Mon 21 October 2024: The Department of Health has rebuffed claims that government is neglecting the issue of children dying from suspected food poisoning. According to the department, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is currently treating the recent spate of deaths as a national security threat. “These increasing incidents in black communities […]
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Pakistan Navy officials handing over the seized narcotics to the ANF at Gwadar. Mon 21 October 2024: The Pakistan Navy, on Monday, captured over 2,400 kilograms (5,291 pounds) of narcotics during an operation in the Northern Arabian Sea, Anadolu Agency reports. The confiscated drugs included 2,000 kg of hashish, 370 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 50 kg […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day. The country also struggles to […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Microbes could find a potential home beneath frozen water on the Martian surface, according to a new study published on Thursday. Mars has two kinds of ice: frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide. The new study, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, looked at water ice, large amounts of which […]
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Israel targeted sites in Lebanon belonging to what they say is ‘Hezbollah’s financial arm’. The finance group al-Qard al-Hassan. Mon 21 October 2024: As a senior US diplomat visits Beirut on Monday to discuss the potential for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Iranian state media continues to tout the “victorious” attacks carried out […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: The Israeli occupation army has for the first time turned to private companies to repair its armoured military vehicles, which were damaged in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported. The move marks a significant shift in the army’s operational procedures, as it previously relied solely on internal resources for such repairs. […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: On Saturday, Elon Musk announced a $1 million daily giveaway through his political action committee, America PAC, to incentivize Republican voter registration in key battleground states ahead of the presidential election. “We will be awarding $1 million randomly to people who have signed the petition,” Musk stated during a Pennsylvania town […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Moldova’s referendum on joining the EU goes down to the slimmest margins as preliminary results have shifted to just over 50% of voters being in favor of joining the 27-member bloc. On Sunday, Moldovan citizens headed to the polls for a presidential election in which incumbent President Maia Sandu, seen as […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: British King Charles III faced protest by an Indigenous lawmaker on Monday, telling the monarch the southern Pacific nation was “not” his land. Clad in a fur cloak, Senator Lidia Thorpe raised her voice to make Charles listen to her statement after the monarch delivered his speech in the Australian parliament. […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: He may have worn mayoral chains until recently, but on Friday Kabelo Gwamanda got handcuffs. The former mayor, and current mayoral committee member, was arrested for fraud. He was later released on bail. Gwamanda handed himself over to police after an investigation by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). Police spokesperson […]
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