# The Princess of Wales has warned that an overload of smartphones and computer screens is creating an “epidemic of disconnection” that disrupts family life. In her essay published on the website of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, Catherine says children need to be encouraged to develop social and emotional skills, which will […]
# Three-hundred-and-38 individuals and organisations were nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, which will be awarded in Oslo, Norway, this morning. This is a significant increase from last year, when there were 286 nominees. The most nominees – 376 – were in 2016. Among this year’s candidates are US president Donald Trump, nominated by […]
# China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced tech manufacturing. The country processes around 90-percent of the world’s rare earths, needed for everything from solar panels to smartphones. Beijing said the regulations are intended to safeguard national security. The new control measures could have a major impact in […]
# Doctors in China have transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171 days after the procedure, and 38 of those days were with the pig organ in place. Experts say the new study suggests pig-to-human liver transplantation shows promise for use as a bridge to help a human with […]
# Mkhululi Mthethwa, die seun van Suid-Afrika se ambassadeur in Frankryk, Nathi Mthetwa, het sy pa se dood as traumaties beskryf. Die 58-jarige is dood nadat hy van die 22ste vloer van ‘n hotel geval het. Mkhululi het aan Newzroom Afrika in Parys, Frankryk gesê die familie is gebroke en gereed om hom te ruste […]
# Die Egiptiese Rooi Halfmaan sê 153 vragmotors met noodleniging is op pad na Gaza via die Rafah-grensoorgang, na die aankondiging van ‘n wapenstilstandsooreenkoms tussen Israel en Hamas. Twee bronne vir die Egiptiese hulporganisasie het bevestig dat 153 hulpvragmotors deur ‘n ompad by die Rafah-grensoorgang aangekom het, op pad na die Kerem Shalom-grensoorgang, om die […]
# The Egyptian Red Crescent says 153 trucks carrying aid were headed into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Two sources from the Egyptian aid organisation confirmed that 153 aid trucks entered through the Rafah crossing’s bypass road, en route to the Kerem Shalom […]
# South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa’s son, Mkhululi Mthethwa, has described his father’s death as traumatic. The 58-year-old died after falling from a hotel’s 22nd floor. Speaking in Newzroom Afrika in Paris, Mkhululi said the family is heartbroken and ready to lay him to rest. He confirmed that the fetching of the spirits […]
# Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking verwelkom die eerste fase van ‘n vredesooreenkoms tussen Israel en Hamas en noem dit vordering om die oorlog in Gaza te beëindig. Die regering het alle partye aangespoor om hulle tot die ooreengekome politieke proses te verbind en onmiddellik humanitêre hulp in die beleërde gebied toe te […]
