SOUTH AFRICA: Highest court legalises cannabis use
South Africa’s highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places. Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and
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SYRIA: Aircrew deaths: Putin, Netanyahu defuse tension
The leaders of Russia and Israel have sought to defuse tension after a Russian plane was shot down by Syrian forces amid an Israeli air raid. In a cal
23 killed in Ethiopia’s ethnic violence – Police
Twenty three people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland, near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a
UNITED KINGDOM: London mayor calls for second Brexit referendum
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a fresh referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, warning that leaving the bloc could lead to
UNITED STATES: Storm Florence: Worst still to come, authorities warn
Florence kept dumping rain on North Carolina on Sunday and officials warned residents that “the worst is yet to come” from a storm that has already ki