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A hearing on extending Zimbabwe president's term erupts in chaos | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (427+ words) Ask your smart speaker to play W B B M Newsradio on Audacy The situation at a sports complex in the capital, Harare, turned violent when prominent human rights lawyer Doug Coltart was attacked, leaving him bruised. His cellphone was…...
South Africa hit by record diesel price hikes despite fuel levy cut | 1010 WINS
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (349+ words) Ask your smart speaker to play ten ten wins on Audacy This is despite the country's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday announcing a 3 rand ($0.18) decrease per liter of fuel in an attempt to cushion against the price shock. The…...
CLONE: New COVID variant 'Cicada' |
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (319+ words) A new COVID-19 variant, named BA.3.2 or "Cicada," is causing concern among public health experts for potentially evading vaccine protections. So, what's a person to do to stay safe? Vaccines may not work well against "cicada" infection, per PolitiFact, "but…...
Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting | NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (834+ words) Ask your smart speaker to play 10 80 K R L D on Audacy Like many people across the world, Isaac is one of millions across Africa who are reeling from the economic impacts of the faraway conflict in the Middle East,…...
More storms are on the way, some may be severe
3+ week, 4+ day ago (317+ words) A conditional risk for severe storms later today, widespread heavy rain and non-severe storms on Saturday, a decent Sunday, rain returns Monday, and severe weather possible next Tuesday. It's Friday, ladies and gentlemen! A very active weather pattern is commencing…...
Families mourn those killed in a Congo mine landslide as some survivors prepare to return
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (499+ words) In the Mugunga neighborhood in Goma, the family of Bosco Nguvumali Kalabosh, 39, mourned his death Monday. "He was supposed to return to Goma on Thursday," said his older brother, Thimoth'e Kalabosh Nzanga. Kalabosh had been a miner for more than…...
Starmer arrives in Shanghai as he looks to boost UK business opportunities
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (205+ words) Starmer has brought more than 50 business leaders on his trip to China, the first by a British prime minister in eight years. He started his trip in Beijing, where he met Chinese leaders including Xi Jinping. The two pledged to…...
11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 children
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (289+ words) Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information. "Witnesses…...
Antoine Fuqua's ‘Troublemaker' lets Nelson Mandela speak for himself
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (433+ words) It was just part of what would be an enlightening journey in making the new documentary, "Troublemaker," which has its world premiere Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival. "He evolved into the Mandela that we all know and love," Fuqua…...
Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ words) Cholera is avoidable when there is access to clean water and largely treatable with rehydration medication, and there are effective vaccines. Malawi is one of several countries in Africa that face the perennial threat of cholera, and that's been exacerbated…...