to accept refugees from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover of that country, the NGO which would have facilitated

Boris must back down

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Boris Johnson is facing a mounting Tory backlash over his plan to hike National Insurance to pay for social care reform. He was warned it

Amplify the message: register now! – IRR

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Civil society and the news media must lead the drive to urge South Africans to register for the upcoming municipal elections, says the Institute of

‘Palpable feeling’ of anger, disillusionment with government – Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to prepare the ANC for anticipated criticism in the Zondo Commission report – to be published in October – and

SANDF owes R1 billion

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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has hundreds of outstanding corruption and fraud cases among its members, totalling above R1 billion. This was revealed

Ethiopia claims thousands of Tigray rebels killed in conflict

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Ethiopia claims that its forces have killed more than 5 600 Tigray rebels in the conflict in the north of the country. According to the

Florida man takes date on police chase

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A 22-year-old man from Florida, Taylor Beverly, allegedly led police on a wild police chase on his motorbike through the streets of Clearwater, Florida, whilst

Iranian man lashed to death for possession of alcohol

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An Iranian man was reportedly lashed to death by Iranian authorities in Iran’s Azerbaijan province whilst in prison. The man, identified as Hadi Atazadeh, was

High hopes for historic Mars rock-sample attempt

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A second attempt to retrieve a rock sample on Mars by the US space agency’s Perseverance rover appears to have succeeded. If the success is