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'The Bachelorette' canned after star's violent video emerges

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The Bachelorette has been canned following after a video emerged earlier this week showing a violent altercation with this season's feature, Taylor Frankie Paul. ...

From bats to bonds: Uganda's 'cricket grannies'

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Bound together by love, the 'cricket grannies' knew nothing about cricket but now it is helping them manage age-related health conditions, stress and loneliness. ...

US actor Chuck Norris hospitalised in Hawaii

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Chuck Norris is human after all. The 86-year-old has been admitted to hospital in Hawaii for treatment.

Land of the not-so-free? US earns its lowest-ever score on freedom index

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The score put the United States at the same level as South Africa and below a number of US European allies as well as South Korea and Panama.

Trump threatens to 'massively blow up' Iranian gas field amid escalating tensions in the Middle East

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As tensions flare and borders blur, can global powers step in to diffuse the battle lines before an even greater catastrophe unfolds?

Macau woman hospitalised after being startled by humanoid robot

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A chance encounter with a humanoid robot left a woman in Macau shaken and briefly hospitalised, highlighting growing concerns over the use of experimental robotics ...

Saudi Arabia announces Eid al-Fitr to begin on Friday

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Saudi Arabia announced that the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Friday, according to a statement published ...

Name change row divides historic Karoo town

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A rebellion over the renaming of the historic country town of Graaff-Reinet has exposed deep-rooted fractures in South Africa as it grapples with its tormented history. ...

Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100

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Three suicide blasts in Maiduguri killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100, marking a sharp rise in jihadist violence in northeastern Nigeria.

Netherlands and Iceland intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

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More countries join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Watch Video6.31m! Armand Duplantis masters stiffer pole to break pole vault record for 15th time

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Armand " Mondo" Duplantis continues to rewrite the history books, securing his 15th world record with a clinical performance in Sweden.

Brazil President Lula warns Ramaphosa South Africa could face invasion without stronger defence

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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to strengthen defence cooperation, warning both countries could be vulnerable to ...

Explosions in Dubai, Kuwait: Africans face danger and dilemma

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Caught in crossfire, far from home: African workers in Dubai, Kuwait, and the UAE face danger, explosions, and anxiety, yet many stay for survival.

Trump's global tariffs declared illegal by the US Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court's three liberal justices joined three conservatives in Friday's ruling, which upheld lower court decisions that tariffs Trump imposed under IEEPA ...

One-cent hotel stay hack: Man jailed for luxury 'centsational' scam

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In a case straight out of a cybercriminal comedy, Spanish police have arrested a 20-year-old man accused of hacking a hotel booking website to score luxury rooms ...

Four South African men return home after being lured into the Russia-Ukraine war

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Four South African men who were allegedly deceived into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine arrived back home on Wednesday, February 18, as efforts continue to ...

Winter Olympics athletes have already taken 10 000 free condoms

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Athletes at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics have already taken 10 000 free condoms, according to the International Olympic Committee, highlighting a long-standing ...

Rhino poaching doubles in South Africa's Kruger park, despite national decline

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Kruger, one of Africa's biggest national parks, lost 175 rhinos to poachers in 2025, following 88 reported the previous year, the environment ministry said in a ...

Desperate Johannesburg residents protest as taps run dry

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Several parts of South Africa's economic capital, from wealthy areas to the poorer ones, have been gripped by weeks-long water shortages as decades of infrastructural ...

Diplomatic row deepens as SA orders Israeli envoy to leave

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South Africa has declared Israel’s charge d’affaires persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours, citing repeated violations of diplomatic ...

Malawi suffers as US aid cuts cripple healthcare

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Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the year since the Trump administration dismantled US foreign aid, researchers have estimated, warning there could be ...

Ghana's mentally ill trapped between prayer and care

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Depression and anxiety have surged in the wake of Covid-19 in Ghana and Africa as a whole, according to the World Health Organization.

No brooms, no magic, just Quidditch in rural Uganda

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Far from the skies of Hogwarts, players in a rural Ugandan village are chasing the Golden Snitch on foot, proving that Quidditch, minus the magic and broomsticks, ...

What happens when a city decides to love one cat too much

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After his basket was stolen, Kanyon the cat gained something better: endless snacks, toys and fans - a small story that captures why Istanbul is famously known as ...

Russia describes Ukraine talks as 'constructive' but warns of challenges ahead

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Russia's Kremlin reports that US-brokered talks with Ukraine were held in a constructive atmosphere, yet warns that substantial challenges remain in the ongoing ...