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(Bloomberg) — For anyone curious about civilian life in North Korea, Starbucks is offering its customers in the south a peek into the world’s most reclusive country while sipping a favorite brew.

VIENNA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its enrichment plants and bring more of those already in place online, a confidential report by the watchdog said on Thursday.

The water supply to Johannesburg will be reduced in December and again next year to get the water consumption down to suitable levels.

Fraud-accused Louis Liebenberg has abandoned bail for a second time in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court.

A shocking 25 murders, 42 attempted murders, 197 rapes, and 577 assaults with intention to commit grievous bodily harm were committed at SA’s education institutions in just six months.

Khayelitsha’s most feared resident has been released from custody after robbery charges were withdrawn against him when two witnesses refused to testify because they feared for their lives.

The deal forms part of the June announcement by the Sanlam Group, which has a majority stake in Santam, that it would be buying 60% of MultiChoice’s insurance business, NMS Insurance Services (NMSIS).

The mining group reported a rise in annual earnings and revenues even as platinum prices took a hit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the reality that there are more than 28 million South Africans who depend on state social assistance is neither desirable nor sustainable.

DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach put in a request in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act to obtain the report Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane provided to President Cyril Ramaphosa on her involvement in the VBS scandal.

Newly-crowned quadruple world champion Max Verstappen will switch his attention from the drivers’ title race to the teams’ contest this weekend when he leads Red Bull’s unlikely bid to retain their crown at the Qatar Grand Prix.

[Ghanaian Times] A total of 527 needy brilliant students studying various courses in the universities and other tertiary institutions on Monday received a total of GH¢1,123,500.00 as scholarship fund from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Karaga, Alhaji Mohammed Adam Amin, to enable them pursue their academic aspirations.

[Observer] The enigmatic figure of Uganda Law Society president Isaac Ssemakade if often misunderstood for his unorthodox deployment of the English language.

Not since the swimmer Lia Thomas has a college athlete or team put the fiercely contested issue of transgender rights in sports under such a bright spotlight.

Alphabet’s Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business, in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world’s biggest tech companies. From a report: The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market, to require measures related to artificial intelligence...

The case largely echoes an antitrust action in the United States and seeks to force Google to sell off sections of its online ad business.

The ongoing cybersecurity incident affecting a North West England NHS group has forced sites to fall back on pen-and-paper operations. From a report: The Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust updated its official line on the incident on Wednesday evening, revealing new details about the case, but remains coy about the true nature of the attack. “After detecting suspicious activity, as a...

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.

How much does cutting down on carbon emissions, by doing things like using public transport, walking or cycling, really save? COP29 was a good place to find out. Our team tracked their steps and calculated how much carbon they emitted — and saved.

COP is expensive and shameful, not only because of the large delegations of government officials that travel there to achieve so little, but also because of the global activist corps that makes up a big part of the 50 000 registered participants, writes Carol Paton.

The COP29 talks to persuade the rich world to pay for climate damage ended uneasily in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday

Developing countries have responded with fury to the rich world’s $250-billion year offer of financial support to deal with the impact of climate change, an amount that falls far short of the $1.3 trillion that poorer countries had proposed.