Wed 13 April 2022: The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council has called for a state of disaster to be declared in the province, following heavy downpours that wreaked havoc in different parts of KZN. “Declaring a state of disaster will enable the province to apply for emergency funding from National Treasury and grant authority to reprioritise […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine would undoubtedly achieve what he described as its “noble” objectives. Speaking at an awards event at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East, Putin said the main objective of Moscow’s military intervention was to save people in the Donbass […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: Ten people were shot on Tuesday morning inside a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, after a suspect put on a gas mask, set off a smoke canister then began shooting at commuters, city officials said. Sixteen people were injured in the incident, 10 by gunfire, New York Fire Department Acting […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that Russia’s military operations will continue until they are successful, Anadolu Agency reported. “We will not stop. There is no doubt that all our goals in Ukraine will be achieved during Russia’s special military operation. The goals are absolutely clear, they are noble,” said Putin […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: The KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management Centre has activated support from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as heavy rains continue to batter parts of the province. In a statement on Tuesday, the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) said inclement weather conditions continued to cause havoc across the […]
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The remnants of a missile with the Russian words “For the children” painted on it lie on the ground after a strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine on April 8, 2022. Tue 12 April 2022: British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia in […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: Several Indian states have passed or are considering anti-conversion laws that challenge the constitutionally protected right to freedom of belief. According to Reuters, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was monitoring a surge in “human rights abuses” in India by some officials, in a rare open criaticism by […]
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Mon 11 April 2022: The British government warned on Monday that Russian forces could use chemical weapons in the beleaguered Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol. Following an analysis of Russian operations in the country’s eastern regions, particularly the Donetsk Oblast, where phosphorus gas was reportedly used by Russian forces, Downing Street has expressed concern about […]
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M0n 11 April 2022: According to official figures released by the interior ministry on Monday, Emmanuel Macron received 27.85 percent of the vote in the first round of France’s presidential election, while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen received 23.15 percent. Both candidates will advance to a run-off, but far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon finished third with […]
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Mon 11 April 2022: According to the White House, US President Joe Biden will declare a ban on ghost gun kits on Monday in an effort to combat unserialized, privately-made firearms. “Today, the President and Deputy Attorney General will announce that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued a final rule to rein in the […]
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