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Burkina junta chief sacks defence minister as jihadist violence rages
Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a January coup, has sacked his defence minister and assumed the role himself after a series of jihadist attacks, according to decrees published Monday.
Ex-Google CEO says Ukraine proves value of IT in war
Ukraine has been a very effective proving ground for the use of contemporary information technology in war, from satellite dishes to smartphone apps, Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, said Monday. - Field intelligence from citizen apps - Two apps meanwhile got citizens directly involved, Schmidt said.
Ukrainians urge US to ramp up support before winter
A group of Ukrainian civil society leaders on Monday called sweeping electricity cuts part of a Russian strategy and urged the United States to ramp up support to maximize recent gains before winter.
Stock markets rally, as euro briefly surges
Stock markets rallied Monday, building on last week's momentum as investors priced in the expectation of further interest rate hikes aimed at taming decades-high inflation. Investors worldwide are awaiting key US consumer price data for August, due Tuesday, with the annual inflation pace expected to ease to eight percent -- still well above the Fed's target of two percent.
Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes in setback for space tourism
An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff from Texas on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth. Passengers experience a few minutes' weightlessness and observe the curve of the Earth before the capsule re-enters the atmosphere and floats down for a gentle desert landing.
South Africans wonder how man's bank card didn't decline after he was accidently charged R120 000 for petrol
A Cape Town man posted an image of his fuel slip after a petrol attendant accidently charged him for over 5 000 litres of fuel, which amounted to R120 020.
Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered
An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth, Jeff Bezos' space company said. Passengers experience a few minutes' weightlessness and observe the curve of the Earth before the capsule re-enters the atmosphere and floats down for a gentle desert landing. ia/bgs
King Monada takes it back to classic, cool whips with BMW E30 social media post
King Monada asked his 240 000 Twitter followers which model of BMW they preferred, we know that the musician likes performance whips but the classic E30 is cool
'Uthando Nesthembu' star Musa Mseleku secretly weds Thobile 'MaKhumalo' at a star-studded traditional wedding
'Uthando Nesthembu' stars Musa Mseleku and Thobile 'MaKhumalo' Mseleku reportedly tied the knot at a star-studded and lavish ceremony over the past weekend.
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