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Issued on: 29/04/2023 - 07:57 The failure of bills curbing abortion rights in two deeply conservative US states this week underscored the growing disquiet felt by…

Sudan’s neighbours are “deeply worried” about the conflict spreading, but are refraining from intervening because of concern that if the fighting spills across their borders, the region may “disintegrate into warring factions,” said Nick…

Investors are holding back on investing in energy-intensive projects in South Africa as the country’s power crisis undermines business continuity and hurts economic growth. “There are large investments, which are energy-intensive where the…

A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some…

By MITCH STACY - AP Sports Writer Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball's new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games.In the eyes of one umpire, he raced too fast even for the…

A fifth of Hong Kong’s international schools are struggling to hire teachers just days before the start of the new academic year, as analysts and staff warn that the city’s strict Covid-19 quarantine regime is making recruitment…

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy entered into days of political and financial uncertainty Friday as Premier Mario Draghi weighed his options and political leaders considered…

HOW COULD DNA BE USED AGAINST WORLD LEADERS?“You can use DNA to identify disease risk, so (the world leaders) might be at risk for a disease,” said Howard McLeod, a genetics expert and director of precision medicine at the Florida-based…

Citigroup Inc. and its partners abandoned the creation of a fund that aimed to shorten the life of coal mines after the group struggled to convince investors of the plan’s green-energy merits, according to people familiar with…

By Mark Kreidler Santa Clara County, where the San Francisco 49ers train and play their NFL home games, has one of the highest covid vaccination rates in California. As of July 11, more than 76% of its vaccine-eligible residents…