Judge who helped jail S.Africa’s Zuma sees graft probe driving change

Johannesburg, July 5 (AFP/APP):Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s welcoming and cheerful smile belies an uncompromising nature that saw the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma during a high-level corruption probe. Over the past four years, the 62-year-old has led a sweeping investigation that revealed […]

Ukrainians seek to heal war trauma at mental health clinic

Kyiv, Ukraine, July 5 (AFP/APP):After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Yuriy Makeyev found himself homeless and jobless: a combination of circumstances that brought him to the brink of a nervous breakdown. Now the 48-year-old, who has fled his home in the war-torn east, believes he […]

Dismantling shut ski resorts an uphill battle in Swiss Alps

BourgSaintPierre, Switzerland, July 5 (AFP/APP): In a remote, secluded valley in the Swiss Alps, a line of rusty ski lift masts scar the grassy hillside where cows lazily graze. The lifts at the once bustling Super Saint Bernard ski resort in Switzerland’s southern Wallis canton, […]

Libya’s Dbeibah seeks calm after electricity protests

Tripoli, July 4 (AFP/APP): Libya’s Tripoli-based government sought on Monday to quell public anger over chronic power cuts, devoting its weekly meeting to the electricity sector and admitting it had underestimated the problem. The meeting followed a night of angry protests across the capital, where […]

Sudan’s Burhan says army stepping back for civilian govt

Khartoum, July 4 (AFP/APP):Sudan’s coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Monday the army would make way for a civilian government and would “not participate” in national talks facilitated by the UN and regional blocs. The decision was taken “to make room for political and revolutionary […]

Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt’s Red Sea

CAIRO, Egypt – July 04 (ONLINE) Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday. Two sources told Reuters that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late […]

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six

ROME, Italy – July 04 (ONLINE) Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday amid record temperatures, local authorities said, killing at least six people and injuring eight. The Trento provincial government said rescue operations were in progress after a large […]

S.Korea reports 6,253 new COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua/APP): South Korea reported 6,253 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,395,864, the health authorities said Monday. The daily caseload was down from 10,059 in the previous day, but […]