Case against alleged Verulam mosque attack mastermind postponed
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Lamola welcomes US govt's sanctions on Guptas, Salim Essa
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola's spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said that the sanctions were the result of collaborative action between South Africa and the United States.
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Guptas, Salim Essa cannot do business with us, says US government
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the Gupta brothers and Salim Essa for "their involvement in corruption in South Africa".
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Singapore to become first country to ban ads for very sugary drinks
The country's health ministry said that the measures were only a start and it will continue to explore the possibility of a sugar tax or ban.
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Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Literature Nobels
Tokarczuk, 57, considered the most talented Polish novelist of her generation, was honoured 'for a narrative imagination that with encyclopaedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life'.
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Pope accepts resignation of New York bishop after abuse claims
New York's Bishop John Jenik was suspended in 2018 pending a Church investigation into the alleged sexual assault in the 1980s.
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Guterres warns UN may not have enough money to pay staff next month
US President Donald Trump has said Washington is shouldering an unfair burden of the cost of the United Nations and has pushed for reforms of the world body.
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Global Fund seeks $14bn to fight AIDS, malaria, TB
The UN's World Health Organisation says 770,000 people died of HIV-related causes last year.
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Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning
The financial hub has been gripped by protests for four months, and there have been regular clashes between hardcore demonstrators and police.
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Thousands of jobs saved by the buyout of UK's Thomas Cook stores
The travel agent went bust in September, but now a rival has bought out the high street stores and protected many of the jobs.
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Kim Kardashian praises climate activist Thunberg and hopes for meeting
Kim Kardashian said she would love to have dinner with Greta Thunberg, who told world leaders at the opening of a UN conference that they had stolen her childhood with 'empty words'.
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Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms have decided to allow politicians including President Donald Trump extra leeway to their rules, seeking to avoid stifling political debate and leaving 'newsworthy' content online.
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Trump says he would cooperate with impeachment probe if rights guaranteed
The White House has criticized Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not calling a vote of the full chamber to authorise the impeachment investigation.
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England v France, New Zealand v Italy World Cup games cancelled over typhoon
Both games were due to be played on Saturday. Gilpin said Sunday's four games -- including the Pool A showdown between hosts Japan and Scotland -- were under review.
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More Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to business
MTR Corp said a line servicing a densely populated area in the city’s New Territories would not operate and all lines would close by 9pm, more than three hours earlier than normal.
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Humans will not 'migrate' to other planets, Nobel winner says
Mayor and his colleague Didier Queloz were on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their research refining techniques to detect so-called exoplanets.
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Two dead in Germany in anti-Semitic Yom Kippur attack
One suspect was captured, police said, as security was ramped up in synagogues and other Jewish sites across Germany.
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Biden, in first, says Trump should be impeached
The remarks mark a significantly tougher stance by the Democrat who until recently has been the outright frontrunner in the race for the party's 2020 nomination.
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Clashes break out as thousands march against fuel hikes in Ecuador
Stone-hurling protesters clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in Ecuador's capital as thousands of indigenous people marched against President Lenin Moreno's decision to slash fuel subsidies.
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Saudi rules women can join armed forces
The move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom, even as rights groups accuse Riyadh of cracking down on women activists.
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Ransomware attacks 'getting bolder': Europol
One of the most visible ransomware attacks happened in March last year when SamSam malaware paralysed the southeastern US city of Atlanta for several days.
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At least two killed in shooting in Germany's Halle: police
Police had earlier said the "perpetrators fled in a car" before saying later that one suspect had been caught.
