Far-right candidate barred from running in Romanian election

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A far-right Romanian populist, Calin Georgescu, has lost his appeal after being barred from running in the country’s May presidential election. Georgescu had won the

Europe backs Arab Gaza plan

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European leaders have backed an Arab-devised plan to rebuild Gaza. The plan, devised by Egypt and backed by Arab leaders, would cost US$53 billion, and

Vance cousin criticises VP’s behaviour

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Nate Vance, a cousin of US vice-president JD Vance, has criticised his family member for “belittling” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. A few weeks ago, Zelensky,

Warriors miss cricket playoff because of race quotas

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The Warriors cricket team, based in Gqeberha, has been stripped of five points after a match last month where the team failed to field the

IRR to probe government on BEE-related losses

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How much foreign business, and investment, has South Africa lost “due to the barriers of BEE laws”? This is the question the Institute of Race

Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years

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Food grown in laboratories could be on sale in the UK within two years, according to the BBC. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said

German coalition talks on track

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The Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have completed positive preliminary talks to form a coalition after Germany’s recent election, according to

Carney wins Liberal Party vote in Canada

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Mark Carney, the former governor of both the Canadian and English central banks, has won an election to become the next leader of the Canadian

Tributes to Fugard, dead at 92

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Renowned South African playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard, who died in Stellenbosch at the weekend, is remembered in tributes as a giant of the

No “megaphone diplomacy”, Presidency says of latest Trump “lies”

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Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has said South Africa will not “partake in counterproductive megaphone diplomacy” with the United States, and remained committed to building “a