Новости за 25.07.2020

MANCHESTER – Stuart Broad smashed a swashbuckling half century off just 33 balls before grabbing two wickets to put England in control of the third and deciding test against West Indies on Saturday.

By Abdi Sheikh

Mogadishu - Somalia's parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote on Saturday, as a simmering power struggle between him and the president came to the fore.

Khaire and President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed have been tussling over whether to delay a national election due in February next year, with the prime minister insisting it go ahead and the president favouring postponement.

President Mohamed elevated deputy prime minister Mahdi... Читать дальше...

Nelspruit - South African Police Service (SAPS) officers in Mpumalanga have launched an intensive manhunt for the suspects who shot dead a law enforcement officer and wounded another at Emalahleni in the early hours of Saturday morning, the SAPS in the province said.

Pretoria - African countries are generally recognised as having produced some of the worst leaders the world has ever seen, both during and after colonisation.

By Jane Wardell

Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world.

The rate of cases has been increasing not only in countries like the United States, Brazil and India, which have dominated global headlines with large outbreaks, but in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Bolivia, Sudan... Читать дальше...

KHARTOUM - At least 20 people died and 22 others were injured after gunmen from an unidentified militia attacked a village in the Sudanese state of South Darfur, witnesses and a local community leader said on Saturday.

By Daniel Carvalho

Brasilia, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said on July 7 that he had the virus. He later went for a ride on a motorcycle, mingling with well wishers as he has often done since the beginning of the pandemic.

“Good morning everyone," Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook after reporting that the test was “negative."

The 65-year-old leader didn’t say when he did the new test. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON - Jimmy Tosh, who runs a multi-million dollar hog and grain farm in Tennessee, is a lifelong Republican. He is pro-gun, supports lower taxes and agrees with most of Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda.

By Martin Quin Pollard

Chengdu, China - Security was tight outside the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave, a day after China ordered it to close in response to a US order for China to shut its consulate in Houston.

The tit-for-tat consulate closures have brought a sharp deterioration in relations between the countries, which have the world's two largest economies.

A consulate emblem inside the compound was taken down and staff could be seen moving about. Читать дальше...

Dressing up in a beautiful gown may be a distant dream for matrics who have not only had a disrupted academic year, but have lost out on many of the social highlights of their last year at school.

CAPE TOWN – Former Springbok opening batsman Barry Richards has denied that he refused to commentate with former SA Cricket Board star Faiek Davids during a 2002 Test at Newlands.

Pretoria – The City of Tshwane is concerned that a three-day protest over pay by municipal workers this week could impact negatively on service delivery.

CAPE TOWN - A truck owner's suspicions that his truck was being used for illicit purposes contributed to the arrest of two suspects on Friday afternoon for possession of khat and cigarette smuggling in contravention of the coronavirus (Covid-19) Disaster Management Act regulations, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said.

Johannesburg – School principals, public transport operators, employers and building managers face fines for not enforcing the Disaster Management Act regulations making the wearing of cloth masks compulsory.

Eskom has agreed to release a portion of the funds in the accounts of Maluti-a-Phofung to allow it to pay salaries for workers and meet other operational costs after it was attached by the power utility this week.

Johannesburg – Parliament will next month debate the state of education in the country following the closure of schools by the government.

Johannesburg – Insurance Claims Africa (ICA) has welcomed the announcement by the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Prudential Authority (PA) on Friday night, in which they outline an agreement reached with large insurance companies to provide interim relief to some policyholders who have business interruption insurance that includes cover for contagious diseases.

Cape Town – Land invasions in several communities across the city have placed housing projects amounting to more than R1 billion in jeopardy.