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The Moon is steadily shrinking, causing wrinkling on its surface and quakes, according to an analysis of imagery captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) published Monday. A survey of more than 12,000 images revealed that lunar basin Mare Frigoris near the Moon’s north pole — one of many vast basins long assumed to be […]

US pork producers say they are losing US$8 per animal because of the dispute with China. Photo: Bloomberg American farmers have “lost all hope” for a satisfactory resolution to the US-China trade war, and are pushing their government to turn to new markets after the sudden escalation in tensions last week. US agricultural exporters such […]

Somaliland oldest statesman and chief of chiefs, Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf, also known as Haji Warabe The self-declared state of Somaliland mourns its oldest statesman and chief of chiefs, Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf, also known as Haji Warabe, who died on Friday at the Hargeisa International Hospital at the age of 122. Haji Warabe was a member […]

Sudanese protesters attend a demonstration in front of the defense ministry compound in Khartoum. (Reuters) Sudan’s army rulers and protest leaders resumed crucial talks on Monday over handing power to a civilian administration after days of deadlock in negotiations, a spokesperson for the protest movement told AFP. Protest leaders Omar al-Digeir and Satea al-Haj were […]

  North Korea has been extremely sensitive about the international community criticizing its human rights violations and holding leader Kim Jong-un accountable. / AP-Yonhap The United States is increasingly voicing concerns about human rights abuses in North Korea as denuclearization talks remain stalled. Analysts here say the Donald Trump administration may use the human rights […]

Fredie Blom with his ID which proves he is 115 years old. (Tammy Petersen/News24) If wisdom comes with age, he could be the wisest person in the world, Fredie Blom jokes. Believed to be the oldest man alive, the oupa from Delft on the Cape Flats celebrated his 115th birthday on election day on Wednesday. […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa applauds as confetti is launched at the end of the results ceremony in Pretoria [Ben Curtis/AP] Cape Town, South Africa – The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa‘s parliamentary elections with 57.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said, announcing the official results. Saturday’s win assured a sixth straight term […]

Firing has been heard inside the Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in Gwadar, according to SHO Bangulzai. — Photo courtesy: RadioPakistan A clearance operation is taking place at the Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in Gwadar after “three terrorists” stormed the facility, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing. The ISPR said that the […]

The withdrawal began at 10am (0700 GMT), according to the head of the Houthis’ Supreme Revolutionary Committee, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi. The UN’s Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), led by Danish Lieutenant General Michael Lollesgaard, head of the UN observer team in Hodeida, drew up the redeployment plans under a pact agreed last December in Stockholm, Sweden, the first […]

A bullet hole can be seen in the window of the car where a 44 year old woman was shot dead in Offenbach. Photo: DPA A woman has died after being shot in Offenbach, east of Frankfurt, in the state of Hesse. According to German media reports, the 44-year-old was shot by someone in a […]