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S.Africa’s business owners fume as power cuts hit profits

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Johannesburg, July 17 (AFP/APP):South Africans’ annoyance at power cuts has given way to worry, with business owners complaining that the prolonged energy crisis for which no end is in sight is eating into profits and hobbling economic activity. At Native Rebels, a colourful second-floor bar […]

First Hajj flight comes with 230 pilgrims

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LAHORE, July 17 (APP): The first Hajj flight PA-471, from Jeddah to Lahore, carrying 230 pilgrims arrived here at Allama Iqbal International Airport in wee hours Sunday. The Air Blue flight arrived in the city around 2:00 am. The Hajis were welcomed by the Director […]

Iraq’s date palms: rescuing a national icon

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Karbala, Iraq, July 17 (AFP/APP): Thousands of young date palms, Iraq’s national symbol, form lines that extend from the edge of the desert near the central city of Karbala and into the horizon. Iraq’s prized trees are central to a push aimed to preserve a […]

Kerley wins world 100m gold in US cleansweep

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Eugene, United States, July 17 (AFP/APP): American Fred Kerley led a US cleansweep as he stormed to victory in the men’s 100m at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Kerley, in lane four, was down on Marvin Bracy for 95 metres of the tight […]

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