- South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994 The Associated Press
- South Africa's Chance for Change - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- South Africa has failed its Black majority. Nelson Mandela’s political heirs may pay the price CNN
- South Africa elections 2024: ANC holds final rally in Soweto BBC.com
- South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it Al Jazeera English
How settlers took revenge for a murder in the West Bank
Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage last month, inciting and co-ordinating attacks on WhatsApp.
‘It feels like contempt’: DWP tells 85-year-old dementia patient to repay £13k
Cypriot-born Sia Kasparis, who speaks limited English, was not told about disability premium overpayment for several years
Eighty-five-year-old Sia Kasparis was in her hospital bed in the living room of her small north London flat when there was a knock at the door.
The grandmother-of-five has been bedbound for the last two years, the result of a collapsed vertebra and a range of other health problems, including vascular dementia, heart failure and kidney disease.
Continue reading...‘No one would accept blame’: Carers highlight DWP failures over debt crisis
Carers asked to repay sums as high as £20k say officials did not share eligibility information between departments
Carers put through the wringer of carer’s allowance overpayments raise the same question time and again: they weren’t aware they had infringed benefit rules but welfare officials were. Why were they not told, rather than overpayments being allowed to run on for months, landing them with debts of thousands of pounds?
For thousands of carers who unwittingly breached carer’s allowance earnings rules and are repaying sums as high as £20,000, this may have happened because officials failed to check earnings alerts. Had they done so, the problem may have been nipped in the bud, and the debt and misery of overpayments largely avoided.
Continue reading...Lemur pups Nova and Evie born at Scottish safari park
Female pair are third litter born at Blair Drummond under endangered species breeding programme
A Scottish safari park has announced the birth of two female lemur pups native to Madagascar.
Nova and Evie, who are living at Blair Drummond safari and adventure park, near Stirling, were born on 14 April, and the park has now publicly announced their birth.
Continue reading...FBI investigating missing ancient treasures from British Museum
Hundreds of artefacts ended up with people in the US who bought them on eBay, the BBC has learned.
China urges South Korea, Japan to uphold free trade at three-way summit
Chinese Premier Li Qiang says three countries should view each other as 'partners and opportunities for development'.
‘Mayday’: Plane flies near homes before crash landing
The pilot was able to steer clear of roofs in Sydney’s suburbs after the plane lost power mid-flight.
Desperate search for hundreds after landslide
Desperate rescuers are digging through rocks and mud to find survivors and retrieve bodies.
‘Putin’s patience snapped’: Insiders marvel at Russia’s military purge
Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for Ukraine
In the weeks since Vladimir Putin sacked his longtime defence minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s FSB security service has pursued a series of high-level corruption cases against a deputy minister and department heads in what many insiders are now calling a purge in the defence ministry.
Andrei Belousov, the technocrat economist appointed to replace Shoigu, has a mandate to reduce corruption in the defence ministry and streamline military production for a long war against Ukraine that could largely be decided by industrial output.
Continue reading...ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan team preview
Rashid Khan's men must dig deeper in tough situations to push for a place in the ICC T20 World Cup semifinals.
Israeli strike hits Rafah area after Hamas rocket barrage
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says dozens of people have been killed in a refugee camp.
At least 35 killed in Rafah after Israeli missiles hit camp for displaced
The Israeli missiles struck tents in an area to the west of Rafah city, which was supposed to be safe from attack.
Johnny Wactor: General Hospital actor shot dead in suspected robbery
37-year-old actor killed in Los Angeles early on Saturday after confronting three men allegedly attempting to steal from a vehicle
Johnny Wactor, the actor best known for his role on long-running soap opera General Hospital, has died after being shot during a suspected robbery in Los Angeles. He was 37.
His mother, Scarlett, first confirmed his death to TMZ. The Los Angeles police department later confirmed that Wactor was shot around 3am on Saturday after confronting three men who were allegedly attempting to steal the catalytic converter from a vehicle.
Continue reading...Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan to resume trilateral meeting – POLITICO
- Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan to resume trilateral meeting POLITICO
- China's premier hails 'new beginning' with US-allied South Korea, Japan Reuters.com
- China Discusses Supply Chains With Japan, South Korea Bloomberg
- China, South Korea and Japan hold summit amid growing regional divide The Washington Post
- Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing Say N. Korean Denuclearisation Is 'Common Interest': Japan PM Barron's
North Korea plans to launch satellite by June 4: Japan
Sanctions-breaking launch follows Pyongyang's third and successful attempt to launch a spy satellite in November.
Scarred by war, Myanmar children ‘cannot have the life they used to have’
Women and children in states such as Karenni struggle with trauma from air attacks and intense fighting.
Fewer women among top earners in UK finance since pandemic, report finds
Women make up less than 20 percent of top earners in sector, university research finds.
The influencers rallying South Africa’s youth to vote
With 42% of voters under 40, the younger demographic could play a big role in Wednesday's poll.
French town reels from fortune teller scandal
The mayor and fortune teller are both being kept in prison under judicial investigation.