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Wedding party fire in Congos capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead
A fire at a wedding party in Congos capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started Friday night and continued into early Saturday in a building in Lingwala in northern Ki

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Amazon cargo plane sends up billowing cloud of smoke after overrunning runway at Miami airport

MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames in a crash that sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky and forced the closure of all runways at

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Sports

Arsenal rallies to 2-1 win against Chelsea and Man United drops more points in the Premier League

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal passed the biggest test of its Premier League title defence so far by rallying to a 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday. Martin Odegaard struck a 50th-minute winner at the Emirates Stadium after Morgan Rogers had given

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Business

Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centres boom amid water and power fears

South African civil rights groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centres in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated. With South Africa positioning itself as Africas

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Entertainment

Cassandra Wilson, 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70

NEW YORK (AP): Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and producer, has died. She was 70. Dubbed Americas best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending voice, which expanded the

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Commentary

Editorial | Demerit flip-flop
There may indeed be flaws in the demerit-points system for motor vehicle drivers. But sceptics have good cause to feel that the latest announced delay in the schemes implementation has less to do with pursuing real fixes than the Governments panderi

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Lifestyle

Mrs Jamaica Universe Dr Alicia Swaby Spencer living life to the fullest

At 5:30 every morning, Dr Alicia Swaby Spencers day is already underway. By 7 a.m., she is at work, and some days will not end until long after the sun has gone down. When she is on call, she may return to the hospital for surgery or to review patients

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In Focus

Imani Tafari-Ama | When the machine does the thinking

The anxiety surrounding the pervasive power of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its potential impact on mental development, learning and psychosocial behaviour, has become sufficiently serious to prompt policymakers to pause and reconsider the s

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Auto

Electrifying Evolution: The Porsche Cayenne EV

My first time reviewing a Porsche Cayenne was back in 2018, and the engineering felt superb, utilising an electric steering setup that went precisely where you pointed it. Since its initial development and launch that shook the luxury SUV segment decades

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World News

Wedding party fire in Congo's capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead

A fire at a wedding party in Congos capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started Friday night and continued into early Saturday in a building in Lingwala in northern Ki

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