JOHANNESBURG, June 14 – British American Tobacco (BAT) PLC said on Wednesday that its shareholders would be meeting next month to propose the resolution that will approve the acquisition of Reynolds American Inc. This comes after the UK Listing Authority approved a Class 1 circular and a prospectus in relation to BAT recommended offer to […]
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — For all the ways the judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial has streamlined the case inside the courtroom, the frenzy outside grows larger and wilder each day of jury deliberations. The media presence, large but manageable during five days of testimony last week, has ballooned as the verdict seems near. Hotel […]
The Latest on the London fire (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Prime Minister Theresa May’s office says the leader is “deeply saddened” by the devastating fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment block in west London. May’s office at Downing Street says in a statement that the leader is “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of […]
JOHANNESBURG, June 14 – In a joint Israel Security Agency-Israel Police operation, seven residents of Jaljulya in central Israel have been arrested in recent days on suspicion of trafficking in illegal war materiel. One of the principal suspects is Mahmoud Muhammad Abdul Karim Daoud, born in 1996, ISA said in a Tuesday press release. “During […]
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expecting sharp questions from his former Senate colleagues about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to step aside from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump. The public testimony Tuesday before […]
Staff Reporter Racist rants no longer enjoy the privacy of closed circles of family or friends. Indeed, the era of social media has made naming and shaming possible, while also providing proof for the offence. What’s more important than the obvious holding to account of the person who committed the hateful outburst, is the questions […]
JOHANNESBURG, June 13 – As the United Nations marked International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13, the UN refugee agency in Malawi reported that it had been resettling albino refugees in North America since June last year due to continued attacks on them. The agency said albino refugees in Malawi were reporting harassment, such as […]
CAPE TOWN, June 13 – The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on Tuesday said the number of countries experiencing physical violence and threats against workers had risen alarmingly. According to the annual ITUC Global Rights Index, the number of countries had risen by 10 percent in just one year, as attacks on union members had […]
ALLENDALE, N.J. — The father of former FBI Director James Comey says his son laughs when the subject of leaking is brought up. J. Brien Comey Sr. was responding after President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday morning: “I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. Totally illegal? Very […]
JOHANNESBURG – The Qatar crisis and internal and external pressures on the Gaza Strip which is under Israeli siege, is turning the area into a proverbial timebomb, with experts warning of another outbreak of violence. “The worsening conditions in Gaza worry Israeli security officials and have led in recent weeks to discussions of the possibility […]