India-Maldives tensions rise

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Diplomatic tensions are on the rise between India and the Maldives, involving social media confrontations, the sovereignty of the island nation, and the influence of

Emigration – grass not necessarily greener

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Despite the surge in emigration due to the nation’s plethora of challenges, data and insights from experts paint a different picture, according to BusinessTech. The

Concern over measles outbreak in UK

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A measles outbreak in the UK has been declared a ‘national incident’ by that country’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA). A senior UKHSA official, Dame Jenny

Drunk passenger gnashes stewardess 

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A flight from Japan to the United States had to return to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after a flight attendant was assaulted by a passenger.  The

First Turkish astronaut launched to the ISS

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This week history was made when a Turk became that country’s first astronaut. On Thursday Alper Gezeravcı, along with three colleagues, set off for the

Macron shifts to right in bid to shore up support

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Following a televised press conference this week, observers of French politics say the country’s President, Emmanuel Macron, is shifting to the right. Observers say that

Rate of deforestation in Amazon declines

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The rate of deforestation in the Amazon in 2023 dropped by half compared to the previous year. This was according to the Brazilian government, which

DA holds ward in Free State by-election

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A by-election was held in the Free State on Wednesday, marking it the first of the year. The poll, in Mantsopa (Ladybrand) in the southern

Woods dies

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Former Member of Parliament and lecturer Professor Gavin Woods has died. He passed away earlier this week from cancer.  Woods was born in 1948 in

Questions over world’s oldest dog

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The Guinness Book of World Records has withdrawn the record of World’s Oldest Dog, which it awarded to a Portuguese dog, Bobi. Bobi died in