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Soccer-South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies aged 25
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (298+ words) CAPE TOWN, July 11 (Reuters) – South Africa international midfielder Jayden Adams, who featured in all three of his side’s group stage games at the 2026 World Cup, has died, the country’s sports ministry said on Saturday. Adams, 25, started the Group A fixtures…...
Anti-migrant protests risk economic blowback for South Africa
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (593+ words) By Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG, July 10 (Reuters) – Frustrations over unemployment, crime and years of weak growth are driving South Africa’s anti-migrant protests. But economists warn that the departure of thousands of foreign workers could end up hurting the…...
Soccer-Mexicans balance World Cup joy with worries over domestic issues
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (645+ words) (deletes extraneous word in paragraph 13) MEXICO CITY, July 4 (Reuters) – Multiple big screens adorn Mexico City’s Paseo de Reforma in preparation for Sunday’s World Cup last-16 clash between Mexico and England, but among them are reminders of the pain continuing in…...
Over 900 arrested during South African anti-migrant protests
1+ week, 3+ day ago (225+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 1 (Reuters) – South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at times turned violent, with shops looted, police said on Wednesday. Of 120 marches, 108 were peaceful while 12 required police intervention,…...
Climate activists sue TotalEnergies, demand sale details of Nigerian SPDC oil stake
1+ week, 3+ day ago (530+ words) By America Hernandez and Isaac Anyaogu PARIS/LAGOS, July 1 – Several nonprofits including Friends of the Earth France sued oil major TotalEnergies in a French civil court on Wednesday, seeking to obtain environmental documents related to an onshore Nigerian oil asset…...
Africa CDC says funding needs for Ebola response three times higher at $1.4 billion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (297+ words) By Anait Miridzhanian and Sfundo Parakozov DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG, June 25 (Reuters) – Africa’s top public health agency said on Thursday that funding needed to tackle the continent’s Ebola outbreak was three times higher than an earlier estimate, and now stands at $1.4 billion....