Sat 06 January 2024: Africa and the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) will be two of the key themes for Italy during its one-year presidency of the Group of Seven, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday according to Reuters. Italy took over the rotating presidency of the G7, which includes the United […]
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Sat 06 January 2024: Since New Year’s Day, a chef in Ghana has been cooking traditional dishes live on television in an effort to break the record for the longest cooking marathon in the world. As of Friday afternoon, Failatu Abdul-Razak had cooked for almost 110 hours in a hotel in the northern city of […]
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Sat 06 January 2024: The public has been warned by Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) after the Palestinian flag was spray-painted on rocks at the Lion’s Head peak this week, IOL reported. “This behaviour violates the Environmental Management Act in Protected Areas. Please be aware that graffiti is strictly prohibited in all National Parks, and […]
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Sat 06 January 2024: The UN on Friday said Somalia will experience a tough time in 2024 as millions will need humanitarian assistance “just like the recent years.” In a statement on X Friday, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said an estimated 6.9 million people in the country will need assistance. […]
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Fri 05 January 2024: Tunisia intends to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students currently studying in Tunisia, local media reported on Thursday. “The value of the monthly scholarships that Tunisia will provide to Palestinian students is about 400 Tunisian dinars (about 130 U.S. dollars),” Boutheina Gregba, spokesperson for the Tunisian Red Crescent (CRT), was […]
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Fri 05 January 2024: “A diamond is forever.” That iconic slogan, coined for a highly successful advertising campaign in the 1940s, sold the gemstones as a symbol of eternal commitment and unity. But our new research, carried out by researchers in a variety of countries and published in Nature, suggests that diamonds may be a sign of […]
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Fri 05 January 2024: Eleven subsistence mine workers are trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe’s Redwing Mine, 270 km (167.77 miles) west of the capital Harare, authorities said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday morning, with initial assessments pointing to earth tremors as the possible cause of the […]
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Fri 05 January 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Dagalo of the Republic of Sudan, at his Mahlamba Ndlopfu official residence in Pretoria. “The President welcomed the briefing from General Dagalo and commended the central role of the African Union and IGAD [Intergovernmental Authority on […]
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Thu 04 January 2024: Zambia is in talks with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on acquiring cholera vaccines as the waterborne disease rages on in the southern African nation, state media reported on Wednesday. Roma Chilengi, director-general of the Zambia National Public Health Institute, said the government has been in talks with […]
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Thu 04 January 2024: South Africa’s case might take years, but it could add weight to growing international calls for Israel to stop the war. Last week, South Africa became the first country to file a suit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, ramping up international pressure on Tel Aviv to […]
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