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Five things to know about China's Communist Party Congress
China's Communist Party will on Sunday open its 20th Party Congress, the country's most important political meeting, which is held once every five years. The CCP, which has ruled China since 1949, has held 19 congresses to fill its leadership ranks since it was founded in 1921.
China's Xi on course for historic third term at zero-Covid Congress
China's 20th Communist Party Congress, which begins on Sunday, is expected to deliver President Xi Jinping a historic third term in control of a country his zero-Covid policy has closed off from much of the rest of the world.
Musa Khawula shares another spicy clip of Lulo Cafe after his Twitter account was reported by netizens, South Africans issue a stren warning to the famous blogger
Musa Khawula is clearly not done with embarrasing Lulo Cafe. The controversial Twitter blogger took to his timeline to share another spicy video of the DJ.
Septet of PMs do battle in snap Vanuatu poll
Vanuatu held a snap general election Thursday, with six former prime ministers and crisis-hit incumbent Bob Loughman battling for votes in the Pacific archipelago nation. Loughman's dissolution of parliament sparked a political crisis, with opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu -- who is not a former prime minister -- launching a bitter legal challenge.
Mideast petrolheads hope eSports takes them to the track
Virtual cars whizz by with engines roaring, as 26 drivers vie for the top spot at an online tournament in Jordan -- many dreaming one day of transitioning to real racers. Today, Tomibayashi said the starkest difference is that virtual racing cannot convey how gravity affects real-life drivers as they take the track corners.
Crisis-hit Iraq makes latest bid to elect president
Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes. Lawmakers in the past three failed attempts to elect a new head of state, in February and March, did not even reach the required two-thirds threshold -- 220 out of 329 -- for a quorum.
'Everything has collapsed': Russia's draft tanks small businesses
In his brand new co-working space in Chelyabinsk, a city in central Russia, entrepreneur Maxim Novikov is counting the empty seats. The space is usually overflowing with designers, programmers and young Russians working on their start-ups.
Sudan schools crisis threatens grim future for children
It's the start of a new school term in Sudan, yet nine-year-old Zahra Hussein stays home helping with household chores, forced to drop out as her family's money grows ever tighter. Sudanese girls are more likely to be married off early or taken out of school to do household chores, said Save the Children's Malik.
Wildlife populations plunge 69% since 1970: WWF
Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 percent in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assessment released Thursday that highlights "devastating" losses to nature due to human activity. Globally, the report found that monitored animal populations had fallen 69 percent since 1970.
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