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This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, Friday, March 26, 2021. A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ship that is stuck sideways in the waterway and disrupting global shipping. (Â©Maxar Technologies via AP)

Over 200 vessels blocked as 'maritime traffic jam' grows outside...

An initial investigation showed the vessel ran aground due to strong winds and ruled out mechanical or engine failure as...

26 March 2021 11:22 PM IST

Fresh picked avocados are seen in an orchard at the Afrupro avocado plantation in Tzaneen, on March 10, 2021. - Farmers around the quiet tropical town of Tzaneen are battling a scourge of avocado theft driven by booming global demand for the nutrient-rich fruit. Faced with a growing frequency of avocado raids, farmers have invested heavily in fencing and private security. (AFP)

'Green gold': Avocado craze drives crop theft in South Africa

Thousands of tonnes of avocados have been stolen over the past five years, according to the South African Subtropical...

26 March 2021 11:12 PM IST

TikToks parent company, ByteDance, has a similar app for mainland China called Douyin that does share users data with the Chinese government, and is available in Hong Kong. (Photo | AFP)

2 Egyptian women to stand new trial over TikTok dance videos

The case drew the ire of Egyptian feminists who dismissed the prosecution of Hossam and Adham

15 Jan 2021 9:30 PM IST

Theres a security issue too because countries which have already begun rolling out the vaccines have warned us that there is a huge theft of it, so we may not even disclose where it is being centrally stored, Department of Health spokesperson PopoMaja said. (Photo:AFP)

South Africa to store COVID-19 vaccines from India at secret place for...

South African government had secured 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India

11 Jan 2021 1:20 AM IST

Britains Health Secretary Matt Hancock attends a remote press conference to update the nation on the status of the Covid-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 23, 2020. - Britain on Wednesday introduced restrictions on travel from South Africa over the spread of another new variant of coronavirus, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said. Were placing immediate restrictions on travel from South Africa, Hancock said, adding that two cases of the highly concerning new virus strain had been discovered in Britain. (AFP)

UK quarantines travelers from South Africa as one more Covid variant...

Hancock said the new variant has â€˜mutated furtherâ€™ than the one that recently prompted the British government to...

23 Dec 2020 10:25 PM IST

File photo shows a lonely penguin appears in Antarctica during the southern hemispheres summer season. AP photo

Pandemic reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent

Chileâ€™s army announced Monday that 36 people at the Gen. Bernardo Oâ€™Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base have tested...

23 Dec 2020 12:17 PM IST

Without practicing social distancing, people queue for social grant payments at a post office in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. The African continent has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second surge. (AP)

African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

African health officials also worry that the continent will suffer as richer countries buy up supplies

19 Nov 2020 1:24 PM IST

An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached, and syringes, with a flag of the European Union, on November 17, 2020. (AFP)

Poorer and developing nations face vaccine wait as West locks down...

Based on advance purchase agreements signed with Pfizer, it is calculated that 1.1 billion doses had been snapped up by...

18 Nov 2020 11:13 AM IST

Mohameds office announced late Thursday the appointment of Mohamed Hussein Roble, a Swedish-trained civil engineer and political neophyte.Image: Twitter/@AbikarDr)

Somalia names new PM, announces plan for national elections

Somalia had set itself the goal of holding its first fully democratic, one-man one-vote election since 1969

18 Sept 2020 3:40 PM IST

Customers have their nails done near the Baragwanath taxi rank in Soweto, South Africa, Wednesday Sept. 16, 2020. South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to address the nation later in the day, as case numbers and death from Covid-19 hit the lowest in months. (AP)

South Africa says 12 million citizens -'probably-' had coronavirus

Some South African experts suggest that Africa-'s most developed economy may be approaching herd immunity

17 Sept 2020 4:12 PM IST

Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a televised announcement from Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. (AFP)

Venezuela says -'American spy-' captured near oil refineries

The arrest occurred after a -'plan to cause an explosion-' was -'discovered and dismantled-' at El Palito refinery,...

12 Sept 2020 12:38 PM IST

Women employed by Floch Depollution collect contaminated algae on the Bois de Amourettes beach, Mauritius, on September 2, 2020. - The second phase of cleaning consists of collecting contaminated algae on the coast and placing barriers to collect any oil that the solid waste can spill back into the sea. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio crashed into a reef last month spewing more than 1,000 tonnes of oil into pristine waters that are home to mangrove forests and endangered species. (AFP)

Mauritius oil spill: Ship operator to pay $9.4 million to restore...

More than 1,000 tonnes of oil is believed to have leaked from the ship, with the rest siphoned out before it spilled

11 Sept 2020 11:36 AM IST