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Boulder shooting sparks calls for gun control, North Korea fires ballistic missiles for first time in nearly a year, and 12-year-old donates 200 laptops to students through GoFundMe.

If you want to know how racist the filibuster is, just know that it called me the n-word. The filibuster just made a joke about my ability to run faster and jump higher. The filibuster just asked me how long I’ve owned a Chrysler 300 knowing good and damn well I don’t have a car.

At some point, most kids get intrigued by the Japanese art of origami. Origami takes paper airplanes to dizzying new levels, showing kids how to make cubes, fans, boats, and the ever-popular origami crane come to life with nothing more than some paper and the knowledge of how to fold it. — Read the rest

NASA concept for a Mars base that could allow astronauts to stay for several months.

Supporters of former ANC chairperson Supra Mahumapelo go on the offensive ahead of provincial elective conference

Current cases make it highly debatable whether those in the boardroom know what they’re doing

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s allies are gearing up to move against ANC secretary general Ace Magashule in crucial meeting

Zondo commission’s legal counsel tells top court a suspended sentence would allow the former president to run rings around the inquiry — again

Former rugby sevens player Vuyo Zangqa talks about taking the reins of the Narvskaya Zastava Rugby Club and growing the sport on snow-baked fields

Although the country got off to a slow start, experts are hopeful SA’s Covid-19 inoculation drive will scale up soon

But Agricultural Research Council says outbreak is normal, and only a medium-sized outbreak

The power utility, consumer electronics manufacturer, and private security force Shinra has taken to social media to respond directly to critics who have accused the tech oligopoly of exploiting workers, impoverishing local residents, and generally doing crimes against the planet.

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Praising women’s fundamental contributions to peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, the UN peacekeeping chief reiterated on Thursday that empowering women in the military remains a top priority, but to achieve this goal needs “all hands on deck”. Jean-Pierre ...

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ASDA is set to launch its first loyalty card scheme in its 72-year history offering shoppers money off groceries in store and online.

Jared Tallent, who competed in an era of widespread drug cheating among Russian athletes, leaves with 15 major medals including Olympic gold.

Alcolocks work in the same way as conventional breathalysers, in that they test the amount of alcohol in the sample of breath provided. Some systems can block the user from driving for up to 24 hours.

Tehran, March 25, IRNA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Saied Khatibzadeh wrote in a twitter message on Thursday that the EU-Biden honeymoon is coupled with American macho behavior in dealing with other nations that began with Trump admiration, but did not end after his adventurist exit from the White House.

OPINION The cold, hard fact about housing is that neither Labour nor National wants prices to fall. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern avoided questions this week about whether that was the goal. National's ...

Global e-commerce sales surged 191% last year

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Perhaps it’s time to start reforming the system, rather than blaming Netanyahu for working it to his advantage