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At the signing last week of documents outlining the transition to civilian rule, the only female speaker at the three-hour event was the host

Authorities say the products pose a public health risk and act as a gateway to smoking tobacco products, and are threatening jail terms

North Korea, which says it is ready for a fight, also says the US getting what it wants in terms of missiles through sanctions, is a pipe dream

AngloGold Ashanti among producers assessing the impact of the new mining code on its Mali operations

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi in Moscow to sign agreements on information protection and a deal with Russian oil producer Rosneft

IHS Markit factory PMI falls to 49.9 in August, indicating a contraction in the sector, as services sector also looks wobbly

The move, highlighting the feud between the two countries escalating from diplomatic sniping to trade measures, has alarmed the US

In 2017, Ugandan security personnel raided the offices of at least two pro-democracy NGOs including SA-based ActionAid, confiscating computers and other equipment

Change, however, is taking place as political forces within the Russian elite realign themselves, writes Leonid Bershidsky

The Irish ‘backstop’ is a provision guaranteeing border checks will not return between EU-member Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK

Tariffs are taking more out of women’s wallets than men’s — which might swing the vote come the 2020 US election

Fires are ablaze in the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and a bulwark against climate change, with 9,500 spotted since last week alone

Beijing has tried to contain the protests so far. Here are the tactics it has used

​Expect bare-knuckle political sparring when 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden battles his Democratic rivals this week

The ruling, which does not allow for the sale of the drug, is now under review by a higher court at the government's request

The government plans to overhaul the country's current abortion laws

Pell had been trying to overturn the verdicts and six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s

The Asian giant has over 300 million tobacco-smokers, but the vaping trend has yet to explode as it has in the United States and elsewhere.

In Kurdish-held areas of the northeast, filmmaker Shero Hinde is screening films in remote villages using just a laptop, projector and a canvas screen

The tax break, which came into effect on August 1, could benefit around two million youths in the country

While millions have hit the streets in remarkable scenes of peaceful people power, protests have also sunk into violence

The negotiations in the financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since President Trump agreed to a truce with President Xi Jinping

The former Vatican number three, is appealing against his conviction on five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s

In his debut in Parliament, the former London mayor urged EU leaders to rethink their opposition to renegotiating the deal

Boris Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron to try to push for a new Brexit deal, but the answer was a resounding "non".

A US man with a large home arsenal was charged Thursday for allegedly threatening to open fire at a Los Angeles hotel, as the United States reels from recent mass shootings.

YouTube has said it disabled 210 channels that appeared to be part of a coordinated influence campaign against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

A confessed murderer linked to a months-long killing spree in 1994 that targeted older gay men has been executed in the US state of Florida.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blasted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron as having a "colonialist mentality" for rallying G-7 countries to address wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest.

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The number of forest fires in Brazil has surged, official data shows, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing criticism over rampant destruction of the Amazon.

Facebook's plan to hire professional journalists instead of relying solely on algorithms to deliver news is a positive step but is unlikely to shake up an embattled media industry, analysts say.

He followed a jogger home after the pair feuded over who claimed a discarded item first. WATCH NOW.

North Korea said on Thursday it has "no interest" in dialogue unless Washington stops "escalating hostile military moves", as a senior US envoy visited Seoul with an eye on reviving nuclear talks with Pyongyang.

Discussing the China trade war, President Trump looks up to the sky and says: "I am the chosen one." WATCH NOW.

There were cries of "Stop Brexit" from the crowd gathered in Berlin afternoon, as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and sat awkwardly as the band selected for the occasion struck up the two nations' anthems.

Carlos Mario Usuga, whose brother Dairo Antonio Usuga heads the Clan del Golfo gang, was captured in an 'impeccable intelligence operation' between the police and the army, President Ivan Duque said.

President Maithripala Sirisena has been extending the emergency on the 22nd of each month since the 21 April attacks on three hotels and three churches.

Johnson met Macron at the Elysee Palace a day after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who challenged Britain to come up with acceptable alternatives to the agreed safety net provision for the UK-Irish land border.

He had previously said the plan was unnecessary because Mexico had reduced migration at the US southern border after the two countries struck a deal in June.

It has been more than a month since the family and Palestinian officials say the boy was shot in the head by Israeli forces during clashes in his home village of Kufr Qaddum in the northern West Bank.

Campaign representatives tried to persuade women at gatherings in 13 states including Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio to talk openly about their support for Trump and encourage others to do the same.

The Canadian Consulate, in an email to Reuters, did not provide a reason for the travel restrictions.

Innocence en Danger, which defends the rights of minors against violence and sexual abuse, said it would pass on the witness statements to the judicial authorities.

"The Myanmar government raped us and killed us. So we need security. Without security we will never go back," Rohingya leader Nosima said, according to a statement released by the refugees.

Microplastics enter drinking water sources mainly through run-off and wastewater effluent, the WHO said.

Three flights aboard Boeing 787-9 aircraft will take place from October, with up to 40 passengers and crew on the 19-hour flight.

World map of water quality around the world based on an index of key indicators from 2000 to 2010, according to a World Bank study.

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign hosted events in 2020 battleground states on Thursday to mobilize and train suburban women, an important voting bloc that defected from Republicans during last year's congressional contests. The post Trump campaign seeks to mobilize women in 2020 battleground states appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]

India's health ministry has proposed a ban on the production and import of electronic cigarettes, documents seen by Reuters showed, potentially jeopardising the expansion plans of big firms like Juul Labs and Philip Morris International. The post India proposes ban on e-cigarettes, with jail terms for offenders appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Italy's head of state wants political parties to reach a deal to form a new coalition government in the next few days if they want to avoid snap elections, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The post Italy’s president wants quick deal on forging new govt appeared first on SABC News - […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday try to convince France to reopen Brexit negotiations less than a day after President Emmanuel Macron bluntly ruled out any further talks on the divorce deal. The post British PM Johnson faces tough Brexit lunch with Macron appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday challenged Britain to come up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop within 30 days, but French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned there would be no renegotiation of the Brexit deal. The post After Germany hints at compromise, France tells UK: no new Brexit deal appeared first on SABC News […]

Denmark’s Prime Minister says the abrupt postponement of a State visit by United States President Donald Trump will not affect cooperation between the two countries. The post Trump delays Denmark visit appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman will remain China's legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighbouring Taiwan in allowing same-sex marriage. The post China’s parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of […]

A United States military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen's Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, two US officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The post US military drone shot down over Yemen: officials appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current […]

George Pell, the highest ranking Catholic worldwide to be convicted of child sex offences, was sentenced in March to six years in jail after being found guilty on five charges of abusing the two boys at St Patrick’s Cathedral. The post George Pell returns to jail after losing appeal against sex abuse convictions appeared first […]

South Africa firmly believes that Palestine-Israeli question remains the core issue to peace and stability in the Middle East. That was the view expressed by Pretoria’s envoy to the United Nations, during a Security Council debate on challenges to the maintenance of peace and security in the region. The meeting was also attended by United […]