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South Africa misses out on gold boom despite market surge
South Africa misses out on gold boom despite market surge

While commodity exports remain important, gold is being replaced by platinum, coal, and iron ore, according to experts South Africa,once...

Musk wants to seed Earth with legion of high-IQ babies WSJ
Musk wants to seed Earth with legion of high-IQ babies  WSJ

The tycoon intends to personally lead the fight against what he sees as a looming demographic apocalypse, the report claims Elon...

Zambia consumer body says U.S. tariffs on agricultural products, copper to hurt economy
Zambia consumer body says U.S. tariffs on agricultural products, copper to hurt economy

This photo taken on March 25, 2025, shows a view of Lusaka, Zambia. (Xinhua/Han Xu) The introduction of a 10-percent baseline tariff...

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-QUALIFYING
(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-QUALIFYING

(250417) -- DOHA, April 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Hong Yanming of China competes during the men's Pommel Horse qualifying round of the 17th...

CBI probes Durgesh Pathak and Kapil Bhardwaj for alleged FCRA violations
CBI probes Durgesh Pathak and Kapil Bhardwaj for alleged FCRA violations

New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The CBI is probing AAP leaders Durgesh Pathak and Kapil Bhardwaj for alleged FCRA violations. The...

Roundup: California sues Trump administration over "unlawful" tariffs
Roundup: California sues Trump administration over "unlawful" tariffs

Protesters gather against controversial policies unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration at the Grand Park, downtown...

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Education Department moves to cut off Maine's federal education funding
Trump administration moves to pull Maine's school funding over transgender athletes

WASHINGTON D. C.: President Donald Trump's administration announced late last week that it would stop all federal education funding...

Indonesia plans US visit to avert tariffs with bold offer
Indonesia to offer to increase U.S. imports to help trade talks

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia is preparing a high-level visit to Washington with an ambitious offer to avert steep U.S. tariffs on...

Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...

Hong Kong’s last major opposition party moves to dissolve
Hong Kong's last major opposition party moves towards disbanding

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last major opposition party has begun the process of dissolving, a symbolic end to decades of pro-democracy...

Justice Department blocks staff from attending ABA events
US Justice Department bars attorneys from participating in ABA events

WASHINGTON, D.C: The U.S. Department of Justice has told its lawyers they can no longer attend or speak at events hosted by the American...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cancels $5.1B IT Contracts
Pentagon to end contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled several technology service contracts worth US$5.1 billion. These...

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