At least 27 crushed to death in India religious gathering

At least 27 crushed to death in India religious gathering

At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with several more injured and fears the toll could rise, government medics said Tuesday. "We have received 27 bodies so far... bodies are still coming," Uttar Pradesh state senior medical officer Ram Mohan Tiwari told AFP. Crowds had gathered to celebrate the Hindu deity Shiva in the city of Hathras, […]

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Business / Economics

Caltex brand returns to Namibia

By Selma Ikela, via News on One The Caltex brand is returning to Namibia six years after Astron Energy bought a majority share of the business. Chevron has appointed Bachmus to sell, market and distribute its oils and fuels using the Caltex brand. The two companies signed a long-term retail trademark licensing agreement to grow the Caltex-branded service stations nationwide. Caltex is a globally recognised premium […]

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Environment

Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, strengthens to Category 5

By Chandan KHANNA Hurricane Beryl has strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds. Beryl is now the earliest category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record and has developed into a "potentially catastrophic" hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The NHC said in its latest update […]

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Sport

USA crash out of Copa in group phase as Uruguay, Panama advance

The United States crashed out of the Copa America on Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, as Panama sealed their place in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Bolivia. The tournament hosts suffered an upset 2-1 defeat to Panama last week and went into Monday's final Group C game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City needing to match or better Panama's result against Bolivia to […]

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Sport

BOKS v IRELAND: The playing field is more level than before

Ireland will be coming to altitude and crossing the equator but the eagerly anticipated two-game series against the world champion Springboks that starts with the first test in Pretoria on Saturday has a much more level playing field than has been the case for past incoming tours. While England and Wales will be starting their respective series against New Zealand and Australia in the Antipodes at the end of […]

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Sport

Girmay dedicates Tour stage win to Africa as Carapaz takes lead

Eritrean Biniam Girmay dedicated his stage three win at the Tour de France on Monday to "the continent of Africa" as Richard Carapaz took the overall race lead in Turin. The 24-year-old Girmay described himself as the "first Black African to win at the Tour", and dedicated the win to the whole continent. Carapaz became the first Ecuadorian to wear the leader's yellow jersey, taking it from […]

July 2, 2024 7

Sport

Slovenia’s historic Euro 2024 run bittersweet for coach Kek

Slovenia boss Matjaz Kek hopes his side's run to the last 16 at Euro 2024 will be the launching pad for future success after a heart-breaking exit on penalties to Portugal. Kek was shown a red card in extra-time after Portugal were awarded a spot-kick that Jan Oblak saved from Cristiano Ronaldo. But it was Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa who proved to be the hero in the shoot-out […]

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Sport

Martinez hails Ronaldo after Portugal shootout win over Slovenia

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez praised Cristiano Ronaldo after a roller-coaster night against Slovenia in which the captain missed a penalty in extra time and then scored in a 3-0 shootout win to help take them into the quarterfinals at Euro 2024. Ronaldo was left in tears after his extra-time spot kick miss left the score at 0-0 but redeemed himself by scoring with the first kick of the […]

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South Africa

S.Africa’s new centre-right government promises unity, action

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's new coalition government heralds a pragmatic centre-right shift as opposition parties take control of more than a third of ministries, bringing hope for better governance but also cohesion fears. The African National Congress (ANC), which has governed since the advent of democracy in 1994, keeps 20 of the 32 cabinet positions, including foreign affairs, finance, defence, justice and police. The historied party […]

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