Fri 29 April 2022: Roughly $7 billion worth of military equipment transferred to the deposed Afghan government was left behind during the US’s chaotic withdrawal from the country in August, according to a report published on Thursday. The Pentagon does not plan to conduct any operations to “retrieve or destroy” the equipment, according to a congressionally-mandated report reviewed by […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says while the country is still at great risk of COVID-19, government is observing the daily new infections and remains on high alert. Phaahla said the next seven days until 6 May will give an indication as to whether the 5th wave of the pandemic has started. […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: Following weeks of unrest at the flashpoint site, Israeli security forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, injuring at least 42 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The violence occurred on the last Friday of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. The majority of those hurt had “upper-body […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: In the midst of the disaster left by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, SASSA has provided Social Relief Distress (SRD) to more than 3 000 affected individuals, to the tune of almost R5 million. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has also purchased uniforms for learners to the value […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: Russia said on Thursday it was imposing entry bans on nearly 600 Canadian nationals including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for what it called “hostile actions” by the country’s leadership. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was also among 592 people barred from travelling to Russia in the largely symbolic move. It formed […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: Analysts say the rate of deforestation indicates world not on track to meet COP26 commitments. In 2021, the world lost an area of forest greater than the size of the United Kingdom, according to a report by Global Forest Watch – a trajectory that is set to fall short of global commitments made […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: UK’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill, described as the “anti-refugee bill,” has been adopted in the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament. The bill was passed in the House of Lords on Wednesday by a vote of 212 to 157. “It truly is a bleak day for refugees fleeing […]
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Fri 29 April 2022: The Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen said, on Thursday, it would release 163 prisoners from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group who fought against the Kingdom, as part of a humanitarian initiative, Reuters reports. The coalition had already begun taking measures to release the prisoners in coordination with the International Committee of the Red […]
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Thu 28 April 2022: The Security Council failed to go far enough in its efforts to “prevent and end” Russia’s war in Ukraine, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres admitted Thursday while visiting Kyiv. “Let me be very clear: the Security Council failed to do everything in its power to prevent and end this war. And this is the source […]
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Thu 28 April 2022: According to the World Health Organization, Africa is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, which is mostly driven to a doubling in cases recorded in South Africa. “This week new COVID-19 cases and deaths on the continent increased for the first time after a decline of more than two months for […]
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