PRETORIA. Leading epidemiologist, ProfessorSalim Abdool Karim has warned community members to remain vigilant regarding the Covid-19 pandemic as the next wave of infections are likely to set in around May, and be driven by a new variant, likely to be called Pi. “That fifth wave will need to be driven by the new variant ...IOL. .
The case resumed a short on Monday with Zuma not in court as he's apparently unwell. But his counsel, Dali Mpofu SC, who was there started addressing the court on their application for postponement of the start of the trial proceedings ... .
Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining Nato, arguing the move would not bring stability to Europe. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that "the alliance remains a tool geared towards confrontation" ... US officials expect the Nordic neighbours to bid for membership of the alliance, potentially as early as June ... .
It is thought that Russia has lost hundreds of tanks within two months of invading Ukraine. Military experts put the losses down to the advanced anti-tank weapons which western nations have given to Ukraine, and to the poor way Russia has used its tanks. How great are Russia's tanks losses? ... How effective have anti-tank weapons been? ... Top Stories.
MOSCOW. Like many members of Russia's affluent middle class, advertising producer Rita Guerman had long opposed Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin. But punishing Western sanctions following Putin's decision to send troops to Ukraine in late February has changed her opinion of the Russian leader ... "A normal person cannot accept war ... .
PML-NPresidentShehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan after 174 lawmakers voted in his favour as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNAs boycotted the election ... PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq presided over the session after Deputy SpeakerQasimSuri his conscience did not allow him to conduct the session ... View this post on Instagram ... .
Islamabad. Massive protests were staged across major cities of Pakistan against the ouster of former Prime MinisterImran Khan through a vote of no-confidence called by the country’s opposition. The protests on Sunday night took place from about 9.30 p.m ... Shows Pakistanis at home & abroad have emphatically rejected this,” he said ... .
(Reuters) -Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said early on Monday that there will be an offensive by Russian forces not only on the besieged port of Mariupol, but also on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities... "I assure you ... ....
According to the announcement, the sale is due to be completed in the following weeks. Paris-based bank Societe Generale SA (SocGen), has its decision to sell its stake in Rosbank. The decision followed mounting pressures to cut down ties with Russia which invaded Ukraine in what was called ‘a special military operation’ ... next ....
Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar US defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard is due to begin at a Virginia courthouse. The former Hollywood power couple are both expected to give evidence in person at the trial, and high-profile figures including James Franco, Paul Bettany and Elon Musk are scheduled to give testimony ... PA. / ... That has to change.
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen arrived Monday in the capital of Sanaa for the first time since he assumed his post eight months ago for talks with the Houthi rebels, his office said ... The two-month truce implemented April 2 was the first nationwide cease-fire in six years in Yemen’s civil war that erupted in 2014 ... Last week, the U.N ... .
At first glance, last autumn’s Glasgow climate summit looked a lot like its 25 predecessors. It had.. A conference hall the size of an aircraft carrier stuffed with displays from problematic parties (the Saudis, for example, with a giant pavilion saluting their efforts at promoting a “circular carbon economy agenda”) ...Consider the examples ... Photograph.
The Austrian chancellorKarl Nehammer’s visit to Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday is intended to tell the Russian president that he has “lost the war morally”, Austria’s foreign minister has said, as the EU discusses how to impose sanctions on Russian oil ... Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand. Here’s how to tackle both ... .
London. UK researchers have developed a method to ‘time jump’ human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the ageing clock for cells without losing their specialised function... Though the findings, published in the journal eLife, are at an early stage of exploration, it could revolutionise regenerative medicine ... .