Giorno: 7 Aprile 2023

UAE refuses South Africa’s extradition request for Gupta brothers

Read More The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rejected South Africa’s request to surrender Atul and Rajesh Gupta to stand trial for state capture crimes.(Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rejected South Africa’s request to surrender Atul and Rajesh Gupta to stand trial for state capture crimes. […]

An angry Ronald Lamola vows to pursue Guptas’ surrender

Read More Justice Minister Ronald Lamola There are many obstacles, including the brothers being free agents and newfound citizens of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

Confronting grief Part 1: Our world caves in

Read More Dr Ane Buchner and Sister Edith with Mbali On 8 March, Mbali Hlela Bulunga, a 12-year-old girl, passed through a portal of pain and went to her peace, after being diagnosed with leukaemia six years earlier. In this series of three articles her mother describes the journey undertaken by her family as they […]

Food experts condemn UK supermarkets over failure to tackle sugar levels

Read More UK supermarkets have been accused of encouraging people to consume more sugar, despite the huge concern about its significant role in causing obesity, rotten teeth and type 2 diabetes. Food campaigners claim supermarkets are doing little to reduce the amount of sugar they sell across their product ranges and are misleading people about […]

Two British sisters killed and mother injured in West Bank shooting

Read More Two sisters with British nationality have been killed and their mother seriously injured in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank, keeping the region on edge even as the situation on Israel’s borders appeared to ease after Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip overnight. The sisters were killed when their […]

SNP auditor’s resignation adds to party’s crisis amid finances investigation

Read More The accountancy firm that audits the Scottish National party’s accounts has resigned, adding to the party’s crisis following the police raid on the home of its former chief executive Peter Murrell. Murrell was arrested on Wednesday morning by police investigating the SNP’s finances. He was later released without charge pending further inquiries. The […]

King Charles urged to ‘take some responsibility’ for royal slavery links

Read More King Charles III has prompted a “big moment” for the British monarchy by supporting research into its historic links with the transatlantic slave trade but he should go further and “take some responsibility”, a historical expert has said. Buckingham Palace said in a statement this week that the king was supporting independent research […]

Cancer and heart disease vaccines ‘ready by end of the decade’

Read More Millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for a range of conditions including cancer, experts have said. A leading pharmaceutical firm said it is confident that jabs for cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, and other conditions will be ready by 2030. Studies into these vaccinations are also […]

Biden hands environmentalists major victory in fight against mining, oil drilling

The Biden administration is moving to lock up vast swaths of federal lands eligible for energy development in an effort to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — which oversees 245 million acres of public lands and a subsurface mineral estate spanning 700 million acres — proposed a […]

Wisconsin Gov. Evers pardons 159 low-level offenders

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers pardoned nearly 160 more people on Friday, most of them for relatively low-level offenses ranging from drug dealing and possession to theft. That extends his record number of pardons to 933 during four years in office, easily the most of any Wisconsin governor. His predecessor, Republican Scott Walker, didn’t issue a […]