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Pakistan Flag Carrier Resumes Flights to Britain After Five-Year Ban
ISLAMABAD — In a landmark development for Pakistan’s aviation industry, the Pakistan flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has resumed…
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US, UK impose new round of sanctions on Hamas following attack
The United States and Britain imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Tuesday targeting Hamas as they seek to cut…
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South Africa News
King Misuzulu wants all Zulu artefacts kept by Britain to be brought back home
Almost 145 years after the destruction of Ulundi and some artefacts taken to Britain, the current Zulu King is seeking…
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Search for missing Titanic sub like going into space
Rescuers trying to find the orca-sized submersible that vanished on its way to visit the wreck of the Titanic are…
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Western states push UN rights body to monitor Sudan abuses
Britain, the US and other mostly Western countries condemned abuses by Sudan’s warring factions and called on the UN Human…
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Business and Technology
Google opens chatbot Bard for testing in US and UK
Google on Tuesday invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as…
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South Africa News
President Ramaphosa welcomes launch of $1.4 billion pandemic fund at G20 summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the launch of the $1.4 billion pandemic fund to prepare for future pandemics as the G20…
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US and UK warn of possible attack in Nigeria’s capital
The United States and Britain on Sunday warned of a possible terrorist attack in Nigeria’s federal capital Abuja, especially aimed…
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ANC’s Ramokgopa defends President Ramaphosa move to cut trip short to deal with power crisis
With President Cyril Ramaphosa set to return home following the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in the midst of…
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South Africa News
South Africans warned to brace for higher stages of load shedding
With President Cyril Ramaphosa set to return home following the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in the midst of…
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King Charles thanks public ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Britain’s King Charles III said Sunday he had been “moved beyond measure” by the outpouring of public sympathy following the…
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UK and French authorities work to reduce border check delays at Port of Dover
Long traffic jams piled up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain’s main gateway into Europe, and officials said…
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Britain will fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
Britain will now fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, according to a new deal struck between the two countries…
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South Africa News
United States regulator authorises Merck’s COVID pill
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck’s COVID pill for high-risk adults amid a winter surge…
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South Africa News
SA to be taken off UK red list from Wednesday
The United Kingdom will be removing all 11 countries from the travel ‘red list’ from Wednesday. Britain banned travel from…
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Nigeria plans reciprocal flights ban on four countries over Omicron
Nigeria plans to ban flights from Argentina, Britain, Canada and Saudi Arabia from this week in retaliation for being added…
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South Africa News
New COVID variant leaves SA’s safari tourism industry in tatters
Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a half-empty safari lodge…
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South Africa News
UK confirms first 2 cases of new COVID strain
Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, both linked to travel from…
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South Africa News
B.1.1.529 variant: International Relations Minister hopes to change UK’s mind
International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, hopes to change Britain’s mind about reintroducing the travel ban. The ban follows the detection…
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United States finally reopening borders after 20 months
The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months…
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