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Wicked winter storm threatens US holiday travel chaos
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - Life-threatening blizzards and bone-chilling winds are forecast across much of the United States over the next few days, threatening chaos for millions during the peak holiday travel period.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa faces 'heated' impeachment debate
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» CAPE TOWN - South Africa's parliament is to debate Tuesday whether to initiate proceedings to remove scandal-engulfed President Cyril Ramaphosa from office.
S. Africa's embattled Ramaphosa faces decisive week
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Embattled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a decisive week as a scandal hangs over his future, with an impeachment vote on Tuesday preceding a key ruling party conference.
Ramaphosa: From Mandela protégé to scandal-hit leader
AFP, Published on 02/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG: Pragmatic, wealthy and ambitious, Cyril Ramaphosa promised "a new dawn" for corruption-ridden South Africa when he became president.
Sao Tome to probe 'inhumane acts' in aftermath of attempted coup
AFP, Published on 02/12/2022
» LIBREVILLE - Sao Tome on Thursday ordered an investigation into allegations that soldiers committed "cruel, degrading and inhumane acts" against detainees accused of seeking to mount a coup in the tiny African state.
How bringing back lost species revives ecosystems
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - Scientists often study the grim impacts of losing wildlife to hunting, habitat destruction and climate change. But what happens when endangered animals are brought back from the brink?
How bringing back lost species revives ecosystems
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - Scientists often study the grim impacts of losing wildlife to hunting, habitat destruction and climate change. But what happens when endangered animals are brought back from the brink?
Four killed in Sao Tome's failed coup bid: state media
AFP, Published on 27/11/2022
» LIBREVILLE - Four people were killed in a failed coup attempt on Sao Tome, the state news agency STP-Press said on Sunday reporting a toll from the armed forces chief of staff.
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» CHESAPEAKE (UNITED STATES) - A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days.
US midterms and the 'election deniers' threatening democracy
AFP, Published on 23/10/2022
» WASHINGTON: From the Pacific coast to the eastern seaboard, election denialism has seeped from US state capitols into village halls, bars and living rooms -- sickening the US body politic and threatening democracy itself.