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- May 31, 2019
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Man dies on stage at daughter’s wedding bash
A doting dad dropped dead on stage at a family get-together the night before his daughter’s wedding – and nobody told her until the day after her nuptials. The tragic…
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- May 31, 2019
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Human composting an alternative to burial, cremation
Washington has become the first US state to allow human bodies to be turned into compost, rather than being buried or cremated. Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill making…
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- May 31, 2019
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DRC’s Ebola epidemic inflicts heavy toll on children
BUTEMBO, DRC – Eight-year-old Kennedy Muhindo was running a high fever and racked by stomach pain and diarrhoea. Health workers told him he had Ebola but his first thought was…
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- May 31, 2019
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Philippines ships 69 containers of dumped rubbish back to Canada
A cargo ship carrying tonnes of rubbish dumped in the Philippines by Canada more than five years ago, causing a festering diplomatic row, has left the Southeast Asian country, as…
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- May 31, 2019
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‘Assange suffering psychological torture’
GENEVA – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suffered psychological torture from a defamation campaign and should not be extradited to the United States where he would face a “politicised show…
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- May 31, 2019
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Sudan army says protest site a threat, closes Al Jazeera office
Sudan’s military rulers have said a protest camp in the capital has become a threat to the country’s national security, while also ordering the office of the Al Jazeera Media…
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- May 31, 2019
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Trump would be ‘in handcuffs’ if not president, says Democrat
Democratic White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Thursday that if Donald Trump were not protected by his presidential status, he would be “in handcuffs and indicted” for obstructing the…
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- May 31, 2019
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Ramaphosa appoints new leaner cabinet
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday retained Tito Mboweni as finance minister in a new, leaner cabinet, following on from a pre-election pledge to reform and revive…
adminED woos mining investors
President Mnangagwa yesterday said investments into the mining sector and mining value chain industries are welcome and safe, adding that Government remains ready to support the implementation of sustainable growth strategies in the critical industry for the attainment of Vision 2030.
Fuel stabilisation fund on cards
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will stabilise fuel prices by maintaining the foreign currency exchange rate for fuel for two weeks to minimise price fluctuations.