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China's economy slows as Xi plans for historic third term
As China's leaders gather for a crucial party congress, the country is expected on Tuesday to announce some of its weakest quarterly growth figures since 2020, its economy hobbled by Covid restrictions and a real estate crisis. That would be China's weakest growth rate in four decades, excluding 2020 when the global economy was hammered by the emergence of the coronavirus.
Ex-head of US electric truck firm found guilty of fraud
The former head of Nikola, a start-up making electric- and hydrogen-powered trucks, was found guilty of fraud on Friday for misleading investors about his company's alleged progress and capabilities in order to raise more money. Prosecutors accused the entrepreneur of having exaggerated the number of orders placed and the company's ability to produce hydrogen and having lied about prototypes.
Eight-goal Sundowns just miss equalling their African record
Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa trounced La Passe of the Seychelles 8-1 on Friday, but just missed equalling the record overall winning margin for a CAF Champions League qualifier. The record 16-1 margin for a Champions League qualifier was achieved by Sundowns in the 2020 edition when they thrashed another Seychellois club, Cote d'Or 11-1 at home and 5-0 away.
Hilarious video of grown man in adult nappy has online people laughing for days
A man posted a hilarious video on TikTok dressed in an adult nappy and crawling like a baby. People can't believe the things people to create funny content.
At least 14 killed, dozens trapped in Turkey mine blast
Rescuers pulled out 14 bodies Friday and searched for signs of life among dozens of coal miners still trapped under hundreds of metres underground after an apparent methane blast tore through a pit on Turkey's Black Sea coast.
Broader coalition not needed for Russia oil price cap: US
The G7 is still working on setting a price cap on Russian oil but enrolling more nations to the scheme is not necessary for it to succeed, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday. Yellen said a broader coalition was not needed as the cap would be set by requiring Western financial services and insurance firms to abide by a maximum price in contracts for Russian oil shipments.
Hawks arrest woman for embezzling R3.6 million from Limpopo school
The Hawks in Limpopo arrested a woman for embezzling R3.6 million for the Groblersdal Academy, where she worked. She later lost all the money in an investment.
US extends battalion in Lithuania as Russia fears persist
The United States will extend its rotation of a heavy tank battalion in Lithuania, which sees no reduction in the threat from Russia since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanian officials said Friday.
Low water level on Mississippi River hurts US grain shipping
A lack of rainfall in the central United States has brought the mighty Mississippi River to its lowest depth in years, causing headaches for shippers and squeezing farmers who rely on the busy waterway to take their product to the Gulf of Mexico.
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