# Die Amerikaanse vise-president, JD Vance, sê Iran moet sy uraanverrykingsvermoëns betekenisvol verminder om aan Amerika se eise te voldoen en die oorlog te beëindig. Hy sê Washington wil noemenswaardige optrede sien eerder as beloftes. Vance bevraagteken waarom Teheran uraan nodig het wat tot 60-persent verryk is, indien hy nie van plan is om ‘n […]
# 2026’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to French scientist Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai for their work on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Their work helps explain how chemical reactions can produce one mirror-image form of a molecule rather than an equal mix of both. The Nobel Committee’s […]
# Pacific nations are urging the world to step up efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Climate ministers meeting in Fiji say the region is already facing rising seas, extreme weather and threats to communities. They want stronger commitments ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey […]
# Car manufacturer Tesla is stepping up pressure on European regulators to approve its full self-driving technology. The Netherlands has approved the system and recommended European Union-wide approval, while seven other countries have granted national approval. But the technology is not fully autonomous and requires drivers to remain attentive. Seven traffic-safety researchers who reviewed Tesla’s […]
# US Vice President JD Vance says Iran must make a meaningful reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to meet US demands and end the seven-month war. Vance says Washington wants concrete action rather than promises that Iran will reduce enrichment in future. He questioned why Tehran needs uranium enriched to 60-percent if it does […]
# Die voormalige Australiese biskop Christopher Saunders is tot ses-en-‘n-half jaar tronkstraf gevonnis vir die seksuele mishandeling van twee jong mans tydens sy ampstermyn as Katolieke geestelike. Die 76-jarige is in Augustus skuldig bevind aan 13 seksuele oortredings, maar vrygespreek van beweerde oortredings teen ‘n derde jong man. Hy sal in Februarie 2031 vir parool […]
# Israel herdenk vandag drie jaar sedert die aanvalle onder leiding van Hamas op 7 Oktober 2023 waarin ongeveer een-duisend-200 mense dood en 251 gyselaar geneem is. Dit was die dodelikste enkele dag vir Jode sedert die Volksmoord. Die Palestynse militantegroep het verskeie gebiede geteiken, waaronder ‘n Israeliese militêre basis, dorpe naby die grens en […]
# Former Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for sexually abusing two young men during his time as a Catholic cleric. The 76-year-old was found guilty of 13 sex offences in August. Saunders was acquitted of alleged offences against a third young man. He will be eligible for parole […]
# Israel is marking three years today since the Hamas-led attacks on the seventh of October 2023 killed about one-thousand-200 people, while 251 others were taken hostage. This was the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The Palestinian militant group targeted several areas, including Israel’s military base, small villages near the border and […]
