# The makers of the furniture lift used by the Louvre thieves published a tongue-in-cheek advert making the most of the product’s sudden fame. The day after thieves made off with some of France’s Crown Jewels the firm posted a photograph showing the lift inside the police cordon at the museum with the tagline “when […]
# Die vervaardigers van die meganiese leer wat in die diefstal in die Louvre-museum gebruik is, het ‘n ironiese advertensie gemaak om hulle skielike roem te benut. Die dag nadat diewe met van Frankryk se kroonjuwele weggekom het, het die firma ‘n foto geplaas van die meganiese leer binne ‘n polisie-kordon met die slagspreuk “wanneer […]
# US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada yesterday after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. He accused Canada of trying to influence the Supreme Court over the legality of his global tariffs. The two sides have […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, het sy kritiek op Kanada verskerp nadat hy handelsgesprekke gister beëindig het oor ‘n Kanadese politieke advertensie waarin die Republikeinse ikoon Ronald Reagan sê tariewe veroorsaak handelsoorloë en ekonomiese rampe. Hy het Kanada daarvan beskuldig dat hy probeer om die Hoërhof te beïnvloed oor die wettigheid van sy tariewe. […]
# Police arrested a man who pointed a knife at them in front of the US embassy in Tokyo yesterday. The 30-year-old was taken into custody after pointing a kitchen knife at anti-riot police officers on the street. The motive behind the detained man’s actions was not immediately known. The incident comes days before American […]
# Japannese polisie het gister ‘n man met ‘n mens voor die Amerikaanse ambassade in Tokio in hegtenis geneem. Die 30-jarige is gearresteer nadat hy ‘n kombuismes na anti-oproer-polisiebeamptes gewys het. Die motief vir die man se optrede is nog nie bekend nie. Die voorval kom dae voor die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump se beplande […]
# Financial Action Task Force president, Elisa de Anda Madrazo announced that South Africa has been removed from the grey list. The country was first added in November 2023 due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering standards. De Anda Madrazo said South Africa had addressed all 22 deficiencies identifed two-and-a-half years ago. She said the country had […]
# Die benoemde ambassadeur, Leo Bozell, het aan die Amerikaanse Senaat se Buitelandse Betrekkinge-komitee gesê indien hy as Amerikaanse ambassadeur in Suid-Afrika bevestig word, hy die Suid-Afrikaanse regering sal aanspoor om sy volksmoordsaak teen Israel te laat vaar. Indien sy benoeming deur die komitee goedgekeur word, sal dit vir ‘n volle Senaat-stemming verwys word. Bozell […]
# Ambassador nominee Leo Bozell told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee that if confirmed as US ambassador to South Africa, he would urge the South African government to drop its genocide case against Israel. His nomination will proceed to a full Senate vote if approved by the committee. Bozell also said he would support […]
