South Africa v England: women’s Test cricket international, day two

Thandiswa Mazwai Is the Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation

Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My calling is to sing the people’s joy, to sing the people’s sadness.”

The New York Times - 37m

North Korea conducts second missile test in 2 days as Blinken visits region

North Korea says it carried out its second missile test in two days — and this one was hypersonic. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited the region.

CBS News - 1h

Carabao Cup previews: Arsenal v Newcastle, plus Spurs v Liverpool

Team news and form guides as the semi-finalists prepare to meet in north London this week. Arsenal had to share the spoils with Brighton at the Amex last weekend. Ethan Nwaneri opened the scoring ...

The Guardian - 2h

In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

The New York Times - 8h

ArcelorMittal's South Africa Business to Wind Down Long-Steel Production

Around 3,500 jobs will be affected after weak economic conditions, high costs and Chinese steel imports weighed on the company.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Watch Wichita State Shockers vs. South Florida Bulls: TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch Wichita State vs. South Florida basketball game

CBS Sports - 20h

Radical plan may result in two England-Australia Ashes series every three years

ICC to discuss splitting 12 Test nations into two tiers India’s support or otherwise for the initiative is key England and Australia could play two Ashes series every three years from 2027 ...

The Guardian - 21h

The remarkable life of Andrée Blouin - Africa's overlooked independence heroine

Yahoo News - 21h

With a day left, South Korean anti-corruption agency urges police to arrest president

With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.

ABC News - 1d

Having conquered the cricket world Pat Cummins must now bridge the generations | Jack Snape

Winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade means Pat Cummins’ Australian side has won every Test trophy on offer to them. But his ageing side is crying out for new blood. ...

The Guardian - 1d

Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day

Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds. More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering “potential harm” because of ...

The Guardian - 1d

Biden to deliver two major speeches in his final days in office

The remarks include a foreign policy speech and the importance of alliances followed by a farewell address after more than five decades in the political sphere, sources familiar with the plans told ...

NBC News - 1d

I’m from Japan, home to some of the world’s longest living people: What I eat for breakfast every day

Japanese nutritionist and longevity expert Michiko Tomioka shares her favorite "medicinal multigrain rice" breakfast to start her day.

CNBC - 1d

Liverpool v Manchester United to go ahead at Anfield

Liverpool's Premier League match against Manchester United at Anfield will go ahead as planned.

BBC News - 1d

Liverpool v Manchester United goes ahead as planned despite heavy snow

Amber alert in Liverpool and Manchester for Sunday Weather hits more of Sunday’s programme in England Sunday’s Liverpool v Manchester United Premier League match will go ahead despite the ...

The Guardian - 1d

'Our county ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't

Jimmy Carter was the first U_S_ president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”

ABC News - 2d

Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability

Tensions are high on Syria’s border with Lebanon. The ouster of President Bashar al-Assad led to worry that violence could spill over into neighboring countries.

The New York Times - 2d

Brighton v Arsenal: Premier League – live

Live updates from the 5.30pm UK time kick-off You can send your thoughts to ">Barry via email Martin Odegaard: Mikel Arteta has confirmed that his captain is on the bench this evening ...

The Guardian - 2d

Days-long funeral procession for Jimmy Carter begins in south Georgia

Motorcade with flag-draped casket heads to boyhood home in Plains before moving to Atlanta, then Washington. Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began on Saturday in south Georgia, where the 39th US ...

The Guardian - 2d

Syria to resume international flights at Damascus airport

First commercial flights since overthrow of Assad regime to begin from Tuesday, aviation chief says. Syria’s main airport in Damascus is to resume international flights after commercial trips were ...

The Guardian - 2d

The Baldoni-Lively legal battle seems a depressing re-run of Depp v Heard | Arwa Mahdawi

The It Ends With US wrangling is becoming increasingly nasty – we live in a world where the powerful can ‘bury’ their enemies. First, a mea culpa . Last year I wrote a critical piece about the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Here’s what the first two trading days of January predict for stocks in 2025

The market can still deliver gifts even when the ‘Santa Claus rally’ fails.

MarketWatch - 2d

Australia v India: fifth men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

India reach 141-6 at stumps on day two to lead fifth Test by 145 runs Australia quick takes four wickets while Pant blazes half-century 6th over: Australia 15-1 (Konstas 11, Labuschagne 2) ...

The Guardian - 3d

Rare snow blankets Sahara dunes in Northern Africa

Yahoo News - 3d

Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent

Three Republicans voted for someone else, but two later changed their votes while all Democrats backed Jeffries. After initially facing internal dissent, the Trump-endorsed Republican Mike ...

The Guardian - 3d