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South Africa's ANC and DA negotiate minister roles in coalition
The News JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s two biggest parties remain locked in negotiations over the makeup of a cabinet for their landmark…
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Old picture of submerged city in China resurfaces as country's south hit by floods in 2024
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, captured on June 26, 2024 The post circulated as China's south -- including the autonomous region…
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South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find…
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Fire at lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 9, leaving 15 others missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday left at least nine people…
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South Africa's new government brings Black and white together. It's also reviving racial tensions
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa's new coalition government…
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'Big mistake' for South Korea to arm Ukraine - Putin
Vladimir Putin has warned South Korea it would be making "a big mistake" if it arms Ukraine in the war against Russia. His comments come…
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After Third Border Breach by North’s Troops
(Bloomberg) -- South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed the border and then retreated, in the third…
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South Sudan's vice president expresses concern over ongoing peace talks
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the…
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South Africa MP suspended for racist language
A South African lawmaker has been suspended by his party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), after a series of old clips resurfaced online of…
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Footage of South Korea anti-govt protest in 2019 falsely linked to marine death inquiry
Protesters gathered in South Korea on May 25, 2024 to call for an independent probe into accusations of government meddling in an inquiry…
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Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in for a 2nd term as South African president
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the…
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South Africa's Ramaphosa sworn in for second term
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second full term in office as president, despite failing to security a majority in…
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Germany's Habeck sets off on East Asia trip - first stop South Korea
Germany's Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck sets off on a trip to East Asia on Wednesday. His first destination is South Korea, where the…
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Zuma's MK party to join South Africa's opposition alliance
South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party - uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) - will join the opposition alliance in…
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China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
BEIJING (AP) — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and…
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Israel starts daily 'tactical pause' in south Gaza to enable aid flow
The Israeli military announced on Sunday it is starting a daily, hours-long "tactical pause" in its activities along a stretch of southern…
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How South Africa's rival parties 'found each other' in a last-ditch deal that saved a president
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's main political rivals are now partners in government after they came together in a…
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Philippines seeks UN confirmation of its vast continental seabed in the disputed South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental…
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South African President Ramaphosa confirmed for second term
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been confirmed for a second term in office by the country's newly elected parliament.…
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Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president
South Africa's parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country's president following a landmark coalition deal between the…
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German Vice Chancellor Habeck to visit South Korea and China
German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck is on Wednesday due to start a five-day working trip to South Korea and China,…
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South Africa's Ramaphosa set for re-election with coalition deal
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured a coalition agreement between his African National Congress (ANC) party and the…
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A landmark moment in South Africa for a humbled ANC
South Africa once again has a national unity government, 30 years after a similar deal helped stabilise the transition to full democracy…
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South Africa's Parliament is choosing a president in a vote with unprecedented uncertainty
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For the first time in 30 years, South African lawmakers will elect a president on Friday with the outcome…