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Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent In another bloody massacre, Israeli warplanes and drones launched gunfire and missiles targeting a crowd of Palestinians who were waiting for delivery of food and humanitarian relief at the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza, killing 20 and wounding 155 others. The incident happened last Friday and has been condemned globally, including the […]
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LONDON. — Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters. It marks a quantum leap from a few years ago, when creating phony photos, videos or audio clips required […]
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NEW YORK. – The US moved a step closer to banning TikTok after the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday calling for the app’s Chinese developer ByteDance to divest from the company or be booted out of US app stores. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan […]
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MAPUTO. – Four people have died and one person has been injured as Storm Filipo hit southern Mozambique’s Inhambane province, according to the state-owned broadcaster. Roofs have been ripped off schools and residential homes. In the tourist areas of Tofo and Barra, the waves have destroyed several boats. In some areas the roads are inaccessible. […]
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LONDON. – Migrants whose asylum claims are rejected by the United Kingdom will be given £3 000 to move to Rwanda. The UK has already has a plan in place which pays failed asylum seekers to return to their home countries. But the new measure targets those who cannot return to their countries of origin, […]
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NAIROBI. – China, which has been successful feeding its 1.4 billion people and lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty, is expected to play a key role in helping Africa address food insecurity by engaging in intensified bilateral cooperation in agricultural technology and talent cultivation, a Kenyan professor has said. Speaking ahead of China’s annual […]
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Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter THE United Kingdom’s Home Office has implemented new visa rules that ban overseas care workers and most overseas students from bringing dependant family members to the country. The measures were put in place on Monday, with the UK Home Office saying there was a “disproportionate” situation where 120 000 dependants accompanied […]
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BRUSSELS. – Last month was the world’s warmest February in modern times, the EU’s climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row. Each month since June 2023 has seen new temperature highs for the time of year. The world’s sea surface is at its hottest on record, while Antarctic […]
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WINDHOEK. – Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for fresh talks with Berlin to negotiate the return of ancestral land. Germany agreed in May 2021 to fund projects worth US$1.2 billion over 30 years to make up for the […]
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NEW YORK. – International Women’s Day, an annual United Nations campaign to publicise efforts to create gender equality worldwide, will be celebrated today under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” The idea is that enabling women’s economic stability can go a long way toward achieving equality efforts. Jemimah Njuki, chief of the economic empowerment […]
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MOSCOW. – Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday warned Western countries against sending troops to Ukraine. The consequences of such a decision would be “tragic”, he said. In his annual state of the nation address, President Putin accused the West of trying to drag Russia into an arms race. At the same time, he said that […]
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Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent PALESTINIAN Ambassador to Zimbabwe Dr Tamer Almassri has condemned the ambushing and killing of people who were receiving humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip by Israel. The Palestinian civilians, who were massacred, were waiting for the arrival of humanitarian aid trucks at the Al Nabulsi Roundabout in Gaza yesterday morning when […]
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AUCKLAND. – New Zealand will repeal the world’s first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said yesterday, even while researchers and campaigners warned of the risk that people could die as a result. Set to take effect from July, the toughest anti-tobacco rules in the world would have banned sales to those […]
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HAVANA. – International sales of Cuban cigars soared 31 percent last year, as global demand rises for luxury products. Cuban cigars are the island nation’s most emblematic export. Exporters say the surge represented a turnover of US$721 million. High-end specialised products, and limited and exclusive editions were among the main drivers of the growth. China […]
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ABUJA. – Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a generation leaves many struggling to afford food. Demonstrators hoped nationwide protests called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) umbrella union would pile pressure on the government, which brought in reforms last year that have had a […]