Apartment building fire in France kills 10, including 5 children

Ten people, including five children as young as 3, died after a nighttime fire ravaged an eight-story apartment building Friday in one of the French city of Lyon’s poorest suburbs, local authorities said. The cause of the blaze, France’s deadliest residential fire in years, was under investigation, including to establish whether it had a criminal […]

Well-known Mexican radio, television reporter survives shooting

One of Mexico’s best-known journalists said Friday that two gunmen on a motorcycle tried to kill him in a late-night attack on a Mexico City street. Radio and television reporter Ciro G?mez Leyva posted a description of the attack and photos of his bullet-ridden vehicle on social media. He said the attack occurred just before […]

CCP Halts Location Tracking App for COVID Control, but Continues Using It to Monitor Citizens: Expert

Read More On Dec. 13, China’s ruling communist regime deactivated their COVID-19 tracking app after easing pandemic restrictions. However, experts warn that the regime continues to track and monitor the Chinese populace through the data. The state-controlled social media platform WeChat announced on its public account that the COVID-19 tracking app “Communications Itinerary Card” and […]

Dominic Raab’s MoJ hiring ‘embarrassing’ number of private office staff

Read More Dominic Raab’s department is carrying out a major recruitment drive for private office staff, the Guardian can reveal. A hiring spree has been launched that initially sought to recruit 10 private secretary jobs in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) – a figure Whitehall insiders and former cabinet ministers said they had never seen […]

Landslide Buries Malaysian Campground, Killing at Least 16

Read More A deadly landslide struck a tourist campground in Malaysia early Friday morning, killing at least 16 campers and leaving more than a dozen missing, according to local authorities. More than 90 people were camped out when a landslide hit an organic farm in Batang Kali in Selangor state, north of the capital Kuala […]

Magashule says ANC conference is rigged

Read More “ANC systems are rigged,” suspended secretary general Ace Magashule has alleged, saying he received and signed a national executive committee (NEC) nomination letter from the ruling party before being informed that he was not eligible. Addressing Umkhonto weSizwe veteran supporters outside the Nasrec venue of the ANC’s 55th elective conference, Magashule said he […]

Eskom’s woes take centre stage at ANC conference

Read More Eskom’s decline is a burning issue among ANC delegates as the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, delivered his political report on Friday. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Eskom’s decline is a burning issue among ANC delegates as the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, delivered his political report on Friday, the first day of the […]

A dramatic day one at Nasrec indicates a rough week for Cyril Ramaphosa

Read More Following a day of waiting, delayed delegate registrations and a less-than-warm reception from the comrades from KwaZulu-Natal, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally delivered his political report to the ANC’s 55th national conference. It took nearly 30 minutes and the threat of a security intervention from ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe — and what appeared […]