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Economist predicts little improvement in 2020 and says the impact of finance minister Mthuli Ncube's measures will take years

Ecobank and Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe under scrutiny after tens of thousands of the country's new banknotes turn up on the black market

In a joint declaration issued on the second day of the Brics summit in Brasília leaders rail against trade protectionism

Students with arms raised were escorted from the school by police

Stone has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements in testimony

As the monetary policy implications of climate change grow, the bank says it is paying much more attention to it in terms of financial stability

Calls grow for tweak to a regulatory regime that has more than 1.7-million paragraphs of text

New vaccine will be administered to about 50,000 people over four months

India’s headline inflation broke through the central bank’s 4% medium-term threshold in October, but another rate cut is unlikely until 2020

Olaf Scholz made the remarks after Germany averted a technical recession in the third quarter

The Indian prime minister stripped writer Aatish Taseer of his ‘overseas citizenship of India’ soon after a Taseer story on Modi in Time magazine, titled ‘India's divider-in-chief’

Super-taxing the super-wealthy does not work (the rascals just tend to move), just ask France, writes Noah Smith

Trump says the inquiry is "corrupt" and "illegal," and maintains he did nothing wrong

Canada’s leader, seen as an antidote America’s Donald Trump, is accused of concealing prejudice

The court said that the advice the PM had given to the queen, who formally issued the prorogation order, was "unlawful, void and of no effect"

The protest-wracked financial hub witnessed its fiercest political violence in weeks as riot police spent hours in running battles with protesters

Judge Brenda Hale delivered the court’s damning verdict against Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a huge glittery spider pinned to her right shoulder

The United States president's request that Zelensky probe the activities of Joe Biden's son Hunter has sparked an impeachment probe in the US

Trump faces the possibility of becoming only the third US president ever impeached by Congress

Demands for the government to resign have led to deadly clashes since October 1

A poisonous haze envelops New Delhi every winter, caused by vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning

Here is a look at how Saudi Arabia has cracked down on dissent and criticism on social media

Hundreds of residents who have been killed by the Special Action Forces (FAES) in what their loved ones and advocacy groups said were "executions"

Here is a look at the opioid crisis and the tensions it has caused between China and the United States

Three women have drowned in a flash flood as they tried to rescue dogs from an inundated animal shelter in central Slovakia, the prime minister says.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who recently complained about the pressures of life in the media spotlight, have announced they will not spend Christmas with the rest of the royal family.

A 70-year-old Hong Kong man has died after he was hit by a brick during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters, a hospital says.

French hospital workers have gone on strike over years of cutbacks they say have harmed care in a country with a health system once the envy of the world.

Mounting the steps of the presidential palace as acting head of state, Jeanine Anez raised in both hands an old leather-bound volume of the holy Gospels. The gesture made it clear what side of the country's political and social divide she was on.

At least four people were injured in a shooting at a high school north of Los Angeles Thursday, triggering a police hunt for the suspect who was later taken into custody.

Two army dogs apparently savaged and killed an Austrian soldier in his barracks, the defence ministry says.

Recent "violent illegal activities" in Hong Kong have "severely trampled on rule of law and social order" in the semi-autonomous city, China's President Xi Jinping says.

Hong Kongers spend their lunch break outside their skyscrapers and on the streets to show solidarity with students and pro-democracy protesters. WATCH NOW.

A Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement has been agreed to end two days of fighting that has left 32 people dead, says a report.

Much of Venice was under water after the highest tide in 50 years ripped through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas, trashing hotels and sending tourists fleeing through rapidly rising waters.

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The teenaged gunman, whose name was not provided by police, survived the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head but was in grave condition in hospital, law enforcement officials said.

Democrats are looking into whether the Republican president abused his power by withholding $391 million (£305.6 million) in US security aid to Ukraine as leverage to pressure Kiev to conduct two investigations that would benefit him politically.

President Donald Trump has long criticised Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos.

A suspect described as a male Asian in black clothing was still at large, the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff said on Twitter.

Venetians awoke to sirens indicating that the high waters were expected to exceed 130 centimetres (50 inches), enough to bring the salty dirty water back again into the UNESCO city's historic centre.

Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate change this week, while researchers have warned that global warming could saddle future generations with life-long illness.

It was not immediately clear when the man died but the body was found near the town of Kempsey by local residents just before midnight on Tuesday, police said.

William Taylor was one of two career diplomats who testified before the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee as a crucial new phase began in the impeachment inquiry that threatens Trump’s presidency even as he seeks re-election in 2020.

Protesters have torched vehicles and buildings, hurled petrol bombs at police stations and trains and vandalised prime shopping malls over the past week in some of the worst violence seen in more than five months of unrest.

On a campaign trip to central England, Johnson will reiterate that only he can break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union.

US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the US would also seek 'to establish a new paradigm to achieve peace and a successful political transition in South Sudan' with others in the region.

The 16-year-old Swedish activist spoke in an interview with AFP on the eve of her departure from North America where she has spent almost three months.

A Southern California high school student killed two classmates and wounded three others on Thursday, pulling a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and emptying it in a matter of seconds as the school day began. The post California student opens fire at his high school, killing two appeared first on SABC News - […]

The Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump moved forward on Thursday with preparations for the appearance of another central figure - former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. The post Trump impeachment inquiry moves ahead, with pivotal witness looming appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of […]

The leaders of the all five BRICS nations have arrived for the final day of deliberations at their annual summit in Brasilia - the capital of Brazil. The post BRICS leaders deliberate economic growth appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's […]

A US appeals court said on Wednesday it would not revisit an October decision backing a US House of Representatives subpoena issued to President Donald Trump's accounting firm for his financial records. The post US appeals court again backs House request for Trump tax documents appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, […]

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he was open to new alterations in US military activity on the Korean Peninsula if it helped enable diplomats, who are trying to jump-start stalled peace efforts with North Korea. The post Pentagon chief open to military adjustments to support N.Korea diplomacy appeared first on SABC News […]

he top US diplomat in Ukraine, testifying on Wednesday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked the president more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically. The post Trump impeachment hearings focus on Ukraine pressure campaign in first day appeared […]

The world will need at least 264 Billion US Dollars in the next ten years to end preventable maternal deaths, eliminate gender-based violence and harmful practices, according to new research released at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25). The post Billions of dollars needed to alleviate GBV: UN appeared first on SABC News […]

Tradition in Vietnam dictates that the dead should be buried within three days, but Nguyen Dinh Gia is still waiting for his son’s body to come home. The post Confusion, anguish in Vietnam as families await UK truck dead appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

Hong Kong anti-government protesters paralysed parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day on Wednesday, with some transport links, schools and many businesses closing as police warned of a rise in violence to a deadly level. The post Protesters blockade universities, business district as chaos grips Hong Kong appeared first on SABC News […]

Venice was hit by the second highest tide recorded in the lagoon city on Tuesday, which flooded its historic basilica and left many of its squares and alleyways deep underwater. The post Venice mayor declares disaster as city hit by 2nd worst high tide appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]