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Corruption inquiry interrupted as ex-police chief gets tissue stuck on his head
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (135+ words) Commission interrupted after speaker gets tissue stuck to his head Source SABC News Corruption inquiry interrupted as ex-police chief gets tissue stuck on his head - An inquiry into alleged corruption in South Africa was briefly interrupted when an ex-police chief…...
Family of influencer who died on trip with fianc" say he stopped communicating
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (398+ words) Relatives of Ashly Robinson say they believe her death in Tanzania is suspicious The grief-stricken family of influencer Ashly Robinson says her fianc" stopped communicating with them after she died while they were on a safari trip to Tanzania. Robinson,…...
Feeling sick? Here are Cicada COVID symptoms to look out for as the variant spreads
2+ week, 1+ day ago (675+ words) A variant of COVID-19 called BA. 3. 2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. As a pulmonary and critical care doctor, I see many patients who are at high risk for severe…...
Minister laments "regrettable delay" in Chagos Islands bill
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (765+ words) No 10 earlier said that handing sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius was "the best way to protect a vital" military base on Diego Garcia Legislation aimed at ceding the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will not be passed before the upcoming…...
UK has "no choice" but to shelve Chagos deal " Lord Mc Donald
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (763+ words) The UK has "no choice" but to shelve its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in the face of US opposition, a former top civil servant said. Former Foreign Office permanent secretary Lord Simon Mc Donald said…...
Secret discussions on resettling Chagos Islands after Starmer pauses Mauritius deal
4+ day, 28+ min ago (395+ words) Exclusive: The development comes as representatives of the Chagossians have asked the United Nations to intervene to prevent Keir Starmer "committing a crime against humanity" UK Government officials are seeking alternatives to Keir Starmer"s Mauritius deal on future of…...
Why UK has put its Chagos Islands deal on hold
4+ day, 46+ min ago (159+ words) Two ballistic missiles fired at UK's Diego Garcia base in Chagos Island MIXED (PA, James Eden) Why UK has put its Chagos Islands deal on hold - Legislation intended to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has reportedly been…...
UK government "pauses" Chagos deal amid Trump criticism
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (440+ words) The proposed "35 billion agreement includes a plan to lease back the crucial UK-US military base on Diego Garcia Legislation intended to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has reportedly been put on hold, following direct criticism from Donald…...
Gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider, UN report says
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (369+ words) The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U. N. report concludes. The report assessing the blueprint adopted in…...
Court rules in favor of 4 men deported by the US to Africa and denied lawyer meetings for 9 months
5+ day, 28+ min ago (656+ words) The Supreme Court in the African kingdom of Eswatini has ruled that four men sent there by the United States last July under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program can finally meet with a lawyer after they were denied in-person…...