Tue 21 October 2025: Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will appeal his recent conviction and prison sentence, his legal team announced in a notice filed Monday in the Federal District Court of New York, media reports said Monday. Combs was convicted in July on two counts related to transportation for the purpose of prostitution following an eight-week […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his threat to slap a 10% tariff on imports from members of the BRICS group of developing nations and said the group would end very quickly if they ever formed in a meaningful way. “When I heard about this group from BRICS, six countries, basically, I hit them very, very […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: Qatar-based Al Jazeera television has shared the names of the Israeli military officials who killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, as well as the ambulance crew that went to rescue them in Gaza on January 29, 2024. Tamer al-Mishal, the host of the program titled “What is Hidden is Greater,” said that he has visual evidence […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: A new Finnish study has found that spending too much time lying down or lounging during the day could be more harmful to health than sitting, YLE reported on Tuesday. The research, conducted by the UKK Institute, examined the activity patterns, fitness, and health of more than 4,000 Finns aged 20 to 69 […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: A draft regulation approved by European Union energy ministers would phase out Russian import contracts by January 2028. European Union states have agreed to halt Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, severing an energy link they fear helps fuel Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Almost all EU energy ministers voted in […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: The administration of President Donald Trump is growing worried that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could jeopardize the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas, US media reported on Tuesday. The New York Times, citing anonymous White House officials, said Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel aims to put pressure on Netanyahu […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: Climate-related hazards have killed more than 2 million people in 50 years, said the UN’s meteorological agency, 90 percent of them in developing countries. Nearly half of all countries lack early-warning systems for extreme weather events, leaving millions – especially those in developing nations – vulnerable. As it released a new […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ ‘No Comment’ – Ramaphosa on Mchunu’s PKTT claims: “I will await the conclusion of the proceedings and the submission of the commission’s report before making any comments,” Ramaphosa said. The president’s remarks come amid escalating controversy over the December 2024 disbandment of the […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: South Africa is facing a sharp rise in obesity-related diseases like type 2 diabetes. Between 2010 and 2019, the prevalence of diabetes nearly tripled from 4.5% to 12.7%. This increase is linked to lifestyle risk factors including drinking sugary beverages, eating unhealthy foods, and not getting enough physical activity. To help tackle the problem, the government […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the International Energy Agency said Friday. The problem, which its report says can be easily solved, causes as much greenhouse gas emissions every year as the aviation industry. Two billion people across the world […]
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