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Damning report lays out graft case against S.Africa’s Zuma

The latest damning report into former president Jacob Zuma, released late Tuesday, laid out the most detailed roadmap yet into how to prosecute his fusion of state, party and private business. © Jerome Delay The latest report adds pressure to open new cases against from South African president Jacob ZumaA special inquiry handed over another 1,000-page […]

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Lanka makes its case at UNHRC as war rages in Ukraine

he world was taken by surprise last week when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops across the border into neighbouring Ukraine, an action that will have ramifications for Sri Lanka’s economy which, while recovering from the COVID pandemic faces the challenge of an electricity shortage. The events in Ukraine also cast a shadow over

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Royal Caribbean joins rivals in canceling 2022 sailings to Russia

(Reuters) – Cruise operators Royal Caribbean Group and Viking Cruises canceled sailings to Russia on Wednesday, joining their rivals and many Western brands in suspending operations in the country after its invasion of Ukraine. © Reuters/JON NAZCA FILE PHOTO: Symphony of the Seas during its world presentation ceremony, berthed at Malaga portCelebrity Cruises, owned by Royal

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Queen Elizabeth feels ‘a lot better’

Queen Elizabeth is feeling “a lot better”. © Bang Showbiz Queen Elizabeth is feeling much betterThe 95-year-old monarch cancelled a number of virtual engagements last week after contracting COVID-19 but undertook two video meetings on Tuesday (01.03.22), and on the same day, her son Prince Charles reassured well-wishers that his mother is on the mend.Janice Jacom,

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U.N. urges countries to open borders to Africans fleeing Ukraine

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee agency has urged authorities in countries neighbouring Ukraine to open their borders to African citizens fleeing the conflict there amid reports that some were being denied access to safety, UNHCR said on Wednesday. © Reuters/THOMAS PETER Russian invasion of Ukraine continuesThousands of African and other foreign nationals, particularly students, have

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Around 70 Japanese have volunteered to fight for Ukraine – report

TOKYO (Reuters) – Several dozen Japanese men have answered a Ukrainian call for foreign volunteers to fight Russia’s invasion, according to a media report on Wednesday. © Reuters/VIACHESLAV RATYNSKYI Civilians train to throw Molotov cocktails in ZhytomyrUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Sunday for the formation of an “international legion,” prompting dozens from the United States

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ECP issues notices to officials over rules violation

MANSEHRA: Election Commission of Pakistan has served notices on the heads of various public sector departments over various kinds of violations of local government election rules. The ECP’s District Monitoring Officer Hayatullah Jan issued the notices to Peshawar Electric Supply Company’s XEN and sub-divisional officer, district health officer and zonal assistant director Nadra of Mansehra

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Prince Charles left moved by plight of ‘brave’ Ukrainians

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the ‘extraordinary bravery and fortitude’ of the Ukrainian people in the face of ‘such truly terrible aggression’. On a visit to the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in central London the future king accepted home-made cards from children – including one which read ‘Stop Putin’ – and told distraught

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