Sat 30 July 2022: Pope Francis told indigenous leaders on his last day of his Canadian visit that he was pained that Catholics had supported “oppressive and unjust policies” against them. The 85-year-old pope met on Friday with an indigenous delegation at the Quebec archbishop’s residence before he was due to leave for a brief […]
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Fri 29 July 2022: On Thursday, former US President Donald Trump defended his choice to host a controversial golf tournament that was sponsored by Saudi Arabia while ignoring the protests of the relatives of those who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington, DC. The third LIV Golf […]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center right, and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres lead a signing ceremony at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, July 22, 2022. (FILE PHOTO) Fri 29 July 2022: UN chief Antonio Guterres has welcomed the inauguration of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) established in Istanbul as part of a historic deal to restart Ukrainian grain exports to the world. […]
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Fri 29 July 2022: Government will on Monday officially launch the 2022 Women’s Month at Olive Conference Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The year’s Women’s Month marks the 66th anniversary of the march of approximately 20 000 women to the Union Buildings to petition against the pass laws of the country at the time. The National […]
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Fri 29 July 2022: Following his Thursday hosting of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, French President Emmanuel Macron came under fire from the opposition and human rights organizations. Macron greeted the leader, known to all as MBS, and the two men engaged in a warm handshake, which they emphasised by using all four […]
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Fri 29 July 2022: Amid simmering economic and geopolitical tensions, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan during their fifth phone. Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted that the historical ins and outs of the Taiwan question are crystal clear. Xi told Biden ”The fact and status […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: EU’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program stated, that there have been nearly four times as many wildfires in Europe this year as there have been on average over the previous 15 years. “The total number of fires in the EU as of 23 July and since the beginning of the year stood […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Migrants’ Rights said, that Polish authorities must stop locking up migrants near the Belarus border and put an end to the “very different” treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees, Felipe Gonzalez Morales praised Polish officials and citizens on Thursday for their protection of more than two […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says the country’s population is now estimated to be 60.6 million by the end of June 2022. Between 2002 and 2022, Stats SA said South Africa experienced a positive population growth year-on-year. “A positive growth rate indicates that the population is increasing, despite the devastating impact […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: More than 100,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the United Kingdom since Russia’s invasion on February 24, according to the British government on Thursday, under two schemes set up to assist those fleeing Ukraine. As of July 26, there were approximately 6.2 million Ukrainian refugees in Europe, and more than half of […]
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