Wed 08 May 2024: The number of people retrieved from the collapsed five-storey building in George has risen to 36 as of Wednesday morning. This means 39 others are currently unaccounted for, while seven people have been declared dead. According to the Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, the multi-disciplinary team of more than 200 emergency […]
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Wed 08 May 2024: Afghan Consul-General in India’s financial capital Mumbai has resigned from her post following smuggling allegations, according to media reports. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan Consul-General in India’s Mumbai, was reportedly caught smuggling nearly $2 million worth of gold into the country. She confirmed her resignation on her official X handle, saying: “It […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: On Tuesday, the South African rand exhibited strength, although anticipations of increased volatility loomed as the market awaited U.S. employment data later in the week. At 1507 GMT, the rand was trading at 18.4350 against the dollar <ZAR=D3>, marking a 0.2% increase from its previous close. Meanwhile, the dollar index saw […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a fifth presidential term in an inauguration ceremony held in the capital Moscow on Tuesday. The ceremony that took place in the Kremlin marks the start of another six-year term in office for Putin, who won 87.28% of the vote during the presidential […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: Ukraine said on Tuesday that it exposed a network of agents affiliated with Russia’s security services who were preparing an assassination attempt on President Volodymyr Zelensky. A statement by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) on Telegram said two colonels from the country’s Administration of State Guard were detained as part of […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: There are 969 million registered voters in the world’s most populous nation, who will cast their ballots for a total of 543 seats in Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of parliament. This includes 18 million first-time voters and some 197 million who are in their 20s. The size of the country’s […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: Britain’s Ministry of Defence has become the target of significant cyberattack, as confirmed by a government official speaking to British media. On Tuesday, Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, informed Sky News, which initially reported the breach, that the attack targeted an externally managed system, but was still a “very […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: The Israeli army on Tuesday said that its forces have seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. In a statement, the Israeli army said its 401st armored brigade took “operational control” of the Rafah crossing from the Palestinian side. Israeli forces are conducting a “sweep […]
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Mon 06 May 2024: Columbia University announced on Monday (May 6) that it will be canceling its main graduation ceremony for graduating students next week due to ongoing protests on campus regarding the conflict in Gaza. The renowned university in the United States stated that it would “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for […]
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Mon 06 May 2024: Russia said on Monday it would hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defence ministry said were provocative threats from Western officials. The ministry said the exercise was ordered by President Vladimir Putin and would test the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to […]
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