# K-pop group ENHYPEN and its fans are supporting a global blood donation campaign with the World Health Organisation. The group joined the WHO’s World Blood Donor Day campaign, encouraging people to donate blood and help save lives. ENHYPEN members also donated blood themselves. The campaign’s online pledge drive saw participation surge from one-thousand-200 to […]
# AfriForum sal aanhou om die saak oor die moord op die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag-sersant Michael Swanton dop te hou. Die Pretoriase Landdroshof het die saak teen Thabang Eugene Sohole en Michael Makampe tot 2 November uitgestel vir oorplasing na die Streekhof. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum sê Swanton is in Januarie in Pretoria-Noord doodgeskiet toe hy […]
# British authorities have released a 22-year-old man on bail after arresting him on suspicion of terrorist acts linked to a plot targeting RAF Fairford. He was arrested in London on Tuesday. Six other men arrested previously in connection with the case have also been released on bail. US officials say the investigation involves a […]
# Britse owerhede het ‘n 22-jarige man op borgtog vrygelaat nadat hy aangekeer is vir vermeende terreurdade wat verband hou met ‘n komplot teen die Lugmagbasis Fairford. Hy is Dinsdag in Londen aangekeer. Ses ander mans wat voorheen in verband met die saak in hegtenis geneem is, het ook borgtog gekry. Amerikaanse amptenare sê die […]
# Britain’s Consulate General in East Jerusalem is being renamed the UK Mission, Jerusalem, after Israel ordered it to close. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says the building will remain open and continue providing vital services and working with Palestinians. However, 20 British diplomats, including the consul general, will leave Israel, while seven diplomats will […]
# A Chinese fishing boat identified as part of the country’s maritime militia has been spotted off Taiwan’s east coast for the first time, according to a surveillance report reviewed by Reuters. The vessel was operating alongside a Chinese coast guard boat and a research ship near Hualien in August. Taiwan says the boats were […]
# A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences, the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. The Philippines’ seismology agency, Phivolcs, says significant damage is not expected, but aftershocks are possible. Authorities are monitoring the situation for further seismic activity.
# Soccer: South Korea captain Lee Gi-hyuk has apologised for gloating about avoiding mandatory military service after leading his country to Asian Games gold. After South Korea beat Japan 1-0 in the final, the 26-year-old held up his medal and celebrated that he would not have to serve. South Korean men are generally required to […]
# Motorsport: Cadillac Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is cycling from Malaysia to Singapore ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix. The 37-year-old Finn chose to ride the 350-kilometre journey instead of flying or driving, after retiring early from Sunday’s race at the Sepang circuit. Bottas, an avid cyclist, expects the trip to take three days […]
