Local elections may herald landmark political shift in South Africa
Tomorrow’s local elections could spell significant political change for South Africa, a country with an already turbulent political history.
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World in brief – Four drug offenders executed by Indonesian authorities
Four of the 14 planned executions announced by the Indonesian government this week were carried out this morning.
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World in brief – Japanese former disabled care employee kills 19 people
A former disabled care centre worker has stabbed 19 people to death and injured 25 in Japan’s worst mass killing since World War II.
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World in brief – Trump secures Republican nomination
Donald Trump has been nominated as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
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World in brief – Three-month state of emergency, purges in Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has now fired thousands of teachers, police, judges, journalists and has detained 9,400 people, mostly military personnel.
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World in brief – Donald Trump officially secures Republican nomination
Property mogul and controversial socialite Donald Trump has officially been nominated as the Republican presidential candidate by the Republican Party at the Republican National Convention.
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Turkish coup fails as citizens block rebel military faction
The attempted coup led by a faction of the Turkish military is reported to have failed after citizens took to the streets to isolate and block rebel forces.
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At least 84 killed in French Bastille Day attack
As many as 84 people were killed and about 100 injured when a truck ploughed through a Bastille Day crowd in the city of Nice.
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World in brief – Romanian slavery ring broken
A large number of Roma (gypsies) have been charged of kidnapping and exploiting 65 vulnerable boys and men and forcing them into slavery.
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Obama says Americans will unite after Dallas tragedy
President Obama attended a memorial service in Dallas yesterday for the five police officers shot dead during protests last week.
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