Cairo – Egypt’s military said it killed 18 suspected Islamist militants in aerial and ground operations in the restive North Sinai region on Tuesday, as part of its battle to quell a long-running insurgency. The army said in a statement that its forces succeeded in foiling “an attack by takfiri terrorist elements on one of...
Kinshasa – DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has lifted a health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and ordered a reopening in three stages of business activities, schools and borders. The vast country of more than 80 million people has recorded 8 534 infections including 196 deaths since March 10. Tshisekedi said the figures place the...
Johannesburg – South African anti-apartheid figure Andrew Mlangeni, who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1963-64 Rivonia Trial, has died at the age of 95, the presidency announced yesterday. Mlangeni, 95, was the last surviving Rivonia trialist, spending more than quarter of a century imprisoned on Cape Town’s notorious Robben island before his release...
Mexico City – Mexico mEtiyali okwa li a pitilile omaso gaantu 40 000 komukithi gwocoronavirus ngoka gwa iteyela moshilongo shoka, shoka osho oshilongo oshitine momaso ngaka notashi longo nuudhigu okukeelela omukithi nguka. Olopota yesiku oya li ya lopota kutya omwaalu gwomaso ngashiingeyi ogwa londa gwa ya po40 400 komukithi, konima sho aantu 915 ya li...
Mountain Bike and Time Trial champion, Michelle Vorster, says if female cyclists are given the same publicity as their male counterparts, it would change the way young female riders look at the sport. In an interview with Nampa, Namibia’s representative at the 2021 Olympic Games in Mountain Bike (MTB) said women cyclists are underrated compared...
ATHENS – Fraught relations with Turkey could improve if Ankara halts “provocations”, Germany said Tuesday, referring to what the EU considers illegal Turkish oil drilling in the Mediterranean. “Regarding Turkey’s drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, we have a very clear position — international law must be respected, so progress in EU-Turkey relations is only possible...
BRASÍLIA – A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses of what officials hope will be a game-changer in the global pandemic. The vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech, became the third in the world to enter Phase...
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen Mills asked him. The world 100m and 200m record holder and eight-time Olympic champion told Variety magazine he had no plans to resurrect his sprinting career. However, the 33-year-old told Variety magazine in a video interview he...
Cristiano Ronaldo is eyeing more records as Juventus today heads to Udinese with a ninth consecutive Serie A title within their grasp. Ronaldo scored a double on Monday against Lazio to bring his tally to 51 Serie A goals since arriving in Turin in July 2018. The 35-year-old not only became the first player to...
Stefanus Nambara NKURENKURU – The Mbunza Traditional Authority has ordered the removal of an alleged illegal fence, which was erected earlier this year, to pave way for farmland at Tamesa village in the Kavango West region. The illegal fence is said to have affected three villages, including Karo, Pusa and Gcugcuma, as well as residents...