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Coca-Cola bottler ‘plans plant closures in South Africa with 600 jobs at risk’
Bottling group Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is reportedly planning to close two factories in a move that could lead to more than 600 job losses. According to a...

Fireworks event’s new date after storm cancels show
A new date has been set for the cancelled World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool.Team India were due to stage their free display on 13 September, but it was called...

India launches national policy to harness geothermal energy
India’s Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has unveiled the National Policy on Geothermal Energy, introducing a framework to develop the country’s largely untapped geothermal resources. The...

Video of Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni saying 2026 presidential bid will be his last is doctored
As Uganda gears up for the January 2026 polls, President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, is seeking to extend his nearly 40-year rule. A video...

Old visuals misrepresent Indonesian lawmaker’s situation after anti-government protests
Anti-government protests in Indonesia sparked by low wages, unemployment, and anger over lawmakers' perceived lavish perks turned violent in August, with protesters looting the homes of several officials. However,...

Video shows independence day march in Poland, not far-right UK rally
After one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, an old video was shared in posts falsely claiming it depicted the "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London. The drone...

Video from northeast India misrepresented as Modi supporters in Nepal
Nepal's "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted the Himalayan nation's prime minister in September 2025, but visuals of people marching with a banner of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi do...

East Germany’s empty towns try to lure people with ‘trial living’
Depopulated towns in Germany's ex-communist east have come up with a novel scheme to bring back life: offering people several weeks of super-cheap housing to give would-be residents a...

‘Crisis of justice’ as floods devastate: Pakistan’s climate change minister
Islamabad, Pakistan – As Pakistan reels from one of the worst flooding to have hit the country in decades, where more than 1,000 people have been killed and more...