Biden to pardon two turkeys in Thanksgiving tradition

Post Content President Biden will pardon two turkeys at the White House Monday, continuing a presidential tradition of letting some birds off the hook for Thanksgiving. The National Turkey Federation has donated turkeys to the president ahead of Thanksgiving since 1947 under President Harry Truman. President John F. Kennedy is believed to be the first […]

Brace for another big repo rate hike, even as inflation softens

Read More Statistics South Africa is expected to deliver another softer inflation reading this week, but this will probably not be enough to temper the South African Reserve Bank’s hawkishness. Analysts have forecast a slightly lower inflation number for October, with consensus expecting it to hit 7.4% year-on-year — down from 7.5%. If they are […]

Suspected jihadists kill troops, civilians in Nigeria

Read More Jihadists have attacked an army base and a town in northeast Nigeria killing nine soldiers, two policemen and civilians, security sources and residents said Sunday in the latest violence in the region. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) riding trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Malam Fatori, in […]

New Zealand Court Rules Voting Age of 18 ‘Discriminatory’

Read More New Zealand’s peak judicial body, the Supreme Court, has declared the current minimum voting age of 18 to be discriminatory, paving the way for the voting age to be lowered to 16. Activist group, Make It 16, has been advocating for three years to drop the minimum voting age so that it is […]

Dozens dead after earthquake shakes Indonesia’s main island of Java

Indonesia’s main island of Java was rocked by an earthquake Monday that killed at least 46 people and damaged dozens of buildings. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.6 earthquake was centered in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 10 kilometers, or 6.2 miles. National Disaster Mitigation Agency […]

Strong Quake Topples Houses in Indonesia’s Java; 56 Dead

Read More JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris. Emergency workers were treating the injured on stretchers outside main hospitals, on terraces, […]

England v Iran: World Cup 2022 – live

Read More The Iran team are playing with a backdrop of civil unrest back home. Their captain Ehsan Hajsafi has told a press conference: “My condolences to all the mourning families in Iran … we stand with them and share their pain … we must accept that conditions in our country are not right and […]

Patrons in Gay Club Shooting Hit Gunman With His Own Weapon

As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who had been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a handgun from the suspect, hitting him with it and pinning him down until police arrived…