Thu 16 April 2026: The US-Israel war on Iran and hostilities in the Middle East could push millions more towards hunger, the World Bank’s chief economist told the AFP news agency in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC. “You have about 300 million people who […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: Magistrate hands the opposition figure five-year term, that his lawyers say will be appealed. South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to prison time for firing a rifle in the air at a party rally. Malema, the leader of the far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was handed a […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Malema sentenced to direct imprisonment and fines: Malema returned to court on Thursday, where Magistrate Twanet Olivier delivered judgment. The EFF leader was convicted on multiple charges, including the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging a firearm in a public place […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t remember their favourite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realise the account login is inaccessible, and with it has gone their personal history of Spotify playlists, annual “wrapped” analytics, […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: A new scientific study has, for the first time, presented genetic evidence suggesting that Christopher Columbus may have descended from Galician nobility in Spain, specifically linked to the Sotomayor lineage. The findings were first reported Monday by Euronews and come from a research team at the Citogen laboratory and the Complutense […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: The UN and International Organization for Migration said about 250 people, including children, are feared missing. Approximately 250 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Loaded with men, women and […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! The Syrian Petroleum Company announced Wednesday the launch of the first export operation of Iraqi fuel oil to global markets. Fuel oil is a mixture of heavy residues left after crude oil refining and is used as a fuel source for heat […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Tuesday that child casualties in Sudan jumped 50% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year. Noting that at least 245 children were killed or wounded between January and March, with the worst violence concentrated in the Darfur and Kordofan […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: A Frenchman won a Picasso painting worth 1 million euros ($1.18 million) in a non-profit raffle on Tuesday. The winner, Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, was selected at random at Christie’s auction house in Paris from 120,000 tickets sold at 100 euros apiece. The raffle’s proceeds will fund […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa to tap ‘old friend’: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is poised to tap veteran political negotiator Roelf Meyer as the country’s next envoy to the US, as Pretoria seeks to steady relations with Washington after a turbulent year. Meyer, 78, would replace […]
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