Calls for crackdown on gangs in South Africa after spate of gun attacks
Attack on tavern near Johannesburg in which 15 were killed was one of several similar incidents over the weekend Campaigners in South Africa have called...
Month : July 2022
Shinzo Abe killing: ‘Moonies’ church confirms suspect’s mother is member
Tetsuya Yamagami’s mother attends meetings, says Unification church, after he told investigators of grudge The mother of the man accused of assassinating Shinzo Abe is...
South Africa bar shootings: four killed in KwaZulu-Natal on same night as 15 die in Soweto
Police investigating if attacks linked, citing similarities as gunmen in both cases said to have fired at people ‘randomly’ Four people have been killed and...
China’s foreign minister says Coalition government was ‘root cause’ of hostility to Australia
In meeting with Penny Wong after G20 summit, Wang Yi urged Australia to treat China as a partner, not a threat Follow our Australia news...
‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme...
South Africa: 15 dead after gunmen open fire at bar in Soweto township
South African police investigate reports group of men arrived in taxi and opened fire on patrons A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto...
Canada exempts Russian gas turbine from sanctions amid Europe energy crisis
Ottowa defies Ukraine’s objections to return of equipment for Nord Stream 1 pipeline, saying it needs to support Europe’s access to ‘reliable and affordable energy’...
Wild species support half of world’s population, report finds
Sustainability is key to survival of billions of people, says UN study, which notes income from wild species incentivises conservation • Patrick Vallance: ‘We need...
Brazil: Boris Johnson’s fall met with hope and humour by foes of Bolsonaro
UK prime minister’s fellow populist is facing a tough re-election fight in October against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tremors from the political...
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to get day in UK courts
Court of appeal judgment allows £5bn lawsuit against mining giant BHP by more than 200,000 victims of 2015 Mariana dam disaster More than 200,000 victims...
