Ace Magashule, the suspended secretary-general of South Africa’s governing party ANC, has hit back by seeking to suspend President Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the party. “I have also, in accordance with the powers vested in me as the secretary-general of the ANC, and furthermore in full compliance with the…
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A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. The five girls and four boys were born by Caesarean section and were doing…
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The US movie theater industry has been clinging to the hope that a future blockbuster would save its devastated business. But with Regal Cinemas’ plans to suspend operations again, it’s clear that 2020 is likely over for the movies. Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, said Sunday it would suspend operations at all of its…
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The 13 conditions to end the diplomatic and trade boycott of Qatar go “too far”, Erdogan told reporters after morning prayers at an Istanbul mosque. He asserted that the demands are “against international law”, and an “attack on the sovereign rights of a state”. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain sent the ultimatum…
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Joe Biden Johnny Louis/FilmMagic While North Carolina is a swing state that has a Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, and went for President Barack Obama in 2008, South Carolina has been a deep red state. Pundits have consistently described North Carolina as being in play for former Vice President Joe Biden in…
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Donald Trump Jr. speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium on August 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s hospital joyride and his manic Monday-morning tweets aren’t just being panned by political pundits — they’re also reportedly freaking out some in…
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A suicide car bomber has targeted the convoy of a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least eight people, including four civilians, government officials have said. At least 30 others were also wounded in the incident, which took place in eastern Laghman province’s capital, Mehtarlam, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said…
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