Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi. Putin potrebbe andare al G20 in India
Read More Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin potrebbe recarsi in India. Lo ha detto il vice portavoce del Cremlino Yuri Ushakov, spiegando che la Russia “ha ricevuto un invito” a partecipare al vertice del G20, previsto per i primi di settembre e “non esclude” la partecipazione di Putin in persona. 03:21 Ucraina, da donatori internazionali […]
Kissinger in China: Hope for positivity in Sino-US relations
Read More former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger. (Photo by Daniel Vogl/picture alliance via Getty Images) Will the Biden administration heed the advice of its oldest and most famous diplomat? This article is for registered members and subscribers.Please register your free account now.Articles with a gold lock next to the title are subscriber exclusive […]
Mojapelo panel drafting report on Russian cargo ship Lady R
Read More The Mojapelo panel has completed its investigation into the Lady R controversy and is drafting a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Facebook/ Lorraine Goddard Bradbury) The panel has completed its investigation as to whether weapons destined for Russia were loaded onto the vessel in Simon’s Town This article is for registered members and […]
Fikile Mbalula: Mandela statues an embarrassment to the ANC
Read More ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula Days after President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled two statues of the struggle icon, the ANC secretary general said Mandela would be turning in his grave at the wasted resources This article is for registered members and subscribers.Please register your free account now.Articles with a gold lock next to the […]
Writing ourselves into existence: The story of black women
Read More Pioneer: Noni Jabavu in her job as editor of New Strand magazine in London in 1961. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images I remember that conversation, because it sparked a fire within me, igniting a newfound appreciation for the power of representation and the significance of individual narratives. It was a conversation that challenged my […]
Competition Tribunal approves Takatso Consortium takeover of SAA
Read More The Takatso Consortium now owns 51% of SAA after putting in its offer to take over the national carrier in June 2021. Takatso will now own 51% of the national flag carrier while the government becomes the minority shareholder with 49% ownership This article is for registered members and subscribers.Please register your free […]
Bowe Bergdahl court-martial conviction for Army desertion thrown out by federal judge
A former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to desertion after leaving his post while deployed in Afghanistan and was subsequently captured and tortured by the Taliban had his court-martial conviction vacated Tuesday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington D.C. said that military judge Jeffrey Nance, who presided over the court-martial […]
Call for refugee visas to tackle Channel small boat crossings
Read More The UK’s leading refugee charity has called for the introduction of a new refugee visa which it says would help stop dangerous Channel crossings in small boats facilitated by people smugglers. The National Refugee Strategy, published on Wednesday by the Refugee Council, claims that new legislation just passed into law – the Illegal […]
Planks and wall sits best exercise for lowering blood pressure, study says
Read More For most people the very thought of doing a plank raises the blood pressure. But a study suggests it is actually the most effective way to reduce it. Researchers at Canterbury Christ Church and Leicester universities compared the efficacy of different forms of exercise on reducing blood pressure and found that “isometric exercises” […]
Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
Read More The Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025, a new study suggests. The shutting down of the vital ocean currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) by scientists, would bring catastrophic climate impacts. Amoc was already known to be at its weakest in 1,600 years owing to global heating and […]