Thu 26 January 2023: The repurchase rate (repo rate) in South Africa reached 7.25% after the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed to a 25 basis points hike. The increase means that the repo rate will now be 7.25% per year from 27 January 2023, with prime now at 10.75%. SARB Governor […]
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Thu 26 January 2023: The Kremlin said Thursday that a decision by Western countries to supply Ukraine with modern tanks meant that they were party to the conflict, after Berlin and Washington approved the weapons for Kyiv. “European capitals and Washington constantly give statements that sending various types of weapons, including tanks, in no way means their involvement in hostilities. We […]
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Thu 26 January 2023: During an ongoing large-scale raid and ensuing armed clashes in Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, Israeli troops have killed at least nine Palestinians and injured more than a dozen others. According to Palestinian officials, an elderly woman was among the dead on one of the deadliest days […]
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Thu 26 January 2023: The two-year suspension of former US President Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram is being lifted, according to the social media giant Meta. Calling the suspension an “extraordinary decision taken in extraordinary circumstances”, Meta issued a press release on its website on Wednesday saying it would allow Trump to return to […]
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Thu 26 January 2023: Opium poppy was cultivated on more than 40,000 hectares in Myanmar last year, a 33 percent increase compared with 2021. Opium poppy cultivation has surged in Myanmar since the military seized power in 2021, reversing a steady decline that was seen in the illicit crop between 2014 and 2020, the United Nations Office […]
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Wed 25 January 2023: On Wednesday, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif urged the Arab and Islamic nations to boycott all Dutch and Swedish products of any kind, “in support of the Holy Qur’an”. In a statement, Al-Azhar called for “taking a strong and unified stance in support of the Book of God, our Holy Qur’an, the holy book […]
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Wed 25 January 2023: In the midst of a lengthy economic crisis in the Middle Eastern nation, the US will give members of Lebanon’s security forces a total of $72 million in cash stipends over the course of six months, the US embassy in Beirut announced on Wednesday. “In light of the urgency of Lebanon’s […]
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Wed 25 January 2023: Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and approve partner countries’ requests. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement, “This decision follows our well-known line of supporting Ukraine to the best of our ability. We are acting in a closely coordinated manner internationally.” The goal is to establish two […]
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The British Antarctic Survey said the formation of the new iceberg was not due to climate change [Courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory] Wed 25 January 2023: A massive iceberg nearly the size of Greater London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the second such split in two years, according to researchers. […]
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Wed 25 January 2023: Pope Francis has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust”, saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview on Tuesday with The Associated […]
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