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MELBOURNE. — Rafael Nadal will kick off his Australian Open tennis title defence today with a first round test against rising Briton Jack Draper as a new era begins on…
Arsenal demolish Tottenham
London. — Gunners go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to north London derby win 2-0 at arch-rivals courtesy of Hugo Lloris’ own goal and…
UN report calls for re-thinking social protection as world ages
With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and well-being of older persons must be prioritised…
Unique Spring Festival for Chinese since Covid-19 outbreak
The Spring Festival is commonly known as the Chinese lunar new year which originated from ancient time and demonstrates hope and reunion in the Chinese culture. Celebrations begin on the…
Living within your budget
Yeukai Karengezeka-Arts Correspondent It has become a tradition that in January people get busy writing down resolutions of what they want to achieve and become as the year progresses. Aiming…
Miss US R’Bonney Gabriel crowned Miss Universe
London. — Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took…
US-Russian nuclear arms control has become a hostage to the conflict in Ukraine
Elena Chernenko During the Cold War, Moscow and Washington managed to agree on arms control regardless of the degree of their involvement in regional conflicts, whether in Europe or in…
Al-Attiyah wins fifth Dakar Rally drivers’ title
DAMMAM. — Nasser Al-Attiyah won a second straight Dakar Rally just kilometres from his Qatar homeland yesterday. His fifth Dakar title eclipsed Ari Vatanen’s total and was second only to…
Just one G-7 leader will join the Davos elite
Olaf Scholz is the only G-7 leader set to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos next week, with the German chancellor due to speak on the main…
Eskom: Pay more, get less
Only a few hours before the court-ordered deadline, energy regulator Nersa on Thursday made the “very difficult” decision to grant Eskom a tariff increase of 18,65 percent for 2023/24 and…