Tue 12 August 2025: A severe heat wave hit eight Arab countries on Monday, with meteorological agencies warning that extreme temperatures, high humidity, and wildfires would continue through the weekend, with the heat expected to subside by Friday or Saturday. Egypt The Egyptian Meteorological Authority said the country is experiencing “extremely hot weather across most […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: A study led by the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved molecular defenses to protect their muscles from deadly snake venom, which provides insights into how to treat snakebites in humans. The research, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, described the skinks’ adaptations as “evolution at its most ingenious,” according […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: E-Hailing Association Chairperson Siyabonga Hlabisa said preparations are underway by e-hailing drivers for a national strike, with association members set to meet to finalise the plan, logistics, and timing. The Western Cape branch will host a mass meeting to outline the action plan and secure the involvement of all provinces. The […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2. Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said. Both were later rushed to hospital where […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: First national convention to kick off this week amidst funding debates and concerns over rushed planning Preparations for South Africa’s inaugural National Convention are moving forward this week, despite significant controversy, the withdrawal of several prominent legacy foundations, and lingering questions over its budget. The convention, scheduled to begin on Friday, […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an audition, where he was abducted by criminals and taken to a scam centre in Myanmar. Wang was reported missing and, within […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: Manila says a Chinese navy vessel collides with one from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat. China’s coastguard says it has expelled Philippine vessels from waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea while Manila reports a collision in the confrontation. The Philippine boats were […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: Mali has arrested around 20 soldiers suspected of wishing to overthrow the government of President Assimi Goita, sources told AFP on Sunday. “Since three days ago, there have been arrests linked to an attempt to destabilise the institutions. There have been at least around 20 arrests,” a Malian security source told AFP. […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: The acting chief of US space agency NASA is reportedly set to unveil a directive this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, in a bid to boost US space dominance amid growing competition from China and Russia. According to internal documents obtained by Politico, NASA will seek proposals from private industry […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: With the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) on Plastic Pollution underway in Geneva, Switzerland, South Africa has reaffirmed its support for a legally binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is already harming communities, economies and ecosystems – from land to rivers to oceans. “Plastic […]
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