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Police in China detain Canadian pop star Kris Wu over rape allegation

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Police in China said they have detained a 30-year-old Canadian man surnamed Wu on suspicion of committing rape, with state media identifying him as Chinese-born pop singer Kris Wu.

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'It all feels like a horrible nightmare': Connie Ferguson is reeling after husband Shona's death

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'It all feels like a horrible nightmare': Connie Ferguson is reeling after husband Shona's death

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Connie Ferguson has for the first time opened up about her husband Shona Ferguson's death in a moving tribute she shared on social media.

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New Zealand's PM Ardern apologises for 1970s immigration raids on Pacific community

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New Zealand's PM Ardern apologises for 1970s immigration raids on Pacific community

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a sombre state apology on Sunday to the Pacific community for racially targeted immigration raids in the 1970s that resulted in deportations and prosecutions.

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Mastermind behind deadly 2019 Kashmir attack killed in shootout -Indian police

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Mastermind behind deadly 2019 Kashmir attack killed in shootout -Indian police

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The mastermind behind a 2019 attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops has been killed in a shootout with security forces, Indian police in Kashmir said on Saturday.

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WATCH LIVE | Lesufi announces launch of online applications for grades 1 and 8 for 2022 academic year

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WATCH LIVE | Lesufi announces launch of online applications for grades 1 and 8 for 2022 academic year

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Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is on Sunday announcing the launch of online applications for grades 1 and 8 for the 2022 academic year.

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Bright lights, big cities leave dung beetles' celestial compass in the toilet

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Bright lights, big cities leave dung beetles' celestial compass in the toilet

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Dung beetles from a North West game farm have provided the first evidence that city lights leave nocturnal animals in the dark.

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Teacher who made wife and schoolgirl pregnant simultaneously is fired

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Teacher who made wife and schoolgirl pregnant simultaneously is fired

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A teacher has been fired after a disciplinary hearing was told he made his wife and a schoolgirl pregnant simultaneously.

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Ghana's first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song

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Ghana's first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song

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Ghana's first openly transgender musician has released a song to boost the morale of the West African nation's LGBT+ community as it faces a crackdown by authorities and a rise in homophobic persecution.

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Free on a Tree movement lets it all hang out to keep needy people warm

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Free on a Tree movement lets it all hang out to keep needy people warm

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Groups of participants who collected donated winter clothing put tickets on the items, hung them on trees and walked away, leaving them for people in need.

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‘You smashed it,’ Ramaphosa tells SA’s golden girl Tatjana Schoenmaker

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‘You smashed it,’ Ramaphosa tells SA’s golden girl Tatjana Schoenmaker

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Olympic gold medallist Tatjana Schoenmaker and her coach Rocco Meiring on “smashing the world record” at the Tokyo Games.

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Gordhan reveals how container terminal truck driver was crushed to death

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Gordhan reveals how container terminal truck driver was crushed to death

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A Cape Town harbour worker frantically tried to warn a truck driver about a crane falling on his cab, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has revealed.

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Retirement village ordered to pay up after trying to avoid refunding couple's cash

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Retirement village ordered to pay up after trying to avoid refunding couple's cash

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A retirement village's refusal to refund residents when they left was part of a well-organised scheme to confuse vulnerable older people, a lawyer has told the Johannesburg high court.