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ANC says will oppose any parliament bid to oust Ramaphosa
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling party on Monday warned it would not back any motion at an upcoming parliamentary debate that would lead to a vote for removing President Cyril Ramaphosa, under fire over a burglary scandal.
S.African leader braces to head off impeachment threat
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa may have insisted over the weekend he will not resign, but the South African president still faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday that could lead to his impeachment.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa brushes aside calls to quit
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brushed aside calls for him to resign over an alleged criminal cover-up, as he set the stage for a key party conference next month.
Netherlands rocked by second night of Covid riots
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» THE HAGUE: Fresh rioting broke out late Saturday over the Dutch government's coronavirus measures, with rioters pelting police with stones and fireworks as protests turned violent for a second night in the Netherlands.
Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under Covid cloud
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» TOKYO: The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally get under way in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from the clutches of Covid-19 after a one-year postponement following a build-up marred by scandal and controversy.
Wounds still raw as France remembers 2015 Paris attacks
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» PARIS - France on Friday marked five years since a squad of jihadist attackers went on a killing rampage in Paris in its worst peacetime atrocity, with the psychological wounds still raw, especially after a string of new attacks.
Huawei controversy opens field for 5G challengers
AFP, Published on 28/06/2020
» TOKYO: With growing pressure to keep China's Huawei out of 5G network development, it could be time for firms like Japan's NEC and South Korea's Samsung to shine.
Two-thirds of sponsors unsure about 2021 Olympics: poll
AFP, Published on 12/06/2020
» TOKYO: Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020's corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey.
UK Labour hopes to paper over Brexit splits for united front
AFP, Published on 23/09/2018
» LONDON - Britain's Labour Party kicks off its annual conference on Sunday hoping to prove it is ready to unseat the embattled Conservative government despite its own splits on Brexit and rows over anti-Semitism.
Legal challenges threaten Sierra Leone presidential vote
AFP, Published on 25/03/2018
» FREETOWN - Sierra Leone is due to go the polls on Tuesday to pick a new president, but a court case could delay the vote following a campaign marked by violence and ethnic divisions.