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A BBC documentary will show the Queen’s early life, from being pushed in a pram to her coronation in 1952.
FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022, 05:40
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A BBC documentary will show the Queen’s early life, from being pushed in a pram to her coronation in 1952.
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr will become president on June 30 amid concern the brutality of his father’s regime is being erased.
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Heading into the US summer driving season, Americans are fueling up but how long before they have to hit the brakes?
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South Africa
A woman was released on a warning for allegedly defrauding the Covid-19 Temporary Employer and Employee Relief Scheme.
South Africa
Two people were arrested for impersonating medical doctors and fraudulently issuing medical certificates.
South Africa
Residents of Morokweng Village in the North West have vowed to find the man who raped an 11-year-old girl.
South Africa
Xolile George was due to be appointed on Wednesday by both Houses of Parliament, but after a meeting between the presiding officers and opposition leaders, it was decided to postpone these motions by a week.
World
The EU’s latest sanctions are held up by infighting, but a summit on Monday is unlikely to solve it.
World
The pandemic pushed Indian courts to adapt, making the legal system more accessible.
World
Intelligence agents wanted accounts of journalists and activists to be removed, whistleblowers say.
World
Maggie Grout has started an NGO that will 3D-print schools where access to education is not guaranteed.
Africa
Wednesday’s accident came over a month after the nation mourned the death of a pregnant woman who waited in vain for a caesarean section.
Africa
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Africa
At least 60 people have been killed by elephants in Zimbabwe since the start of the year, compared with 72 over all of 2021 year.
Africa
Suspected jihadists killed around 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, the Eastern region’s governor said, in the latest attack in the impoverished Sahel nation.
Business
The government will face pressure to give more support if oil and gas prices do not fall, the think tank says.
Business
Firms face problems with supply chains, energy bills and skill shortages, says Alison Rose.
Business
Energy prices are soaring, but electric car charging is still much cheaper than petrol, says RAC.
Business
As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee approaches, memorabilia and flags are flying off the shelves.
Politics
Ireland’s first woman president and chair of ‘The Elders’ Mary Robinson, says one of the biggest challenges the world faces is underwhelming leadership amid massive challenges like climate change and nuclear weapons.
Politics
South Africans could be paying more than R25 per litre for petrol from next week. This, as the government fuel tax relief of R1.50 per litre comes to an end plus a reported under-recovery of around R2.30.
Politics
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says South Africa will stay on alert and take advice from the Department of Health regarding the Monkeypox virus that has been detected in the US and UK, outside Central and West Africa where it is usually found.
Politics
Deputy President David Mabuza has commended the military veterans for the critical role they played and their dedication to the liberation of the country.
Sport
Springbok discard Raymond Rhule has overcome a dislike of running, the gym and stretching to establish himself as a vital cog for La Rochelle going into Saturday’s European Champions Cup final against Leinster.
Sport
Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu apologised Thursday for petulantly throwing her racquet into a French Open crowd where it hit a child in the face.
Sport
Manchester United chief Richard Arnold says he understands fans’ frustrations after a disastrous season but hopes the arrival of new manager Erik ten Hag will lead to “renewed optimism”.
Sport
Arthur Zwane’s stint as an Orlando Pirates player is one thing, his image in a Bucs shirt is another. Take a look here.
Education
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Education
James Wharton says he didn’t know Hungarian talkshow host Zsolt Bayer was speaking at rightwing event
The chair of England’s university regulator, who was criticised for participating in a conference in Hungary on the same platform as a notorious far-right journalist accused of antisemitism, has said he did not know who he was appearing alongside.
James Wharton, chair of the Office for...
Education
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to protect students from school shootings. Massacres keep happening.
Education
Many U.S. hospitals are postponing scans used to diagnose diseases after a Covid lockdown in China hobbled the main U.S. supplier of an imaging chemical.
Lifestyle
Wondering what the day has in store for your star sign? Here’s a quick glance at your daily horoscopes and more for today – completely free!
Lifestyle
Wondering what romance has in store for your star sign? Here’s a quick glance at your love horoscopes for today – completely free!
Lifestyle
‘I like going this way. It’s better than waiting in line’: Ray Liotta – best known as hustler Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’ – has died.
Lifestyle
Pull out all your winter gear, sub-zero weather conditions are on their way with yet another cold front across much of SA…
Entertainment
Ray Liotta actually enjoyed a long and varied career, but it’s perhaps appropriate that his screen legacy will be bookended by two of the mercurial tough-guy roles in which he excelled, in “Something Wild” and “The Many Saints of Newark,” 35 years apart.
Entertainment
Just one day after a shooting at an elementary school in Texas, some asked that ABC’s hit show “Abbott Elementary” tackle the subject.
Entertainment
Andy Fletcher, a keyboardist and founding member of Depeche Mode, has died, the band announced on their official social media channels. He was 60 years old.
Entertainment
Ellen DeGeneres bid a tearful farewell to her daytime talk show on Thursday, saying that the show had “forever changed my life.”
Science/Tech
The Verge’s Sean Hollister has been testing a number of “nifty” USB cables that magnetically stick to themselves and don’t get all tangled up in your drawers and bags. The only problem is “they all suck big time at data transfer, charging, or both,” he writes. From the report: This one, which also has its own built-in blue LED light and magnetic swappable tips for USB-C, micro-USB, and...
Science/Tech
Industry trade group the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) could be dropping the “cable” moniker as it eyes a potential name change. Fierce Video reports: A trademark application filed by NCTC on May 17 shows one proposal for a new name: National Content & Technology Cooperative. An NCTC spokesperson confirmed to Fierce that the organization will be changing its name, but said it is...
Science/Tech
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill launches an app giving women exercises according to their menstrual cycle.
Science/Tech
Designer and co-founder of The Iconfactory, Corey B. Marion, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 54. AppleInsider reports: Marion founded The Iconfactory in 1996 with Talos Tsui, and Gedeon Maheux, when he was 29. For a quarter of a century, he led the firm while also designing icons — including the company’s own factory logo one — and created a typeface based on his own...
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
The existing 2.8 GD-6 oil-burner will be paired to what is expected to be a 48-volt belt/starter generator.
Motoring
Health
The DJ underwent surgery for bowel cancer and wants to raise awareness of having a colostomy bag.
Health
Older people who received smallpox vaccinations may yet have some immunity, researchers say. Healthy children and adults generally do not become severely ill.
Health
It examined the years 2007 to 2017 when a now suspended surgeon was operating at Southmead Hospital.
Health
Swallowing food was strangely difficult, and he was getting weaker by the day.
Nature
The renowned physicist reflects on whether civilisation, like us, exists in other galaxies.
Nature
Staff at a £14m recycling facility help manually sort through 85,000 tonnes of waste each year.
Nature
Efforts to protect these beautiful insects include driving electric tractors and hand-rearing them in a lab.
Nature
Rachel Hurst is a student at the University of East Anglia helping others to address their climate anxieties.