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UK economy closes in on recession
UK economy closes in on recession

Britain's economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as the country heads towards recession under a new prime minister. "With May's growth revised down a little and June showing a notable fall, overall the economy shrank slightly in the second quarter," said ONS director of economic statistics Darren Morgan.

Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crash: US media
Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crash: US media

US actor Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" after suffering a serious brain injury in a car crash in Los Angeles last week, US media has reported. Heche has been comatose since crashing her car into a two-story house in the Mar Vista neighborhood on August 5, resulting in "structural compromise and... heavy fire" at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Ten years on, S.Africa awaits justice for slain striking miners
Ten years on, S.Africa awaits justice for slain striking miners

A decade after her 30-year-old brother was killed when South African police opened fire on miners striking for better wages, Nolufefe Noki is still no closer to obtaining justice. Television footage that day of police opening fire on protestors, raising a crest of dust at the foot of the hill, shocked South Africa and the world.

I.Coast's Gbagbo pushes for amnesty with eye on 2025 vote
I.Coast's Gbagbo pushes for amnesty with eye on 2025 vote

President Alassane Ouattara last week lifted the shadow of a jail sentence over his erstwhile bitter rival Laurent Gbagbo, but the measure may only go a short way towards lowering Ivory Coast's political temperature. Jean Alabro, a political commentator based in Ivory Coast's economic hub Abidjan, said Ouattara, 80, would have carefully "weighed" whether to pardon or amnesty Gbagbo.