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Malawi President Chakwera to visit Zimbabwe as part of regional tour
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is due to visit Zimbabwe on a two-day official visit starting Wednesday as part of a regional tour following his...
Kenya to focus on China as key destination for exports
Kenya plans to focus on the Chinese market in order to boost its exports in the next few years, an official said on Monday.
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Fati the star as Koeman starts with impressive win at Barca
Ansu Fati scored twice and won a penalty with a magnificent first half performance as FC Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-0 in Ronald Koeman's...
Icardi scores brace as PSG defeat Reims, 9-man Monaco outlasts Strasbourg
Argentine striker Mauro Icardi netted twice as defending champions Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 2-0 win at Stade Reims to win its third straight...
Botswana warns against holiday travel as COVID-19 surge continues
Botswana's anti-pandemic authority on Thursday evening advised the public against traveling during the coming Independence Day holiday, warning of a potential spike in...
Trump pays respects to Ginsburg at Supreme Court amid boos as battle over her...
U.S. President Donald Trump paid his respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court here on Thursday morning amid...
Flamengo asks for match postponement as 16 players positive for COVID-19
Flamengo have asked the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to postpone their match against Palmeiras on Sunday after 16 players tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Trouble in Australia’s humpback whale paradise as tourists dry up
by Duncan Murray
Located just a few hours south of Sydney on Australia's scenic east coast, Jervis Bay is...
South African president calls for unity in diversity as nation celebrates heritage day
The South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called on South Africans of different races, colors, and tribes to coexist peacefully in their...
6 civilians killed, 12 injured as fighting intensifies in Afghanistan
At least six civilians were confirmed dead and 12 others injured in Afghanistan on Thursday as fighting escalated in the militancy-battered country, officials...
Jordan, Germany, France, and Egypt stress on two-state solution as key to achieve peace
Foreign Ministers of Jordan, Germany, France, and Egypt on Thursday stressed that the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state...
Jordan, Germany, France, Egypt stress on two-state solution as key to achieve peace
Foreign Ministers of Jordan, Germany, France, and Egypt on Thursday stressed that the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the...
South Australia to ease COVID-19 border restrictions as hardest-hit state reports 28 new cases
The government of Australian state of South Australia (SA) announced on Tuesday that it would open its borders to New South Wales (NSW) subject...
E-commerce startup registers exponential growth as pandemic prompts Zimbabwean shoppers to get online
by Tafara Mugwara
Although most Zimbabweans still prefer the physical touch of doing their shopping in traditional brick and...
Rescuers race to save 270 stranded pilot whales in Australia as one third of...
Rescuers are racing against time to save lives as 270 pilot whales were stranded off the west coast of Australia's Tasmania and about...
3 missing, 20 wounded as floods hit Indonesian capital
Flash floods and landslides have struck Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and its surrounding areas, leaving three people missing and 20 others injured, a...
Kenya’s long-term securities attractive to investors as COVID-19 cases fall
Investors have warmed to Kenya's Treasury bonds as East African nation's cases of COVID-19 decline.
Uptake of the long-term securities hit a...
Al-Ahli into round of 16 as AFC Champions League restarts
Al-Ahli Saudi FC of Saudi Arabia became the first team to reach the 2020 AFC Champions League round of 16, with a late Marko...
Cano on target as Vasco sink Botafogo
Argentinian striker German Cano scored his seventh goal in nine matches as Vasco da Gama moved to fourth in the Brazilian Serie A...
Protesters clash with police in Australia as lockdown tensions flare
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday, as frustration over an ongoing COVID-19 lockdown boiled over.
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Empty seats as Bielsa’s Leeds entertain Liveprool as Premier League returns
The 2020-2021 Premier League season kicks off on Saturday lunchtime with newly-promoted Fulham entertaining FA Cup and Community Shield winners Arsenal in Craven...
CSL club Henan Jianye sign Spanish Javier Pereira as head coach
China Super League (CSL) side Henan Jianye has signed Spaniard Javier Pereira as head coach, the club said on Friday.
Henan...
Democrats, Republicans blame each other as COVID-19 relief talks stall
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Democrats, Republicans blame each other as COVID-19 relief talks stall
U.S. Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday blamed each other for the impasse over the next COVID-19 relief package, as senators returned to Capitol...
Tour de France: Irishman Bennett claims first stage win as Roglic retains yellow jersey
Ireland's Sam Bennet edged out Australia's Caleb Ewan and Slovakia's Peter Sagan in a sprint finish to claim his first stage win on...
Zimbabweans feel the pinch as public transport fare doubles following fuel price hike
by Tafara Mugwara
Zimbabwe's sole public transport provider, the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco), last Saturday hiked urban transport fares...
US Open roundup: Top seed Djokovic disqualified as Zverev, Osaka move on
Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia was disqualified from the US Open on Sunday, after a tennis ball he hit in anger struck a...
U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.4 percent in August as labor market slowly recovers
U.S. employers added 1.4 million jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent, indicating improvement in the pandemic-ravaged labor market, the...
Zimbabwean president approves 65 as retirement age for all civil servants
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the harmonization of the retirement age in the civil service to 65 years with immediate effect.
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![A sailor is taking part in the fire drill on the Chinese patrol vessel "Haixun 01" on April 8, 2016 in the South China Sea. [Photo/Xinhua]](https://i2.wp.com/newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/d8cb8a51575818a4d1f706.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "Sailor presumed dead as oil tanker on fire off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast")
Sailor presumed dead as oil tanker on fire off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast
At least one crew member has been presumed dead as an oil tanker carrying 2.7 million metric tonnes of crude oil continued to be...