Wed 23 April 2025: The Trump administration has emphasised its effort to combat what it describes as “anti-Christian bias”, closely aligning the push to policies that seek to protect people who work to block abortions, curtail expressions of LGBTQ identity, and bolster religious symbols and practices in public spaces. The executive order signed by Trump […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: The billionaire, who has become a controversial figure as the head of a government efficiency advisory panel, indicated the pivot shortly after Tesla reported a steep drop in quarterly profits. The 71 percent drop comes as protests against Elon Musk – and the companies he owns – have grown, and as […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: China announced on Tuesday that it will update its undergraduate studies program by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), local media reported. The Education Ministry is introducing 29 new academic majors in emerging fields such as AI and low-altitude economy. These new programs will be part of this year’s college entrance examinations, according […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a Ukrainian Head of State to South Africa. This engagement follows President Ramaphosa’s visit to Ukraine in June 2023, as part of the African Peace Initiative, which also […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: Heavy rain and cold weather conditions are expected this week, as a cut-off low weather system sweeps across most parts of the country. According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), a cut-off low system is expected to make landfall over the western interior of South Africa on Wednesday, 23 April […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: Indian security forces are searching for the gunmen behind an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, that killed 26 people, all men – the deadliest such incident in decades in the disputed region. Federal Home Minister Amit Shah visited the area, placed a wreath on the coffins of the victims and met […]
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Tue 22 April 2025: The daily trading volume of cryptocurrencies in South Korea has surpassed that of the country’s stock markets, with the total market capitalization of digital assets exceeding 100 trillion ($74.8 billion) won, the Chosun Daily reported Tuesday. Despite having a market capitalization of about $70.2 billion in December, the crypto market saw […]
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Tue 22 April 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia will host a special Russian-Arab summit later this year. The announcement came during Putin’s meeting at the Kremlin with the Omani sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said, the first-ever state visit of the Arab country’s sultan to Russia. Putin noted that Sultan Haitham […]
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Tue 22 April 2025: Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed a notable decrease in road fatalities and crashes across South Africa during the Easter weekend, except Mpumalanga. At a media briefing held at the Kranskop Toll Gate along the N1, Creecy reported encouraging progress in road safety enforcement and compliance. “The fatalities and the crashes […]
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Tue 22 April 2025: Calls for more aid, support for police amid surge in violence in the Caribbean nation since the end of last year. Haiti is approaching a “point of no return” as it struggles to respond to escalating gang violence, the top United Nations official in the country has said. Maria Isabel Salvador, the […]
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