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Policymakers told to aggressively employ structural reforms, monetary policies and fiscal measures

The National Freedom Party has urged the government to dissolve the Jozini Local Municipality so that the party can participate in fresh elections.

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Building a successful career on Wall Street is never an easy task.

It can be even more challenging if you're a woman in the male-dominated industry.

"The DNA of the business world is set up for men. Full stop. We need to change the DNA," said Cara Fleisher, a managing director on RBC Capital Markets' loan portfolio-management team and cochair of RWomen USA, an employee-resource group at the firm.

Business Insider spoke to Fleisher and five... Читать дальше...

Australia huffed and puffed but failed to break down a stubborn Iraqi resistance at half-time. But their coach was hardly concerned.

CAIRO (AP) — Holding their crying babies in their arms, dozens of Egyptian mothers have rallied on a major Cairo road, blocking traffic to protest severe shortages of subsidized baby formula.

CAIRO (AP) — Holding their crying babies in their arms, dozens of Egyptian mothers have rallied on a major Cairo road, blocking traffic to protest severe shortages of subsidized baby formula.

Children accounted for over a third of all civilian casualties, according to a report by the Cluster Munition Coalition.

Florida's Gulf coast braces for hit from tropical storm, which forecasters say could make landfall as hurricane

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Bringing your own food on the plane makes perfect sense, both for your taste buds and your wallet.

But whether you're packing your own snacks or buying a gate-side meal to-go, you should avoid these seven foods — for your sake and those around you.

Food You Can't Finish

If you decide that a long flight is the time to tuck in to a special treat, more power to you. Just make sure you have time to finish it — or that you're okay with throwing it away before you land. Читать дальше...

The two passports of a Kenyan woman, who faces a charge of possession of cocaine valued at R500 000, was subject of discussion in the Durban Magistrate’s Court.

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Georgetown University will award preferential status in the application process to descendants of slaves whose labor benefited the university, The New York Times reported.

In 1838, the school sold 272 men, women, and children for about $3.3 million in today’s dollars. The money helped keep the university open during a period of financial difficulty.

The school also plans to build a memorial for the slaves, create an institute on slavery, and name two campus buildings after African-Americans. Читать дальше...

The University of the Witwatersrand has unveiled its ambitious plan to turn the inner-city district of Braamfontein into a new digital hub.

Allan Gray investment managers said on Thursday that ongoing uncertainty at state-owned firms could impact investment decisions.

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief on Thursday met several people from a rural city near a candidate site that could be picked to host an advanced antimissile system, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Han Min-koo held

The EPA has placed signs at the low-income West Calumet Housing Complex, warning people not to “play in the dirt"

BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian judge has ordered Mohamed Abrini, a suspect in attacks claimed by the Islamic State organization in Brussels and Paris, held in custody for two more months.

ALMELO - Een 29-jarige man is woensdagmiddag aangehouden voor zware mishandeling. 

Free State party leaders announced mayors, speakers and whips of councils.

Cable TV operators in Kashmir were on Thursday directed by the authorities to stop airing five news channels as their programmes had allegedly caused law and order problems in the unrest-hit Valley and were promoting "enmity against the sovereignty of the state."

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is cashing in.

Cook collected about $28.7 million after selling 269,883 shares in Apple, according to a SEC filing on Wednesday. The shares are a fraction of the 1,260,000 shares that he unlocked last week because he reached tenure of five years as CEO of Apple.

Last week he sold $36 million of his stock — meaning that he has liquidated about $65 million in total over the past few days. 

Cook still has about 3.5 million shares in Apple that are... Читать дальше...

Scott ordered the closing of offices at noon Thursday due to the looming threat of Tropical Storm Hermine, which is expected to swell into a hurricane before slamming into the state's Panhandle. The latest forecast Thursday morning had Hermine's top sustained winds at about 60 mph as it approached Florida's upper Gulf coast. News outlets report high school football games in many areas will be played on Thursday night because Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to bring heavy rains to the state on Friday. Читать дальше...

BERLIJN (ANP) - TomTom blijft onverminderd consumentenapparatuur zoals navigatiekastjes, fitnesstrackers en smartwatches ontwikkelen, ondanks dat er momenteel meer geld wordt verdiend met de verkoop van diensten en producten aan bedrijven. Volgens mede-oprichter Peter Frans Pauwels van TomTom is er voldoende vraag. Daarnaast is de divisie belangrijk voor het doorontwikkelen en testen van producten.

After a whirlwind summer, Chloë Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham have broken up. According to multiple reports, the couple has split after being nearly inseparable over the last...