Sat 11 October 2025: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs by allowing businesses to settle deals in local currencies, it said on Thursday. COMESA, which has 21 member states including Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia, joins efforts by the African continent to push for […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while serving as prime minister, following lobbying from Lord Peter Mandelson, according to the BBC on Friday. Mandelson’s later career as UK ambassador in Washington, DC, came to a crashing end when messages were published detailing the depth of his relationship with Epstein, a convicted […]
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A screengrab from a video posted online by United States President Donald Trump on September 3, 2025 showing a vessel in the Caribbean being monitored from the air by the US military.(Supplied: Truth Social / @RealDonaldTrump) Sat 11 October 2025: Russia and China denounced on Friday the growing US military presence in the southern […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: The young adult suicide rate increased in most US states from 2014 to 2024, a new analysis found. The numbers underscore the toll of the country’s mental health crisis, which rages on even as the Donald Trump administration cuts funding for programs designed to help vulnerable groups, according to Axios. The […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery? A number of factors determine a phone battery’s lifespan, including its manufacturing age and its chemical age. The latter refers to the battery’s gradual […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: Israeli Army Radio, citing a security source, reported that Israel will not hand over the bodies of Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas’s Political Bureau and mastermind of the 7 October cross- border attack, and his brother Mohammed Sinwar, a senior Hamas leader, as part of the current agreement. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: As international public support for Israel continues to collapse amid the genocide in Gaza, a new journalism fellowship has emerged with a mission to “shift the narrative” in Israel’s favour. The initiative is backed by prominent journalists from mainstream outlets including The New York Times and CNN, according to details revealed by Drop Site […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday elicited varied responses across Latin America, with certain leaders expressing approval, others issuing sharp criticism, and Mexico opting to stay quiet. The award’s announcement prompted some to highlight her previous statements and actions, which were described as […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ What’s with all these Russian-made aircraft flying above Pretoria? With the sensational news of a mysterious Russian-owned Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft landing at Upington last week, it’s understandable that South Africans have begun focusing their attention skyward or obsessively watching flight tracking apps. […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: The governing party’s new 10-point plan to fix the economy is dismissed by critics as more of the same. This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared an “economic emergency”. His party’s response to rampant poverty, widespread unemployment, and miserably low growth? A 10-point plan that comes short of reforms needed to boost […]
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