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World Health Organization wary of what lies ahead

In the final World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 press conference of the year, on Monday, senior officials warned that the ...


Peacekeeping Mission in Sudan's Darfur Ends

KHARTOUM - The United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end 13 years of peacekeeping in the vast ...


Cheetahs aim to make Bloem hellish ? WP ready for the heat

The Cheetahs are preparing to make their meeting with Western Province hellish for the visitors on Saturday.The Sharks succumbed to ...


Covid-19: New variant found in SA now detected in France

France has detected its first case of the South African variant of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday.The 501.V2 ...


2020's top news in 6 minutes

The year 2020 has finally come to an end, but before its last hurrah, we take a look back at ...


Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 2.72 mln: Africa CDC

A nurse does shopping at a supermarket in Dakar, Senegal, June 22, 2020. (Photo by Eddy Peters/Xinhua)The number of confirmed ...


Coetzee v Stander: SA's powerhouse duel a sign of things to come?

Springbok loose-forward Marcell Coetzee is expected back from injury to bolster Ulster in Saturday night's plum PRO14 derby against Munster ...


Mathale tests positive for Covid-19

Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.He has gone into self-isolation and is currently asymptomatic.To date, ...


Wiehahn Herbst to make debut for Lions in Pumas clash

Wiehahn Herbst will make his Currie Cup debut for the Lions when they face the Pumas in the Mbombela Stadium ...


Second COVID-19 wave confirmed in Zambia

A teacher checks the temperature of a student at Mejocama Primary and Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia, Sept. 21, 2020. ...


SA stocks set to finish year with gain of more than 4%

South Africa's main stocks benchmark was broadly neutral on Thursday, poised to finish the year with a gain of more ...


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United States B52 bomber planes deployed to Gulf

WASHINGTON, DC, December 31 (ANI): Amid concerns of possible Iranian retaliation, the U.S. on Wednesday flew a pair of B-52H ...

Iraq 'financially bankrupt and politically paralyzed'

CAIRO - Iraqi state TV announced Tuesday the country is suffering from a major electricity crisis following the drastic reduction ...

Sudan government to take over protection of civilians in Darfur

DARFUR, Sudan - Darfur will no longer have full-time peacekeepers after Thursday as the joint United Nations-African Union mission in ...

Trump edges out Obama as most admired man this year

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump has become the man most admired by Americans in 2020.The U.S. president has topped the ...

Britain bristles as daily virus cases rise above 50,000 for first time

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2020 shows a man walking along the Waterloo Bridge backdropped by the Houses of Parliament ...

Republican lawmakers sue Mike Pence to sway Electoral College vote

WASHINGTON, DC, December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence to ensure he will ...

Central Africa

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Sudan government to take over protection of civilians in Darfur

DARFUR, Sudan - Darfur will no longer have full-time peacekeepers after Thursday as the joint United Nations-African Union mission in ...

World Health Organization wary of what lies ahead

In the final World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 press conference of the year, on Monday, senior officials warned that the ...

Cheetahs aim to make Bloem hellish ? WP ready for the heat

The Cheetahs are preparing to make their meeting with Western Province hellish for the visitors on Saturday.The Sharks succumbed to ...

Covid-19: New variant found in SA now detected in France

France has detected its first case of the South African variant of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday.The 501.V2 ...

2020's top news in 6 minutes

The year 2020 has finally come to an end, but before its last hurrah, we take a look back at ...

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Purchasing managers index (PMI) in China slips to 55.7

People visit the renovated East Nanjing Road Walkway in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) ...


Dollar continues to be pounded in Asia, shares in China climb

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday, the final day's trading of the year. In Japan ...


Ex Facebook attorney named Staff Secretary of Biden administration

A former member of the general counsel legal team of Facebook has been appointed as Staff Secretary of U.S. President-elect ...


UK lawmakers vote overwhelmingly, 521 to 73, to approve Brexit deal

Britain's House of Commons voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, the last major step ...


Unemployment rate in Brazil drops to 14.3 percent

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate in Brazil dropped to 14.3 percent in the three-month ...


United Arab Emirates to launch new low-cost carrier

ABU DHABI, UAE - The new UAE national airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is ready to take off.The new budget ...


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