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Pregnant British teen to be freed from Georgia jail after drug smuggling charge
The 19-year-old from Teesside, who is eight months pregnant, was charged with drug trafficking.
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The 19-year-old from Teesside, who is eight months pregnant, was charged with drug trafficking.
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Free, universal, but failing – Cuba’s once world-class healthcare system is being strangled by US sanctions.

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Iran is dealing with economic challenges as well as external pressure, but insists it will not rush into talks.

South Africa
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is continuing in the Pretoria High Court.

South Africa
The trial of a Limpopo farmer is expected to continue on Monday.

South Africa
A manhunt has been launched for the suspects responsible for the drive-by mass shooting.

South Africa
Muzi Sibiya is accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.
World
Akita Prefecture has Japan’s most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities elsewhere.

World
Along Lebanon’s border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country’s war with Hezbollah last year.

World
Hurricane Melissa devastated much of Jamaica last month. NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Bradley, whose home lost its roof, about recovery efforts in the town of Negril.

World
Australia’s first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.

Africa
An AI chatbot and app for victims of abuse to get help is being piloted in South Africa.

Africa
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump’s plans racist.

Africa
Some deaths have been reported though accurate figures are hard to obtain due to the internet shutdown.

Africa
The court sets aside the 1967 inquest that found that the anti-apartheid hero was hit by a goods train.

Business
The old way of receiving and accessing cash is changing rapidly in South Africa.
Business

Business
The PSA has confirmed that SARS has withdrawn its work-from-home initiative for employees, now insisting on a full-time return to the office.

Business
Exxaro Resources has sold its FerroAlloys business to a consortium, which includes employees and management of the company.

Politics
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is continuing its hearings in Pretoria.

Politics
Thabo Mbeki says there are anti-revolutionary forces within the ANC

Politics
Mapaila condemned the utterances of the US President against another sovereign state.

Politics
Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a GNU Clearing House Mechanism in 2014.

Sport
With the CAF Confederation Cup group stage adventure coming up, Kaizer Chiefs also face four more Betway Premiership battles to close out 2025.

Sport
Monaghan icon and three-time All-Star Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes dies at the age of 67.

Sport
News wrap on Monday, 3 October.

Sport
All you need to know.

Education
The Upshot reporter Aatish Bhatia walks through a chart he created showing the decline, by country, of international students arriving to the United States this year.
Education
[New Zimbabwe] The University of Zimbabwe’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has concluded the medical study of the late Rosalie Chigariro, who in 2021 became the first-ever black Zimbabwean to volunteer her remains for medical research.
Education
[Leadership] The proprietor of White Cloud School, Ebonyi, Mrs Chika Agwu, has called on the Ebonyi State Government and other relevant agencies in the state to sink more boreholes in the rural communities to end the incessant cholera outbreaks occasioned by lack of potable water and poor sanitation.
Education
[Nile Post] A total of 817,885 Primary Seven candidates across Uganda are today beginning their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).

Lifestyle
Shoprite Holdings is accelerating the expansion of its Checkers supermarket brand with the launch of new high-end stores across South Africa.

Lifestyle
Get ready, folks, because the annual Cape Open Air music festival is returning to Cape Town’s Muizenberg suburb.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Want to save R500 a month in South Africa without giving up your lifestyle? Discover easy ways to save money every month.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.
Science/Tech
A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.

Science/Tech
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

Science/Tech
Centennial Schools Sunninghill has learning hubs instead of classrooms, integrates technology into its programs, and has the largest eSports Arena of its kind in Africa.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Toyota has officially confirmed speculative reports from last month by revealing that the “next generation” Hilux will be making its…

Motoring
The unofficially named black accessory pack can be fitted to a brand-new Ranger XLT, or retro-fitted to an older or used example.
Health
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.
Health
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.

Health
A very rare condition led to an important diagnosis after years of pain for The Traitors star.
Health
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.