Nieuws Buitenland – 6

Opposition parties in Parliament are continuing to pile pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa, with the DA calling for the dissolution of the National Assembly while the EFF wants a no-confidence motion tabled.... Read more »

Netflix has shared the second trailer for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new series, Harry & Meghan.... Read more »

The controversial company, which uses fossil fuels to generate power from ships, claims it will create 240 jobs in the West Coast town.... Read more »

A case of odyssean malaria was discovered and successfully treated in a 43-year-old man in Gauteng.... Read more »

News24 can exclusively confirm that Springbok wing Sbu Nkosi was found at his father's house in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, on Monday afternoon.... Read more »

An investigation into alleged links between gangsters and police officers in the Western Cape has been concluded.... Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa's main political rivals, Paul Mashatile and Zweli Mkhize, are expected to push back against calls for his removal during an ANC national executive committee meeting on Monday.... Read more »

A bitter court battle between Moti and rival Frederick Lutzkie brought forth allegations involving extortion, mafia tactics, an apparent assassination and a sex abuse cover-up.... Read more »

Billionaire SA businessman Dick Enthoven, whose family has interests in Nando’s, Hollard Insurance and Spier Wine Farm, has died.... Read more »

The EFF has vowed to shut down a Cape Town pub where a racist incident allegedly took place recently.... Read more »

Proteas skipper Dean Elgar says there's no bad blood between he and his troops and the Aussie ball-tampering protagonists David Warner and Steve Smith.... Read more »

Celebrity make-up artist and businessperson Maja Janeska died from a gunshot wound to the head, police have confirmed.... Read more »

In 2023, SA's ten priciest private schools will charge more for a single matric year than many universities charge for degrees.... Read more »

"If someone would've told me that at the age of 34, I would be paying my own lobola, I would've laughed".... Read more »

If Fury has surgery, it could delay a unification showdown with Ukrainian rival Oleksandr Usyk early next year.... Read more »

Analysts' bullishness is a marked change in tune from September, when hedge funds couldn’t get enough of shorting the yen — a high profile casualty ...... Read more »

Japanese golfers Minami Katsu, Yuna Nishimura and Yuri Onishi on Sunday advanced to the final week of the LPGA Q-Series, a two-week tournament at which ...... Read more »

Experts say Beijing is laying the groundwork for a loosening of COVID-19 rules — as well as putting in place convenient scapegoats to blame for ...... Read more »

Kylian Mbappe said he dreamed of winning the World Cup for a second time after his brace helped France to a 3-1 win over Poland ...... Read more »

Rich countries need to meet their ODA commitments, which would more than double the money available to avert the effects of climate change.... Read more »

The values and traits that have allowed U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and others like him to thrive in the West are the ones that ...... Read more »

To ensure safe flight, the government will require operators to obtain a license issued under a newly launched system and have their drones inspected and ...... Read more »

"For Japanese soccer to go one level higher, we must become a team that consistently gets past the group stage."... Read more »

The plan is expected to be included in the government's National Defense Program Guidelines, a 10-year defense buildup policy to be updated by the end ...... Read more »

Toshihiko Sakurai is suspected of making all school teachers write an oath to keep the abusive behavior secret.... Read more »

Exporters looking to expand in Japan must convince belt-tightening households to stomach the increased cost of imported food.... Read more »

The nation’s penchant for online anonymity and well-established love of virtual idols could boost adoption, but early attempts offer cautionary tales.... Read more »

At 70 years old, Natsuo Yamaguchi, was elected unopposed for an eighth straight term as leader, despite the party's earlier plans to replace him.... Read more »

At least 27 people died when a landslide buried a bus in Colombia's northwest on Sunday, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said.... Read more »

Posted by Richard Walker on Twitter, the caption of the video reads, "Riding the Delhi Metro with Germany's foreign minister."... Read more »

President Vladimir Putin on Monday visited a bridge that links Moscow-annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland weeks after the vital link was hit by a blast, images on state television showed.... Read more »

3 people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded at a Russian air base, a state news agency said, and a regional governor acknowledged reports of a blast at a separate base housing bombers that are...... Read more »

The six-part docuseries shed light on the couple's love story and their lives in the royal family.... Read more »

Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the...... Read more »

Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the south and knocked out power in the north in a new round of missile attacks on Monday as the West tried to limit Moscow's ability to finance its invasion...... Read more »

China ranks fourth among the studied nations in terms of the number of foetal deaths caused by PM 2.5.... Read more »

Campaigners backing Iran's protest movement on Monday dismissed a claim that the Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to its restrictive dress...... Read more »

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that India's trade with Russia is at a very "small level" in comparison to European nations.... Read more »

Russia's recent mobilisation has increased its military threat in Ukraine, with better trained soldiers now arriving at the front line, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said on Monday.... Read more »

The number of dead seals discovered off the coast on Saturday initially appeared to be 700 but later rose to 2,500, according to the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.... Read more »

The United Arab Emirates' president on Monday began his first visit to Qatar since the end of a nearly four-year regional blockade that put ties in the deep freeze.... Read more »

China may announce 10 new COVID-19 easing measures as early as Wednesday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, supplementing 20 unveiled in November that set off a wave of...... Read more »

Anonymous bomb threats sent to courts all over the country may have been intended to disrupt the visit of a Ukrainian Supreme Court delegation, some believe.... Read more »

Kosovo's Football Federation has filed another complaint to FIFA against Serbia’s team for alleged racist incidents in last Friday's World Cup match against Switzerland, which the Swiss won.... Read more »

Turkish fugitive Mahmut Tut was slapped in a Turkish prison on Monday after Sweden extradited him on Friday, as Sweden – seeking NATO membership – seeks to allay Ankara's concerns about shielding alleged terrorists.... Read more »

After Boyko Borissov’s GERB on Monday received the mandate to form a government, it offered the PM post to a political newcomer, a neurosurgeon – in what looks an attempt to rebrand the party's image.... Read more »

Serbian and Croatian police have denied claims made by a Madrid-based NGO that they allowed Chinese police to harass and intimidate Chinese nationals in their countries.... Read more »

A BIRN investigation shows how some Bosnian parties, particularly in the Republika Srpska, have caught on to the power of social media marketing, spending tens of thousands of dollars before October’s election.... Read more »

Bots and trolls are poisoning social media in Montenegro, experts say, and there is no solution in sight.... Read more »

Thousands of migrants are trapped in Slovakia as the Czechs prevent them from crossing into their territory, while Hungary refuses to take back those that crossed from there into Slovakia. The government is struggling to come up with a solution.... Read more »

KLA Veterans’ Organisation leaders Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj appealed to be released of all charges of misusing documents leaked from the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague.... Read more »

Hungary was very much in the news this week after the EU Commission said it's recommending the withholding of billions of euros over concerns the government has been weakening the rule of law and not doing enough to stop corruption. On this and other major events from the region, TWiCE... Read more »

President Radev will hand the mandate to ex-PM Boyko Borissov’s party on Monday, as winners of the most recent elections – as protests over controversial changes to the electoral code grip Sofia.... Read more »

The man suspected of shooting dead his pregnant wife on Wednesday outside Pristina’s Gynecology Clinic committed suicide on Friday while police were negotiating his surrender.... Read more »

Court rejects appeal to suspend High Representative's imposed changes to the election law, saying that the case had not been well argued, and suspension could undermine the rule of law.... Read more »

Croatia is one of several countries in which the Ukrainian embassy has been sent a gruesome package of animal eyes.... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday (Dec 5) his administration will review a plan for a state-owned 5G network introduced by a previous government, as it was not formulated transparently. Under the premiership of Muhyiddin Yassin in 2021, Malaysia unveiled a plan for a... Read more »

In a heart-wrenching incident, a toddler in Malaysia went missing after a crocodile dragged him underwater right before his father's eyes. The attack happened last Thursday (Dec 1) morning off the coast of Lahad Datu in Sabah, Malaysian news outlet Bernama reported. In a Facebook video shared on the same day, a crocodile... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled a new Cabinet, in which he will also hold the post of Finance Minister while Umno chief Zahid Hamidi becomes Deputy Prime Minister. The leaner Cabinet comprising 28 ministers was unveiled on Friday, with appointments distributed among the top leaders... Read more »

Twenty-four years after his fall from deputy prime minister to prisoner, Anwar Ibrahim of the multi-ethnic Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance has been sworn in as Malaysia's 10th prime minister. He is the country's fourth prime minister since May 2018, and his predecessors' terms have been decreasing: 22 months, 18 months... Read more »

Days into Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's premiership, there's no time for a honeymoon period as he gets cracking on addressing an egg shortage so severe, it has attracted claims of a cartel conspiracy. Consumers and retailers have complained there has been an inconsistent supply of price-controlled eggs, which public... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is reviewing its government subsidies programme, aiming to direct money toward low-income groups, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday (Nov 27), prioritising the rising cost of living as he takes office at a time of slowing growth. Government agencies have two weeks to review the... Read more »

When Malaysians went to the polls on Nov 19, observers predicted that a hung parliament was inevitable given such a splintered political landscape. People angered over polarising political rhetoric, corruption and instability looked to pledges of good governance from long-time opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance, which eventually won... Read more »

Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim has finally become prime minister after some three decades of trying. Now, the reformist leader must overcome several immediate and medium-term challenges to keep his job. Local commentators have suggested keeping the peace within his "Unity Government" – comprising alliances that were spewing vitriol at each other... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim is expected to start discussions on forming his cabinet on Friday (Nov 25) as he begins work as prime minister at a challenging time, with the economy slowing and the country deeply split after a close election. Anwar, 75, was sworn in as premier on... Read more »

For two decades before the coronavirus pandemic upended the economy, Zhang Chuan earned an enviable income for a migrant worker. The 45 year old left the countryside of Anhui province in 2001 and worked as a vegetable delivery man in the northeast for eight years, before starting an appliance refitting... Read more »

BEIJING – Three Chinese astronauts landed back on earth on Sunday (Dec 4) on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month mission on China's space station. The three astronauts – commander Chen Dong and teammates Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe... Read more »

Several Chinese graduate students have invented a plain-looking, low-cost coat that can hide the human body, day or night, from security cameras monitored by AI, according to the team. The InvisDefense coat can be seen by human eyes but is covered in a pattern that blinds cameras in the day and sends... Read more »

BEIJING — More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday (Dec 4) as China tries to make its zero-Covid policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented protests against restrictions last weekend. Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region and where the protests first erupted,... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with Covid-19, and while recent protests there are not a threat to Communist Party rule, they could affect his personal standing, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Saturday (Dec 3). Although... Read more »

Nearly three years of snap lockdowns, business upheaval and volatile travel restrictions under China’s stringent zero-Covid policy have pushed people to their mental and financial limits while having an outsized impact on the nation’s economy. With lives and livelihoods on the line, many people are frustrated, angry and confused –... Read more »

China should no longer aim for zero infections but focus on lowering severe or symptomatic cases, a Shanghai infectious diseases expert regarded as "China's Dr Fauci " has said. The call from Zhang Wenhong – leader of the Shanghai team tackling Covid-19 – comes as repeated signals from Beijing in the past... Read more »

A five-month-old baby who can stand steadily on his grandfather's hand without any support has become a source of controversy on mainland Chinese social media, where it has been viewed more than 34 million times on Weibo alone. The viral video filmed by the baby's mother shows the boy smiling... Read more »

A Chinese grandmother who fed her infant granddaughter fried flour instead of baby formula to save money has provoked a polarising – and historical – discussion on mainland Chinese social media. The grandmother's actions prompted the one-year-old's mother to complain in a video posted online last week that she was unable... Read more »

‘Some persons occupied it and applied to the government seeking permission for construction’... Read more »

Six forest teams on Ukkalagere Betta in pursuit of the elusive leopard; in the taluk after back-to-back camera trapping of the wild cat, four cages and ten camera traps have been placed... Read more »

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Adjournment motion to discuss ‘letter written by Thiruvananthapuram Mayor on vacancies’ rejected... Read more »

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KDEM, UNESCO-MGIEP and Excelsoft announce International Hub for Education in Mixed Reality (IHEM) in Mysuru; IT Minister had announced the CoE in Metaverse during Bengalouru Tech Summit event recently... Read more »

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Long queues of women and young voters were seen since morning at total 320 polling booths in the bypoll where as many as 13 candidates were in fray... Read more »

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Cultural programmes on the street and vehicle rallies part of campaign... Read more »

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visited New Orleans, a city emblematic of historic Franco-American ties, to promote the French language and conclude his state visit to the United States. The French president, on the third day of a US trip... The post Macron caps US visit with New Orleans trip,... Read more »

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk during an unannounced face-to-face meeting in New Orleans. Macron tweeted that he voiced concerns about content moderation on the highly influential... The post Macron has ‘clear and honest’ talk with Musk... Read more »

French prosecutors said Friday that they had opened a corruption investigation into top central banker Sylvie Goulard, who simultaneously stepped down from the Bank of France. The probe covers suspicions of accepting bribes, influence peddling, illegal conflicts of interest and... The post CORRECTED: Top French central banker in corruption probe... Read more »

President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Friday in New Orleans, a city emblematic of historic Franco-American ties, to promote the French language and conclude his three-day state visit to the United States. The day after a lavish reception at the White... The post Macron caps US state visit with New Orleans... Read more »

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday said Washington’s $430 billion plan to spur climate-friendly technologies in the United States must be seen as a wake-up call for Europe. The EU “must be able to sweep in front of... The post US green plan should be ‘wake-up call’ for... Read more »

French prosecutors said Friday that they had opened a corruption investigation into top central banker Sylvie Goulard, who simultaneously stepped down from the Bank of France. The probe covers suspicions of accepting bribes, influence peddling, illegal conflicts of interest and... The post Top French central banker in corruption probe appeared... Read more »

Underneath the lush countryside in eastern France lie the pipelines expected to rescue Europe before a winter without Russian gas. Europe has scrambled to find alternative energy sources since major fossil fuel producer Russia waged war on Ukraine in late... The post European gas pipe dreams become reality in eastern... Read more »

French company TotalEnergies will cut North Sea oil and gas investment by 25 percent next year after the UK government extended a windfall tax on energy firms. Jean-Luc Guiziou, head of the company’s UK production operations, has said that “following... The post TotalEnergies cuts North Sea investment over UK windfall... Read more »

A transatlantic network of sex service procurers in France, Spain and Colombia has been dismantled with a dozen people arrested, French police sources said on Friday. The network, headed by a couple, ran at least 50 sex workers in France,... The post Transatlantic pimping gang smashed: French police source appeared... Read more »

Tens of thousands of people braced for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent.... Read more »

Prince Harry said the royal household regularly leak stories about each other, calling it 'a dirty game' in a new trailer released on Monday for the much-anticipated Netflix documentary series about him and his wife Meghan.... Read more »

The avian flu is causing a turkey shortage in British Columbia, the BC Poultry Association said, warning it could pose a challenge for customers ahead of the high-demand Christmas season.... Read more »

The Canadian government appears on the verge of bringing home some 40 Canadian women and children held under terrible conditions in a Syrian detention camp.... Read more »

Better protections and options for consumers are just some of the ways Ottawa can help address food unaffordability in Canada, the lead author behind a new price report says, as average grocery bills are expected to rise in the new year.... Read more »

Russia on Monday unleashed what Ukraine called a 'massive missile attack' across the country, striking homes and buildings, killing civilians and disrupting electrical power that caused blackouts and cut water supplies for the Black Sea port of Odessa.... Read more »

Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecast to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.... Read more »

Ontario education support workers have voted to accept a new deal with the provincial government, putting an end to a long and contentious negotiation process.... Read more »

Canadian doctors say they have cured a patient with a severe and disabling disorder with a parathyroid transplant from a deceased donor. Dawn Ethier, a mother of four and police officer in Ottawa, is the first in North America and one of perhaps two in the world given new parathyroid... Read more »

The avian flu is causing a turkey shortage in British Columbia, the BC Poultry Association said, warning it could pose a challenge for customers ahead of the high-demand Christmas season.... Read more »

The Canadian government appears on the verge of bringing home some 40 Canadian women and children held under terrible conditions in a Syrian detention camp.... Read more »

Better protections and options for consumers are just some of the ways Ottawa can help address food unaffordability in Canada, the lead author behind a new price report says, as average grocery bills are expected to rise in the new year.... Read more »

Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecast to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.... Read more »

Ontario education support workers have voted to accept a new deal with the provincial government, putting an end to a long and contentious negotiation process.... Read more »

As the inquiry into the federal government's decision to use the Emergencies Act during the 'Freedom Convoy' protests nears the finish line, a new survey has found that two in three Canadians say they support, at least to some degree, the invocation of the Act.... Read more »

An Alberta mother is recounting her experience arriving at a packed children's hospital when her young daughter was in dire need of help.... Read more »

The federal government is looking at potentially helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria, a recently filed court document says.... Read more »

Girl Guides of Canada is asking its members to vote on two new name options for its Brownies program -- comets or embers.... Read more »

Gas-rich Qatar inaugurated Tuesday its first solar power plant stretching across the desert, a vast site planned to provide up to 10 percent of the tiny Gulf nation’s energy supply. The solar farm in al-Kharsaah, west of the capital Doha,... The post Qatar inaugurates solar plant as World Cup approaches... Read more »

Gas-rich Qatar inaugurated Tuesday its first solar power plant stretching across the desert, which organisers of the football World Cup have said will provide clean energy for its stadiums. The solar farm in al-Kharsaah, west of the capital Doha, is... The post Qatar inaugurates solar plant to help power World... Read more »

Argentina on Monday called on Qatar to arrest a visiting Iranian vice president over his alleged responsibility for the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center. Iran’s vice president for economic affairs, Mohsen Rezai, is wanted by Argentinian... The post Argentina requests arrest in Qatar of senior Iranian... Read more »

Deep in the Qatari desert, security guards have a lonely time keeping 24-hour watch over one of the world’s most isolated artworks, created by renowned US sculptor Richard Serra. “On a busy day we can get 100 people,” said one... The post Long, bumpy 4WD ride to Qatar’s acclaimed desert... Read more »

Qatar’s tightly-controlled media on Monday stepped up an offensive against European criticism of the Gulf state’s human rights record ahead of the World Cup, on which it has spent billions of dollars. Editorials and cartoons in recent days have lambasted... The post CORRECTED: Qatar media hits back at Europe’s World... Read more »

Lebanon on Monday launched an online platform to facilitate employment for its nationals in Qatar as the Gulf state prepares to stage the World Cup. The move, just weeks before the World Cup kicks off on November 20, is aimed... The post Lebanon launches online portal for World Cup jobs... Read more »

Qatar’s tightly-controlled media on Monday stepped up an offensive against European criticism of the Gulf state’s human rights record ahead of the World Cup, on which it has spent billions of dollars. Editorials and cartoons in recent days have lambasted... The post Qatar media hits back at Europe’s World Cup... Read more »

With its strong aroma of cardamom and its yellowy, tea-like consistency, Arabic coffee is a ubiquitous symbol of hospitality across Gulf countries, not least in World Cup host Qatar. Prepared by roasting coffee beans then boiling them with cardamom and... The post Taste of Qatari hospitality: traditional Arabic coffee appeared... Read more »

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a prominent Sunni scholar and spiritual leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement, has died aged 96, his Twitter account announced Monday. Qaradawi was imprisoned several times in his home country of Egypt over his links to the... The post Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Qaradawi dies at 96... Read more »

Een man stopte met zijn auto omdat er een kitten op de weg liep. Toen hij het beestje oppakte kwamen er nog 17 kittens uit het bermgras stappen.... Read more »

De buurman komt aan de deur klagen over het feestje van de avond ervoor. Hij was maar wat graag ook uitgenodigd.... Read more »

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