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A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker managed by Japanese refining group Eneos 5020.T has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Thursday, the second instance of such a Japan-linked oil ship making it through.
What is required, if the unqualified and immediately realisable right to basic education is to be safeguarded, is not simply better ad hoc responses to extreme weather events but a shift towards a basic education system that is intentionally designed to withstand them.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and former head of his administration, on money-laundering charges.
Britain’s former deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, a potential rival to leader Keir Starmer, said on Thursday she had been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing over her tax affairs, overcoming a hurdle to mounting any leadership bid.
The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday, with tensions flaring as the country’s most powerful political clans face off.
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled on Thursday that the long-delayed arms deal corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales must proceed.
It was a very strong night for both the Patriotic Alliance and the ANC as both parties picked up Northern Cape wards, and showed good growth in a North West ward.
Ranga Chivaviro’s 15-goal contribution has helped Saudi Arabian outfit Al Adalah avoid relegation in what was his debut season abroad.
Flooding in several parts of the province has left communities isolated, while damaged infrastructure has complicated rescue efforts.
Markets have always been complex. What’s changed is how quickly that complexity reaches everyday traders – and how convincingly it can be disguised. In the past year alone, South African regulators have warned repeatedly about fake trading platforms, impersonation scams and AI-driven investment fraud. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) continues to highlight how convincing […]
92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council’s lawyer.
A journey through the Cango Caves, South Africa’s first tourist attraction, is filled with breathtaking formations and historical significance dating back 80,000 years.
African agriculture is entering a period where resilience will be determined heavily by access to capital and the ability to remain operational under unstable conditions that may persist for extended periods
Climate change is projected to be a big player at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to scientists at World Weather Attribution.
Energy insecurity turns treatable illness into financial crisis. Health resilience depends on energy sovereignty. Health systems cannot function reliably when they depend on volatile global fuel markets.
US President Donald Trump told China’s Xi Jinping their countries would have “a fantastic future together”, as they began a superpower summit in Beijing on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan.
May 14 (Reuters) – Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles early on Thursday, officials said, damaging several buildings, including one which partially collapsed with residents likely trapped under rubble.
May 13 (Reuters) – The Italian Open quarter-final between Italy’s Luciano Darderi and Spain’s Rafael Jodar was interrupted in bizarre circumstances on Wednesday when smoke from fireworks at the neighbouring Stadio Olimpico drifted across the Foro Italico.
NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) – A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors’ allegations that he operated a “secret police station” on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood.
HAVANA, May 13 (Reuters) – Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country’s energy and mines minister said on Wednesday, as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has strangled the island of fuel.