Chinese launch three into orbit to man new space station

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On Thursday three Chinese astronauts were launched into orbit to take occupation of the country’s new Tiangong space station. Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang

Juneteenth to become federal holiday in USA

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The 16th of June, known as Juneteenth in the United States, will become a federal holiday in that country following voting in both the Senate

Ebony Park faces a youth pandemic – addiction to nyaope.

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Nyaope, a street drug peculiar to South Africa, is a mixture of low grade heroin, dagga, antiretroviral drugs and cutting agents. It’s highly physiologically addictive. 

Saudi execution draws protests

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Human rights groups have criticised Saudi Arabia for executing a man for alleged crimes committed as a minor, despite the kingdom’s assurance that it had

20 zama zamas found dead

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The bodies of 20 men, believed to be illegal miners, were discovered on Tuesday and Wednesday at two locations in Orkney in the North West. 

The UK and Australia sign the first post-Brexit trade deal

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Boris Johnson, U.K. prime minister and Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister, gave a joint news conference during their bilateral meeting in the garden of number

Furniture chain fined for spying on staff

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Swedish furniture chain, Ikea, has been fined a million euros for spying on staff in France.  The former CEO of Ikea France, Jean-Louis Baillot, was

Modern day Jonah emerges unharmed

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In a truncated rendition of the Biblical story, a man was trapped in a whale’s mouth – and emerged unharmed. Michael Packard, a commercial lobsterman

Data shows racism not SA’s the biggest problem – new initiative.

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A new initiative has been launched to expose the myth that racism is South Africa’s biggest problem, and to counter ‘race hustlers’, politicians and private

G7 communiqué criticises China

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In its final communiqué, the G7 raised a number of concerns about China, highlighting the growing geopolitical tensions between it and the world’s democracies. Among