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Health / Medical

What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?

  By Anne Twomey, University of Sydney   King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis will turn minds to the question of what happens if he becomes unable to fulfil his constitutional duties. Buckingham Palace has announced he will continue performing his official paperwork and his weekly meetings with the prime minister throughout his treatment. But what happens if he becomes seriously ill? There are three options: counsellors of state, regency and […]

today6 February, 2024

Namibia

Murder dominates police’s weekend crime report

Murder cases dominated the NamPol weekend crime report, which also reported incidences of theft and drug possession, as well as reckless and negligent driving. Nampa reports that four cases of murder were reported countrywide. Meanwhile, a Namibian man has been charged with the murder of a 22-year-old woman who was stabbed to death. Claudia Kambanza died after she was attacked in Hull on Friday, Humberside Police said Mateus Johannes, has […]

today29 January, 2024

World

Prince Harry withdraws libel claim against publisher

Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. It comes after a judge ruled last month that the newspaper group had the grounds to argue the case on a defence of "honest opinion". Julia Chapman reports.

today22 January, 2024

Interview Transcripts

Namibian Dr. Annelle Zietsman Provides Insights on Experimental Cancer Drug blinatumomab (blina)

In our interview with Dr. Annelle Zietsman, we gained valuable insights into the experimental cancer drug Blinatumomab. Leonard Witbeen from Future Media News conducted the interview, seeking information on the drug's potential benefits and its status in the Namibian market. The conversation commenced with Wydby informing Dr. Zietsman about the BBC's report on Blinatumomab, touted as an exciting new cancer drug gentler than chemotherapy. Dr. Zietsman, initially unaware of the […]

today22 January, 2024

Opinion Pieces

More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?

Shutterstock Nicholas Reece, The University of Melbourne 2024 is going to be democracy’s biggest year ever. In a remarkable milestone in human history, over four billion people – more than half of the world’s population across more than 40 countries – will go to the polls. National elections will be held in the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Mexico, and South Africa to name […]

today15 January, 2024

World

US, UK strikes pound Yemen rebels, adding to fears of wider war

US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthis who say they act in solidarity with Gaza. The pre-dawn air strikes add to escalating fears of wider conflict in the region, where violence involving Tehran-aligned groups in Yemen as well as Lebanon, Iraq and Syria has surged since the Israel-Hamas was began in early October. Iran […]

today12 January, 2024

World

Sunak to visit Kyiv Friday to set out new ‘support package’

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit Kyiv on Friday to launch "a major new package of support" for Ukraine and increase military funding for this financial year to £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion), his office said. The figure is an increase of 200 million pounds over the last two years and will ensure the "largest ever commitment of drones," a statement said, adding that he was also due to […]

today12 January, 2024

World

UK maternal deaths reaches highest level in 20 years: study

The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday. The figures from MBRRACE-UK, which monitors maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths, and their causes, showed black women and those from deprived areas remained the most severely impacted. MPs reported last year that although the UK has one of the lowest maternal mortality ratios […]

today11 January, 2024

Entertainment

Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, London coroner says

Following months of speculation the Southwark coroner's court in London has released a brief statement regarding singer-songwriter, Sinéad O'Connor's death, The Guardian reports. "This is to confirm that Ms. O'Connor died of natural causes. The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.", Southwark coroner's court in London, via The Guardian. O'Connor died at the age of 56 last July in Herne Hill, London. Her death was not being […]

today10 January, 2024