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IMF chief urges action as global recession risks rise
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged global policymakers Thursday to take concerted action to avoid a "dangerous 'new normal,'" as the risks of a worldwide recession are driven ever higher by repeated economic shocks. Policymakers need to act together to "prevent this period of heightened fragility from becoming a dangerous 'new normal,'" Georgieva said.
Ukraine says recaptured vast tracts of key Kherson region
Ukraine said Thursday that it had wrested Russian troops out from swathes of the southern Kherson region, pushing a counter-offensive that has undermined the Kremlin's claim to have annexed the territories.
Passport prices to increase in November, Mzansi says “Who comes up with these crazy prices?”
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi noted that the application fee for some South African passports would double in price as of Tuesday, 1 November.
Barcelona predict record revenues, rising profits
Barcelona on Thursday forecast profits of 274 million euros (270.7 million dollars) this season and record revenues of 1.255 billion euros. Barcelona said the revenue figure included more than 450 million euros from the sale of long-term television and other rights.
At 34, Burkina's new junta chief is world's youngest leader
Just a week ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was an unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. - Military career - Traore was born in Bondokuy, in western Burkina Faso, and studied geology in Ouagadougou before joining the army in 2010.
Six charged over Indonesia stadium disaster
Indonesia's police chief on Thursday said six people had been charged over a football stadium disaster that killed 131 at the weekend. The six people charged with negligence causing death include three police officers and three people responsible for the match and its security, including the head of Arema FC's organising committee and one of the club's security officers, he said.
Shepherd Bushiri shares prophecy of arriving at woman's house in chariot, leaves Mzansi defeated: "Welele"
Shepherd Bushiri shared a prophecy of arriving at a woman's house in a chariot. The video made South Africans laugh out loud, and many were surprised by it.
Five key books by Annie Ernaux
Here are five books that secured Annie Ernaux's place as one of the leading voices of her generation in France and on Thursday, the Nobel Prize for Literature. - 'A Man's Place' - Her first major prize came for her 1983 novel "A Man's Place", which won France's Prix Renaudot.
'The Woman King' star Thuso Mbedu reflects on Mzansi's love, actress' heartwarming message moves fans
Thuso Mbedu wants South Africa to know that she is grateful for their support.Thuso had a successful promo tour for 'The Woman King' all thanks to her fans.
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