Giorno: 18 Agosto 2022

Joe Biden called Liz Cheney after her primary election defeat: report

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Joe Biden called Rep. Liz Cheney, R-WY, after her overwhelming defeat in Tuesday’s Republican primary, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman defeated Cheney by 37 points on Tuesday in a long-expected but still jarring loss. Biden called her on […]

German chancellor speaks with Israeli PM Lapid following Abbas Holocaust remark in Berlin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday, addressing remarks about the Holocaust made by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas during a recent visit to Berlin. Scholz had tweeted on Wednesday that Abbas’s claim that Israel has committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians was “intolerable and unacceptable.” He then wanted to […]

Death toll in Kabul mosque bombing rises to 21, Taliban says

The death toll from Wednesday’s bombing at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, has been increased to 21, the Taliban announced Thursday. No terror group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing at the country’s capital, which struck during evening prayers. Initial reports stated that 10 people had been killed and roughly 21 injured. The Taliban […]

Toyota factory in KZN up and running four months after being halted by floods

Read More Following a four-month hiatus, Toyota SA’s Prospecton Plant in eThekwini has come back on stream. The plant was damaged by the floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal in April, leaving in their wake damage to the tune of billions of rand.  Many areas of the 87 hectare plant were submerged and silt brought the plant’s […]

Gallery: Marikana remembers a tragedy

Read More Andries Ntsenyeho’s tombstone is covered before it’s unveiling. The family was unable to afford a tombstone placing great stress on his wife and extended family. All the families from Marikana place great emphasis on culture and tradition, often at great expense and stress. Families often go into debt to finance cultural practices […]

Tazné van Wyk murder accused admits to absconding parole

Read More Moyhdian Pangkaeker, the man accused of murdering eight-year-old Tazné van Wyk, has admitted to the Western Cape high court that he knew absconding his parole was a crime.  In 2018, months before his parole ended, Pangkaeker’s cellphone signal was picked up in Beaufort West on 30 December, the state told the court on […]

Industry unites behind plan for crisis fund to control soaring energy bills

Read More The energy industry has united behind a plan to set up a crisis fund that could prevent bills from soaring next year and provide a lifeline for households struggling with the cost of living. Energy UK, the trade body for the sector, has written to the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, to back calls for […]

Rail union leader Mick Lynch says dispute could go on ‘indefinitely’

Read More Rail passengers have faced another day of disruption, with the union leader Mick Lynch warning the dispute could go on “indefinitely” unless ministers intervene in talks. Only 20% of train services were running on Thursday due to strike action across Great Britain that involved more than 45,000 rail workers, who are members of […]