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Taiwan's foreign minister says Chinese pressure on countries over the island is a "new normal'
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (524+ words) Lin Chia-Lung was speaking after Taiwanese delegates were detained in Kenya and denied access to an ocean conference, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the organizers, according to Taiwan's Foreign Ministry. China regards Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as a breakaway…...
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's son faces attempted murder charges in South African court
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 29, and his co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33, are also facing two additional charges of defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of a firearm. These are related to the firearm believed to have been used during the…...
Zimbabwe releases on bail top opponent of changes extending the president's rule
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (406+ words) Former finance minister Tendai Biti was granted $500 bail on Monday, ordered to report to the police twice a week, and surrender his passport, his lawyer Chris Ndlovu said. Biti has also been barred from convening or addressing a public gathering…...
Australia thumps South Africa and NZ fumbles West Indies in Women's T20 World Cup
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (899+ words) Australia won the first heavyweight clash of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup after routing South Africa for 107 in Manchester on Saturday. Going for a seventh title in the 10th World Cup, Australia battled to put up 172-8 then won by 65 runs at Old…...
Australia women and South Africa men win rugby sevens world series
1+ week, 6+ day ago (308+ words) The men's world championship was retained by South Africa, which clinched it after reaching the semifinals at Stade Atlantique. The Blitzboks went no further, though, losing the semifinals to France, which went on to win its home sevens tournament for…...
Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza
2+ week, 1+ day ago (463+ words) Argentine authorities said biologists from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were joining the mission next week in Mendoza. The rare outbreak on the MV Hondius was caused by the Andes hantavirus, a disease carried by rodents endemic to…...
Argentina seeks a glorious end to the Messi era with another World Cup title
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Louisiana wins suit over Angola 'farm line' working conditions
3+ week, 2+ day ago (376+ words) Although prisoners face dangerously harsh conditions while working the "farm line" at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola " including laboring outdoors in extreme heat " a federal judge presiding over a long-running suit filed by prisoners forced to work in the…...
Mexico president Sheinbaum gifts her World Cup ticket to Indigenous athlete
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A collision between a bus and a truck crash kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
3+ week, 3+ day ago (177+ words) Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the victims in Wednesday's crash died after a bus carrying 36 passengers attempted to overtake and collided with a truck near the city of Kwekwe. More details would be released later, he said. Road accidents involving…...