Sat 09 April 2022: The civilian death toll in Russia-Ukraine war has climbed to 1,766 people with 2,383 others injured, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Saturday. In its daily update, the OHCHR said most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons, […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: Britain’s embattled finance minister Rishi Sunak stood accused Saturday of political hypocrisy as new questions emerged over offshore tax havens reportedly held by his Indian wife. Sunak was also criticised for a lack of transparency, after he admitted to holding a “Green Card” for US permanent residents until last year. Sunak’s wealthy wife Akshata Murty said she would start paying UK tax on “all […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: Tehran, Iran – Top Iranian officials have promised to continue working on the peaceful use of the country’s nuclear programme as they unveiled several “achievements” during a ceremony in Tehran to mark its National Nuclear Technology Day. Saturday’s ceremony, attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, had several displays […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: On Thursday, Marine Le Pen, a far-right presidential candidate in France, promised to penalize Muslims who wear headscarves in public, as politicians made one last push for votes three days before a tightening election. President Emmanuel Macron built an insurmountable lead before of Sunday’s first round of voting, but Le Pen […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: If new Covid variations and sub-variants arise, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hinted at a fresh lockdown. Johnson downplayed the possibility of imposing another strict lockdown, but said he’d be willing to take any actions necessary if new variants of concern arise that have a negative impact on the children. […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed by industry executives and NASA as a milestone in the commercialisation of low-Earth orbit. Friday‘s flight is the second private charter for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which took a billionaire and his guests on […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a United Nations agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held telephone talks with US President Joe Biden, a day after the continental powerhouse abstained from voting on a resolution suspending Russia from a UN rights body over its aggression in Ukraine. Ramaphosa has always maintained since the conflict began in February that both Russia and […]
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Fri 08 April 2022: The UN has decried a strike blamed by Ukraine on Russia against a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that left at least 50 people dead. “The strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine today, which killed and injured scores of civilians waiting to be evacuated, […]
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Fri 08 April 2022: The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, says constructive solutions focused on addressing the humanitarian situation and promoting peaceful dialogue remains imperative in the Ukraine. Pandor was briefing media on Friday on South Africa’s approach and position to the conflict in the Ukraine. This comes after the United […]
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