SA infrastructure spending plans soar as energy woes ease

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The value of South Africa’s planned investment projects increased sharply in the first half of 2024, boosted by sustained electricity supply, easing logistical constraints ...

Bitcoin falls to lowest since February as fears of sales persist

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Bitcoin fell for a fourth-consecutive trading session, reaching the lowest since February, on concerns about potential selling by governments, creditors of a failed ...

US approves new kind of nuclear reactor for first time in 50 years

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While commercial reactors in use today are cooled by water, the Kairos technology uses molten fluoride salt as a coolant.

What is Disease X? How scientists are preparing for the next pandemic

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The World Health Organization added Disease X in 2017 to a short list of pathogens deemed a top priority for research, alongside known killers like Sars and Ebola. ...

Watch VideoWATCH: Luxury cruise ship stranded in remote Arctic

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Authorities are hoping for an uneventful resolution in the next few days, after initial attempts to free the ship failed.

China's open for travel but few tourists are coming or going

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Tickets for attractions like the Forbidden City in Beijing are selling out in minutes. Streets are crowded and subway stations are even more packed than usual. Foreign ...

Record heat in southern Europe sends travellers heading for the Nordics

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There are indications that travellers are already consciously changing their habits, according to the European Travel Commission.

Tesla Model Y is now cheaper than the average new vehicle in the US

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Tesla’s quest for EV domination continues with its latest price cuts, with the company having lowered the Model Y starting price by 24% in the US since January. ...

Fake AI photos are coming to a social network near you

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OPINION: Twitter, TikTok and Facebook will struggle to keep up with a deluge of AI-generated images that have already started duping people, writes Parmy Olson. ...

Quest for world’s biggest diamonds gives De Beers a headache

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Lucara Diamond is sinking an 800-metre shaft to ensure the kimberlite orebodies at its Karowe mine keep producing the 1,000-carat-plus gems that set it apart.

Bet you didn't know you needed a sleep coach

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Even if gadgets, sleep timing, and apps can help you improve the duration and quality of sleep, it's not up to some algorithm to dictate whether you won or lost ...

World Cup has China lamenting dismal state of its football dream

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China's absence from the World Cup has spurred a call for the total overhaul of its football program.

World’s second-richest man Bernard Arnault sells private jet to stop Twitter from tracking his movements

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Accounts such as I Fly Bernard and Bernard's Airplane had sprung up on Twitter to track the planes of French billionaires and to point out the pollution they cause. ...

Nasa mission to make first attempt at redirecting an asteroid

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On Monday, a robotic Nasa spacecraft is programmed to ram itself into a distant asteroid at 25,500 kilometres per hour in deep space to demonstrate the agency's ...

Women and people of colour can’t afford to ’quiet quit’

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OPINION: The people who tend to experience the highest levels of burnout – women and people of colour – probably can't afford to ‘quiet quit’.

Plan for new state power company takes shape

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South Africa is forging ahead with a plan to create a new state-owned power company by converting three coal-fired plants into gas-burning generators to ease the ...

Hungarian prime minister denounced for ’Nazi’ speech

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A speech by Viktor Orban proclaiming that he wanted to prevent Hungary from becoming a ’mixed-race’ country triggered outrage at home and abroad, including a surprise ...

Dos Santos family demands pardon after Angolan ex-president’s death

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The eldest children of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos are demanding an end to criminal cases against them, less than two weeks after their father ...

India set to surpass China as world’s most populous nation in 2023

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India is expected to surpass China to become the world’s most populous nation in 2023, four years ahead of an earlier estimate by the United Nations.

UK PM Johnson seeks to defuse ‘partygate’ row with Parliament apology

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Johnson has paid a fine for attending an event at Downing Street on his birthday in June 2020, and may face further fines as London's Metropolitan Police complete ...

Is new social media app BeReal the next big thing?

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BeReal, which markets itself as a more authentic social media platform, is rapidly gaining popularity on college campuses across the US.

Watch VideoJeffrey Epstein's Caribbean islands listed for $125m

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The smaller of the islands has a main residence, guest villas, a helipad, two pools and three beaches.

Thailand opens up with quarantine-free visas, and SA travellers are welcome

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Visitors of any nationality can apply for quarantine-free entry into Thailand, provided they are fully vaccinated.

Christian Dior faces criticism in China for photo that 'smears Asian women'

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It's not the first time Dior angered China over political sensitivities. In 2019, it gave a presentation at a university that included a map of the country. It excluded ...

US regulator issues safety alert on 5G interference to aircraft

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US aviation regulators are warning airlines and other aviators that a new band of 5G mobile phone service might interfere with key safety devices on aircraft.