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US moves to block merger of book publishing powers

Posted on November 3, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block a tie-up between two American book publishing powers it says will reduce competition and harm authors and consumers. Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the world, last year announced plans to […]

Veteran US rights activist Jesse Jackson recovering after fall: daughter

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):Veteran US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Monday after a fall at a university in Washington D.C. but is recovering, according to one of his daughters. Jackson, 80, was injured in a fall while helping student protesters at […]

Protesting villagers disrupt polling in South Africa

Posted on November 2, 2021 by News Desk

Umzinto, South Africa, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):A polling station in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal found itself at the centre of a helicopter and police chase on Monday as angry protesters blocked access to the building. Opposed to a candidate put forward by the ruling African National Congress […]

High-rise building collapses in Nigeria’s Lagos, people trapped: officials

Posted on November 2, 2021 by News Desk

Lagos, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Monday, burying people inside, construction workers and rescue officials said. Officials could not confirm how many people were trapped, but workers and locals scrambled to dig people out of the […]

South Africa holds local polls set to challenge the ANC

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Johannesburg, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):South Africans cast ballots Monday in local elections expected to reflect growing discontent with the African National Congress, whose popularity has been waning even before deadly riots in July. Polls suggest a majority of voters could for the first time turn against […]

Japan govt condemns ‘brutal’ Joker train attack

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tokyo, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):The suspect in a Halloween stabbing and fire attack on a Tokyo train expressed admiration for infamous comic villain the Joker, Japanese media reported, with authorities describing the incident as “atrocious and brutal” on Monday. Police said they arrested a 24-year-old man […]

Rescuers race to reach 9 firefighters in Brazil cave

Posted on November 1, 2021 by News Desk

Brasília, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):First responders on Sunday were racing to rescue nine Brazilian firefighters who remained trapped in a cave after its roof collapsed while they were training inside, authorities said. The accident occurred as a group of 26 firefighters were on a training exercise […]

Dutch customs in massive cocaine haul

Posted on November 1, 2021 by News Desk

The Hague, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):Dutch customs officers have seized over four tonnes of cocaine hidden in soy bags in the port of Rotterdam, in the country’s largest haul this year, the public prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. The smuggled drugs, with an estimated value of […]

Raid on alleged Brazil bank robbers leaves 20 dead: police

Posted on November 1, 2021 by News Desk

Brasília, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):More than 20 alleged members of a gang of Brazilian bank robbers were killed Sunday in a vast police operation in Minas Gerais state, a police source told AFP. “The preliminary information we have for now is that more than 20 criminals […]

Tigrayan rebels say ‘in control’ of Ethiopia’s Kombolcha

Posted on November 1, 2021 by News Desk

Nairobi, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has captured the Ethiopian town of Kombolcha, a spokesman for the rebels said Sunday, the second city claimed by the TPLF this weekend, as it advances southwards. “Firmly in control of #Kombolcha,” TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda tweeted, […]

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US moves to block merger of book publishing powers

Veteran US rights activist Jesse Jackson recovering after fall: daughter

Protesting villagers disrupt polling in South Africa

High-rise building collapses in Nigeria’s Lagos, people trapped: officials

South Africa holds local polls set to challenge the ANC

Japan govt condemns ‘brutal’ Joker train attack

Rescuers race to reach 9 firefighters in Brazil cave

Dutch customs in massive cocaine haul

Raid on alleged Brazil bank robbers leaves 20 dead: police

Tigrayan rebels say ‘in control’ of Ethiopia’s Kombolcha

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