2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (949+ words) Canada lit up their World Cup campaign with a thrilling, at times troubling night in Vancouver, while across the tournament, Mexico marched on, Scotland battled bravely in defeat, and the United States and Brazil underlined their growing intent. Canada sweptaside…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago  (941+ words) China has opened its market to cashew nuts from all African countries with diplomatic relations with Beijing, removing a long-standing barrier that had restricted exports from much of the world's largest cashew-producing continent. China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (829+ words) World Cup action delivered'impressive wins and late drama on 18-19 June.'Mexico booked their place in the knockout stage as Group A winners, while Jonathan David's hat-trick inspired Canada to a 6-0 thrashing of Qatar. Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 to finish top…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (616+ words) African leaders convened a high-level virtual summit on Tuesday to rally support for the continent's $518 million response plan to curb the Ebola outbreak in East Africa. Noting that the outbreak had 800 cases and 200 new deaths, the summit emphasised the importance…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (889+ words) Mexico began its home World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over South Africa in a heated opening match at the Estadio Azteca, setting the tone for the tournament in front of a vocal home crowd. Goals from Juli'n Qui'ones and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (546+ words) At least 12 people were killed and nine others injured after gunmen opened fire in the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, late on Tuesday night(9 June). Gauteng police said officers responded to reports of the shooting shortly after…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (808+ words) South Africa's preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have suffered an unexpected setback after the national team failed to depart for Mexico as scheduled on Sunday (31 May) because some players and officials had not yet received their visas. The national…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (803+ words) Singapore has isolated and is testing two residents who travelled aboard a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Thursday. Countries worldwide are tracing passengers from the virus-hit cruise ship MV'Hondius'to prevent…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (513+ words) The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is supporting the response to a public health incident aboard a Netherlands-based'cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, after one case of hantavirus infection, was confirmed and several others were reported on Sunday....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (861+ words) The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is supporting the response to a public health incident aboard a Netherlands-based'cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, after one case of hantavirus infection, was confirmed and several others were reported on Sunday....