‘I will wear my persona non grata as a badge of dignity,’ expelled South African ambassador to US says as he returns home

‘I will wear my persona non grata as a badge of dignity,’ expelled South African ambassador to US says as he returns home

“The supremacist assault on incumbency, we see it in the domestic politics of the USA, the MAGA movement, the Make America Great Again movement, as a response not simply to a supremacist instinct, but to very clear data that shows great demographic shifts in the USA in which the voting electorate in the USA is projected to become 48 per cent white,” Rasool said in the talk.

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World apprehensive as some states in US push for digital ID adoption, fears of ‘surveillance-based technocracy’ rise

World apprehensive as some states in US push for digital ID adoption, fears of ‘surveillance-based technocracy’ rise

Several media reports have presented May 7 as a deadline for people to get a REAL ID-compliant driver’s licence if they intend to travel domestically by air on or after that date. For instance, Washington, DC-based radio station WTOP reported that “time is running out” for people to get a REAL ID-compliant ID card to travel domestically.

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Some 100,000 motorsport fans descend on Kenya’s ‘Sin City’ for the fourth edition of World Rally Championship

Some 100,000 motorsport fans descend on Kenya’s ‘Sin City’ for the fourth edition of World Rally Championship

The competition, which kicked off in Naivasha on Friday after President Ruto flagged it off at Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium, is expected to push up local tourism inflows as small and large businesses open their doors for buyers.

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Previously synonymous with ‘hot’ Indian cuisines pepper in Kenya is changing into a cash as demand surges on world market

Previously synonymous with ‘hot’ Indian cuisines pepper in Kenya is changing into a cash as demand surges on world market

Speaking during a farmers’ exhibition in Kandara, Murang’a, Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Director Crops System, Dr Lusike Wasilwa, said Kenya is serving less than half of its potential of its international market, with the United States of America, Netherlands, Germany, Russia, UK, Canada, France, UAE and Poland ready to buy Kenyan chilli.

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Namibia’s liberation war veteran Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as county’s first female leader

Namibia’s liberation war veteran Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as county’s first female leader

Nandi-Ndaitwah’s husband is a retired general who once commanded Namibia’s armed forces and was formally given the title “first gentleman.” Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inauguration came a day after Namibia’s Parliament elected its first female speaker.

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Trump seeks to reset US presidential power to dimensions that existed prior to Watergate reforms in 1974

Trump seeks to reset US presidential power to dimensions that existed prior to Watergate reforms in 1974

The Trump administration has argued that it is the judiciary, not the president, that is overreaching. Trump urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to limit the ability of federal judges to issue injunctions blocking his administration’s actions nationwide.

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Over 291,000 passengers stranded as huge fire consumes London’s Heathrow airport after 25,000 litres of oil burn

Over 291,000 passengers stranded as huge fire consumes London’s Heathrow airport after 25,000 litres of oil burn

The airport’s owners include France’s Ardian, the Qatar Investment Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, plus other investors in Australia, China and Spain.

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East African Kiswahili scholars root for Africa’s widely spoken indigenous language to be medium of diplomacy

East African Kiswahili scholars root for Africa’s widely spoken indigenous language to be medium of diplomacy

Prof Aduda told the more than 200 Kiswahili professionals converged at the university that Kiswahili was one of the languages that play a pivotal role in Africa and beyond in promoting peace, unity, socio-economic development and cultural diversity.

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Medical masquerade: New book claims Covid was a ‘hoax and racket’ right from the start

Medical masquerade: New book claims Covid was a ‘hoax and racket’ right from the start

Within a year, Brownstone Institute had been founded and finally I was in contact with people such as Dr Clayton Baker, who knew that the real story went far beyond a bonkers public health response. The military was involved along with the intelligence services, not just on a national level but on a global one. This was not a mistake but rather a genuine coup d’etat against civilian government in favor of a cabal that operated mostly in secret.

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Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health

Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General says WHO is supporting countries to implement evidence-based tools to address air pollution and prevent the disease it causes.

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