Wed 17 June 2026: FIFA said Tuesday’s World Cup matches drew a record 281,223 fans, the highest single-day attendance in tournament history. The total beat the previous record of 277,070 set on June 28, 1994, also across four games. The governing body said the record was achieved across four group-stage games: France versus Senegal, Iraq […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: South Africa’s headline consumer inflation quickened less than expected in May, rising to 4.5% year on year from 4.0% in April data from the statistics agency on Wednesday. In month-on-month terms inflation was at 0.7% in May, compared with 1.1% in April. Economists polled by Reuters had expected annual inflation would […]
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Tue 16 June 2026: Recent studies suggest that widespread smartphone use may be a key driver behind declining birth rates in the United States and other countries. Governments have largely overlooked this factor in their efforts to address falling fertility and demographic shifts. The first study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), […]
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Tue 16 June 2026: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested to Israel to let Syria “take care of Hezbollah” in Lebanon. Speaking to the reporters in France, Trump said “the man that’s running Syria now is a person that I put there,” is “very responsible for Syria.” “Along with (Turkish) President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan […]
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Tue 16 June 2026: India banned Telegram until Monday and told the platform to turn off message editing, citing use of the app to “defraud candidates” and share “paper leaks” for upcoming national student exams. The restriction was issued on Tuesday under a stringent provision of the IT law, which empowers the government to block […]
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Tue 16 June 2026: Everyone loves a spectacle. And nothing surges adrenaline through our veins quite like sport. But it’s more than just sport — it’s theatre, cinema, empire. Today’s sporting stars, not unlike the gladiators of ancient Rome, perform under the floodlights of fan frenzy, turning every contest into a game within a game, […]
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Tue 16 June 2026: Irregular border crossings into the EU fell by almost 40% in the first five months of 2026 compared with a year earlier, according to preliminary data published on Friday by Frontex, the EU’s border and coast guard agency. The agency said around 39,000 crossings were recorded during the January-May period. Frontex […]
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Mon 15 June 2026: The Department of Home Affairs is continuing work to replace the green barcoded ID books with secure smart IDs. Responding to questions at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration media briefing on Sunday, Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, said the green ID is the most defrauded piece of identity document in […]
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Mon 15 June 2026: The Presidency has warned against the spread of misinformation about South Africa’s immigration challenges. This comes after World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, issued a statement condemning renewed attacks targeting foreign nationals, which allegedly left several people dead. These include at least five Ethiopians who died in the […]
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Mon 15 June 2026: Every June 15, the world observes Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Launched by the UN, it highlights the neglect and abuse too many older adults endure. This year, the U.N.’s theme is ‘Beyond Awareness: Making the Prevention of Elder Abuse Work.’ Elder abuse can be physical, psychological, or financial, or take the […]
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