Johannesburg, South Africa advertises itself as “a world-class African city,” and truly has much to offer, but a breakdown in basic utilties has angered many of its 5.5 million residents as their water taps frequently run dry and electrical power often goes out for hours. About half the population of the city has either been without […]
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Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a prememptive state of emergency for April 8 in advance so as to be ready for as many as a million people showing up at the famous waterfall in the pitch dark to see the eclipse. The Niagara region said in a statement on Thursday that Regional Chair Jim Bradley […]
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Israel’s military forces have pulled out of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after a two-week raid that has left most of the buildings in the medical complex in ruins. The justification given by the Israelis for the raid was that the hospital had been reoccupied by Hamas soldiers and officials. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry […]
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King Charles has greeted well-wishers in his first major public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer and the common expression of support “Long Live The King!” has become extremely poignant. The King spoke to crowds and shook people’s hands after the Easter Sunday service in Windsor, where he was accompanied by Queen Camilla. The Prince […]
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The majority of fast food employees in California will get a wage of at least $20 an hour beginning tomorrow (Easter Monday) when a new law is scheduled to take effect to enhance historically low-paid jobs–of course this means that fast food may become even more expensive in a state that already has a very […]
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Pope Francis I has used his traditional Easter message from the Vatican to call for an end to fighting in the Gaza Strip and for the return of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The 87-year-old pontiff led Easter Mass at the Vatican in front of thousands, despite concerns over his health that have […]
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Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win the Oscar for best supporting actor, has died at the age of 87. His death was confirmed by his family to CBS. No cause of death was given. The New York-born actor won the Academy Award in 1982 for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley […]
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In Afghanistan the Taliban has announced on Taliban TV that the women in Afghanistan will be flogged in public and stoned to death for adultery, a report has said. There was no word on whether men would receive a similar punishment if caught in the act. Taliban’s Supreme Leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada made the announcement […]
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One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Chérizier, also known as Barbecue, says he would consider an end to the violence in Haiti if armed groups like his own were allowed to take part in talks to establish a new government. Armed gangs equipped with American-made weapons are in control of most of the […]
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Starting next month, the U.S. Coast Guard and Argentine Navy will begin conducting joint exercises aimed at combating illegal Chinese fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Argentina, Chile and Peru have criticized Chinese-operated craft for large-scale invasive fishing in their territorial waters without regulation, which the South American countries say is depleting fish stock and damaging […]
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