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About 85% of South Africa’s electricity is produced by burning coal. The country’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out. To this end, the South African cabinet recently approved the country’s first renewable...

India’s competition watchdog has waved through Kandhari Global Beverages’ acquisition of a set of assets from Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages. In a brief statement issued yesterday (22 April), the Competition Commission of India said it had approved...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the Islamist organization Hamas to release the hostages it is holding.Speaking at a gathering in Ramallah on Wednesday, Abbas said that ending the Gaza war was the top priority. The president referred...

The Body of a swimmer has reportedly been found after he went missing following a shark attack off the coast of Hadera, Israel, on Monday, April 21The remains of the man, believed to be in his 40s, were reportedly...

BBCA 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings in Turkey's largest city and prompting people to flee apartment blocks.The quake on Wednesday was measured at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), Turkey's emergency service said.The scale...

London talks aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded and will no longer include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff.The meeting on Wednesday will instead take place among senior...

Ghanaian President John Mahama has suspended the country's Supreme Court chief justice - a move that marks a first in the country's history.An investigation has been launched and three undisclosed petitions have been filed making allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo,...

Nine people have been killed after a Russian drone hit a bus transporting workers in Ukraine, officials say.The attack occurred on Wednesday morning in the south-central city of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, across the Dnieper river from the...

Sarah Rainsford and Laura GozziReutersFredrik, who is from Ghana but came from Poland, said the Pope had "done his best" and "it is left to us to continue the good works".Eva Asensio, a Mexican on holiday in Italy, said...

China's clean electricity generation reached a new high in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025), with more than 951 terawatt hours (TWh) produced, a 19% increase from the same period in 2024, reported Reuters, citing data...