# Around 20-thousand people were evacuated from central Cologne after three unexploded World War Two bombs were found, the biggest such operation in the German city since the end of the war. Bomb squad technicians were planning to defuse the three American explosives, two weighing a thousand kilograms and one 500 kilograms, which were found […]
# Vietnamese police arrested administrators of a YouTube channel with two-million subscribers for allegedly spreading false information about state officials. Rights campaigners say the government in one-party Vietnam has in recent years stepped up a crackdown on civil society and weaponised the law to silence critics, especially people posting on social media. Human Rights Watch […]
# China beskou die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, se opmerkings dat die wêreld nooit die Tiananmen-plein-slagting in 1989 sal vergeet nie, as ‘n opsetlike aanval op China. Die woordvoerder, Lin Jian, sê Rubio se stellings verdraai die geskiedkundige feite op ‘n wraaksugtige manier, val doelbewus China se politieke stelsel en pad na […]
# Europe’s largest car manufacturer is considering opening an assembly plant in Egypt. The VW Group’s managing director for Africa, Martina Biene told Engineering News it is part of a plan to tap new African markets in the face of slower demand in Europe. Volkswagen could first establish an assembly unit by using existing facilities. […]
# Chinese airlines might order up to 300 narrow-body and wide-body Airbus passenger aircraft as soon as next month when European leaders visit Beijing. Bloomberg News quotes industry sources saying China has frequently timed large jet orders to coincide with state visits, but caution negotiations are not guaranteed to result in a deal amid volatility […]
# Die Verenigde Koninkryk se grootste fees, die Glastonbury-fees, het sy kunstenaars vir vanjaar bekendgemaak. Die Britse pop-rock-groep The 1975, Neil Young en Olivia Rodrigo is die hoofkunstenaars op die Pyramid-verhoog. Rod Stewart en Faces se kitaarspeler, Ronnie Wood, is op die Sondag-legendes-program. Ander bekendes sluit in die Brat-ster, Charli XCX, wat die hoofkunstenaar op […]
# China has slammed comments made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the world will never forget the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as an attack on China. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian says Rubio’s statements maliciously distort historical facts, deliberately attack China’s political system and developmental path, and seriously interfere in China’s internal […]
# Suid-Afrika se danssensasie Chloé Windell sê sy is besig met afronding aan haar program. Sy verteenwoordig die land volgende maand by die 2025 Dans-wêreldbeker in Burgos, Spanje. Sy het vroeër vanjaar sterk vertoon in die Suid-Afrikaanse kwalifiserende ronde wat in Centurion gehou is. Hier het sy die 1ste, 2de en 4de plek in die […]
# South Africa’s Chloé Windell says she is putting the finishing touches to her routines, as she is set to represent the country at the 2025 Dance World Cup Finals in Burgos, Spain, next month. She showed a strong showing at the South African Qualifier held in Centurion earlier this year, where she placed 1st, […]
