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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has apologised for concealing his prostate cancer diagnosis and hospitalisation from President Joe Biden and the rest of the government. “I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis,” he told a press conference. “I have apologised directly to President Biden.” Austin effectively vanished from the public eye […]
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JOHANNESBURG. – South Africa’s Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor says she was left unanswered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan on why he issued an arrest warrant against the Russian President Vladimir Putin and not for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pandor visited the ICC offices ahead of the ruling […]
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DELAWARE. – A judge tossed out Elon Musk’s record-breaking US$56 billion Tesla pay package on Tuesday, calling the compensation granted by the EV maker’s board “an unfathomable sum” that was unfair to shareholders. The Tesla board has been criticised as failing to provide oversight of its combative, headline-making CEO, who has fought regulators and led […]
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To promote the integrated innovation of “ideas + art + technology,” China Media Group (CMG) vows to use the 2024 Spring Festival Gala as an important platform of media technological innovation and present the audiences a “New Year’s Eve Dinner” with an immersive audio-visual enjoyment and a sense of technology, Jiang Wenbo, a CMG editorial […]
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In traditional Chinese culture, the 60th anniversary is particularly significant as it marks the completion of a cycle and renewal. Sixty years ago, Chairman Mao Zedong and General Charles de Gaulle, guided by their extraordinary strategic vision, made the historic decision to establish diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level between China and France, thereby reopening […]
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China reopened its embassy in Nauru on Monday. Nauru’s government announced on January 15 that it was severing “diplomatic relations” with the Taiwan authorities, and recognizing the People’s Republic of China. On January 24, China and Nauru signed a joint communique in Beijing to resume diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. A ceremony marking the […]
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China Media Group (CMG) successfully held the third rehearsal for the 2024 Spring Festival Gala on Sunday. This year’s gala aims to draw inspiration from traditional Chinese cultural elements, highlighting people’s confidence and pursuit of a happy life, and sending warm New Year wishes to Chinese people around the world. During the rehearsal, the creative […]
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JOHANNESBURG. – The top UN court yesterday said Israel should do everything it could to prevent any acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, in a highly anticipated ruling. Israel must do everything to “prevent the commission of all acts within the scope” of the Genocide Convention, said the International Court of Justice. South Africa […]
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The top UN court said today Israel should do everything it could to prevent any acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, in a highly anticipated ruling. Israel must do everything to “prevent the commission of all acts within the scope” of the Genocide Convention, said the International Court of Justice. South Africa has welcomed […]
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KAMPALA. – A Ugandan government minister is facing criticism after calling those who have died of hunger in his country “idiots”. Many have deemed Henry Okello Oryem’s comments tone-deaf. In 2022, more than 2,200 people died of starvation and related illnesses in north-east Uganda, a report by an official human rights body said. But Mr […]
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BAMAKO. – More than 70 people have died in southwest Mali after an artisanal gold mine collapsed last week, officials have said, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents. Karim Bethe, a senior National Geology and Mining Directorate official, revealed detail of the accident on Wednesday. Oumar Sidibe, an official for gold […]
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands. — The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision today on South Africa’s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza. The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice alleging […]
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LONDON. – The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, . The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British […]
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LAGOS. – Nigeria’s Mainstream Energy, which already runs two of the country’s biggest hydroelectric plants, has begun operating a new Chinese-funded facility, nearly a year after winning the concession, the utility said yesterdayday. Mainstream Energy Solution Ltd said its subsidiary Penstock Energy Ltd is running the new 700 megawatts plant in Zungeru, central Nigeria, which […]
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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Reporter Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe for a three-day official visit during which he is expected to meet with President Mnangagwa. He is coming in place of President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who had been scheduled to visit after attending the G77+ China Summit in Kampala, Uganda. […]