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‘Vote for change’: South Africa elects government as ANC legacy…
Johannesburg, South Africa – Mpimo Hlavanganwane is far younger than South Africa’s democracy. The 23-year-old grew up in Chiawelo, the same area of Soweto
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential race?
Mexico City, Mexico – She is leading in voter polls, poised to become Mexico’s first female president. But Claudia Sheinbaum faces a challenge: how to disti
The race for clean energy is gathering speed but who…
The technology to build green economies is mainly produced in China. The United States and the European Union are trying to catch up.The race for clean energy i
DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government
Five-month delay since election featured an attempted coup as conflict rages in mineral-rich east.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has unveiled a new
North Korea flies rubbish-filled balloons to South in ‘tit-for-tat’ attack
South Korea condemns ‘low-class’ attack which comes amid tensions raised by Pyongyang’s failed satellite launch.North Korea has sent hundreds of balloons
Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra to go on trial for…
The case relates to an interview the billionaire politician gave to South Korean media while in self-imposed exile in 2015.Thailand’s former Prime Minister Th
Haiti transitional council names Conille prime minister amid gang violence
Garry Conille, who briefly served in the role from 2011 to 2012, has since worked as a regional director for UNICEF.A nine-member council in charge of overseein
The art project aiming to keep Australia’s Indigenous people out…
Melbourne, Australia – More Indigenous people are behind bars in Australia than ever before, making them the world’s most imprisoned people. Despite making
Former spy chief Dick Schoof proposed as Dutch PM
Schoof, 67, is currently the top official at the justice ministry and a former head of the Dutch intelligence service.Dutch right-wing coalition parties have no
Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of ‘foreign agent bill’
Critics say the bill will restrict media freedom and obstruct Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union.Georgia’s parliament has overridden a presiden
Hong Kong charges six people under new national security law
Police arrest the group for seditious social media posts under the much criticised law.Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested six people accused o
Taiwan’s parliament passes bill pushing pro-China changes
Thousands protested outside Taiwan’s parliament after reforms seen as reducing the president’s power were passed.Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislatur
