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Locals stan store's decision to sell asphalt for people to fix roads, 'Proper South African tradition'
Spar has begun selling asphalt for people to repair potholes themselves. This is seen as a damning indictment of the government's failure on service delivery.
French energy giants urge consumers to cut back
Consumers should start cutting back on their energy use immediately, the bosses of France's three big energy companies urged Sunday, warning of social tensions next winter unless reserves are replenished. They said "every consumer and every company must change their habits and immediately limit their energy consumption, be it of electricity, gas or oil products".
Organic poultry fetching high price, experimental chickens fed on medical marijuana instead of antibiotics show
An experimental organic farm is conducting a study which replaces antibiotics and medicine with medical marijuana and the results show a great deal of promise.
Sievierodonetsk: Ukrainian forces stage tactical retreat after weeks of heavy fighting, redeploy to Lysychansk
Ukrainian forces have staged a tactical retreat from Sievierodonetsk following weeks of intense and bloody fighting. Russian forces have paid a high price.
22 People mysteriously die in East London tavern, family prevented from accessing their relatives' bodies
At least 22 people have mysteriously died at the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park in East London. Initial speculation suggests that poison might be involved.
Indonesian president to meet Zelensky and Putin to urge peace talks
Indonesian President and G20 chairman Joko Widodo set off on Sunday to Europe where he said he plans to visit Russia and Ukraine and meet with the countries' leaders to urge peace talks. Indonesia holds the rotating presidency of the G20 this year and has been pressured by Western countries, led by the United States, to exclude Russia from the meeting.
Far from home, Russian exiles help Ukrainian refugees
Political science graduate Yevgeny Zhukov used to own a small coffee shop in Moscow, but when the war in Ukraine began he decided to pack up and leave. Together with his wife and two daughters, he decided to leave as the battle for the city was still raging, "running under fire" to escape the devastating siege.
Abortion pills to become next battleground in US reproductive fight
As conservative US states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court's bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America is poised to shift to a new battleground: abortion-inducing pills. Wade ruling of 1973 that enshrined abortion rights in America.
NATO summit host Spain seeks focus on southern security
Spain is lobbying for NATO to pay more attention to security threats on its southern flank when the military alliance gathers for a summit in Madrid later this week. "But there remains a continued effort to make sure we are also paying attention to the southern flank," he added.
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