# Russian authorities are cracking down on fake AI-generated bear sightings amid a rise in real attacks. A woman in the Far East used ChatGPT to create an image of a bear in a village and shared it as a joke to a friend. The image went viral, prompting frightened residents to alert police and […]
# China and North Korea have opened a major border bridge after more than a decade of delays, in a move aimed at boosting trade between the two countries. The three-kilometre New Yalu River Bridge links the Chinese city of Dandong with Sinuiju in North Korea. It was completed in 2014 but remained unused because […]
# Bollywood actor Imran Khan has been ordered to leave India by 28 October after taking part in a protest in Mumbai. The nephew of film star Aamir Khan, is an American citizen and holds an Overseas Citizen of India card. He was briefly detained during the protest against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on […]
# A documentary about children racing handmade wire cars in Philipstown in the Northern Cape has been nominated for an Emmy Award. The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix follows children who build cars from scrap materials and race them over three kilometres. Ihe film is one of four nominees in the Sports Documentary category, and competes […]
# South African motorists are facing further fuel price increases next month, although the latest projections are lower than initially feared. Early estimates suggested petrol could rise by more than four-rand a litre. But the latest Central Energy Fund figures point to increases of around one-rand-80-cents a litre for petrol and one-rand for diesel. The […]
# Tennis: Rising Spanish tennis star Rafael Jódar has been warned for unsportsmanlike conduct after swearing at a ballboy during the Shanghai Masters in China. The 20-year-old lost his temper after a missed shot, demanding a towel using an expletive. Chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote warned him, saying players could not speak to ballboys that way. […]
# Tennis: French tennis star Gaël Monfils has officially retired at 40, ending a 22-year professional career. His name has been on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s retired players’ list since 5 October. Under anti-doping rules, retired players must undergo at least six months of testing before returning to competition. Monfils had planned to end […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het vanmiddag ‘n geel vlak-twee-waarskuwing uitgereik vir strawwe donderstorms in dele van Gauteng, Limpopo en Mpumalanga. Die storms kan met swaar reënbuie, kitsvloede, ligte hael, hewige weerlig en sterk, rukwinde gepaard gaan. Hierdie toestande kan skade aan eiendom en infrastruktuur, oorstromings op paaie en in laagliggende gebiede meebring, en kan ook […]
# Krieket: Engeland het besluit om sekere spelers te laat rus voor die toetsreeks in Suid-Afrika, en hulle sal nie aan volgende maand se witbaltoer na Australië deelneem nie. Die toer, wat op 13 November begin, bestaan uit drie eendagwedstryde en vyf T20-wedstryde. Dit eindig op 2 Desember, slegs ‘n week voor Engeland se opwarmingswedstryd […]
