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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

Russian strikes on Ukraine trigger heating, water cuts

Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have targeted critical infrastructure, including energy sites and railways, triggering heating and water outages for thousands of households, Kyiv said on Saturday.

Mediators Qatar, Egypt call for next steps in Gaza truce

Qatar and Egypt, guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, on Saturday called for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as the necessary next steps in fully implementing the fragile agreement.

Olympic favourite Malinin pulls off stunning GP Final win

Ilia Malinin showed why he is red-hot favourite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final with a world-record free skate score after landing an incredible seven quads.

Venezuela's Machado to receive peace prize in Oslo: Nobel Institute

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding in her country, has confirmed she will travel to Oslo to receive her Nobel Peace Prize, the head of the Nobel Institute told AFP on Saturday.

Russell tops practice times to outpace title-chasing trio

George Russell on Saturday threw a spanner into the best-laid plans of the three protagonists for the drivers' title with a scorching lap to top the times in final practice for this weekend's decisive season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

India bowl out South Africa for 270 after De Kock ton

India bowled out South Africa for 270 after opener Quinton de Kock hit a sparkling century in the third and deciding one-day international on Saturday.

England staring down the barrel under Gabba lights as Australia dominate

Australia are on the brink of grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series after dominating a feeble England on a pivotal third day of the day-night second Test in Brisbane on Saturday.

Egyptian actor faces challenge in iconic role of singer Umm Kulthum

It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career -- the iconic singer Umm Kulthum, a legend in the Arab world.

Chock and Bates win Grand Prix Final ice dance

Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won the ice dance title at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya on Saturday to burnish their credentials for Olympic gold.

Starvation fears as flood toll passes 900 in Indonesia

Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency said Saturday, with fears that starvation could send the toll even higher.

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