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Municipal Elections: How Service Failure Becomes a Public Health Crisis in South Africa

Philadelphia Union Reach Playoffs on Record 15-Game Unbeaten Streak

Tamil Nadu's TB Initiative Cuts Deaths by 38% Through Early Triage

Ugly (UK) Brings Chamber Pop and Halloween Masks to Rough Trade Nottingham

Rene Eyre Revisits Autobiographical Performance 'Say A Little Prayer' in London

London Museum Granted 24/7 License Ahead of November Opening

UAE's HCT Holds Record Graduation and Announces Major Training Expansion

Dana White Confirms Flight to Washington for Trump Meeting on Press Secretary Role

NASA Awards $10B Lunar Contract Framework to SpaceX, Blue Origin

Dengue Fever Expands Into High Himalayas as Climate Change Warms Nepal

Katy Perry Tells Fans Ex-Husband Russell Brand 'Should Be in Jail' During UK Concert

IoT Refrigerator Hacks Disrupt Blood Labs and Supermarkets Across Europe and US

South African election results renew debate over identity-based voting

Post-election pressures complicate US and Israeli decisions on Iran

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Australia depth shows up England's Ashes 'failures'

A well-drilled Australia are on the cusp of retaining the Ashes after just six days of cricket -- not bad for a team lambasted by England great Stuart Broad before the series began as its weakest since 2010.

Salah's future in focus as Liverpool face Brighton

All eyes are on Mohamed Salah's uncertain future at Liverpool as Arne Slot tries to shut out the noise and prepare his men to face Brighton this weekend.

Windswept Kazakh rail hub at the heart of China-Europe trade

Operating a huge cargo lifter, Zhandos Nurmagambetov was stacking containers onto a train before it headed across the steppe of Kazakhstan on a new railway route vital for China-Europe trade.

Duffy takes five as NZ tear through West Indies to arrow in on win

Jacob Duffy took five wickets as the West Indies were rolled for 128 in the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday, the hosts needing just 56 for victory.

Kushner returns to team Trump, as ethical questions swirl

His only official job title at the White House is son-in-law. But Jared Kushner has staged a remarkable -- and sometimes controversial -- comeback to President Donald Trump's inner circle.

Thai PM dissolves parliament, paving way for national elections

Thailand's Prime Minister dissolved parliament on Friday after three months in office, a royal decree showed, paving the way for general elections early next year.

Volodymyr Zelensky: Under-pressure wartime leader used to defying the odds

Russia thought it would topple Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky within days after invading in February 2022 for what it planned to be a quick victorious war.

Reddit files legal challenge to Australia social media ban

Online discussion site Reddit launched a legal challenge Friday to Australia's social media ban on under-16s, just days after the landmark laws came into effect.

Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years for fraud

A US court sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets.