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South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground
Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’. South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially ...World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago -
Trump weighs outsiders versus elected officials as he builds a new Cabinet
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares a return to the White House, advisers thinking about how to staff his administration are weighing the merits of stacking Trump’s future Cabinet with elected ...Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...World - ABC News - November 9 -
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Nevada voters weigh in on affordable housing
Being able to buy a home -- or afford to rent one -- is an important issue for millions of voters this election year. Both candidates for president have ideas to make the American dream a reality ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Taiwan again rejects South African demand to move its representative office
Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of JohannesburgWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
South Carolina to build state's first individual monument honoring an African American
South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring Robert Smalls.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
William's rugby skills tested on South African township visit
The Prince of Wales has been playing rugby on a visit to a township outside Cape Town.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Senate likely to double the number of elected African American women
CBS News projects that former Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will win the Delaware Senate seat, making her the third African American woman elected to the Senate. Though too early to project, Prince ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
ICC judges unseal an arrest warrant for an alleged Central African Republic rebel
Judges at the International Criminal Court have unsealed an arrest warrant for an alleged rebel from the Central African Republic accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity more than a ...World - ABC News - November 7 -
The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election
The Indian Ocean-island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election this weekend, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of ...World - ABC News - November 8 -
Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity
Biggest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, Four Paws animal charity says. The largest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa , facilitating the ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mineWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which police say extends some 8,000 feet below ground.World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago -
Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago -
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"Three Meals": Arizona voters weigh in on immigration
Ed O'Keefe speaks with Arizona voters about immigration, just two weeks ahead of the election. Polling shows a close race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, with few undecided voters on this ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Undecided voters weigh in on Trump, Harris as election approaches
For months, NBC News has been interviewing undecided voters in the critical battleground states who will ultimately decide who will win the presidential election. NBC News' Dasha Burns went back to ...Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
Iran weighing response to Israel's weekend retaliatory airstrikes
Iran is deliberating on how it might respond to Israel's long-awaited retaliatory strikes over the weekend that hit Iranian military targets. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Puerto Rican voters weigh in on Trump rally backlash
Nearly half a million Puerto Ricans live in Pennsylvania, comprising nearly 4% of the population of the largest battleground state. Will insensitive comments made by a comedian at a recent Trump ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Germany Avoids Recession, but Weak Growth Weighs on Europe
The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Trump weighs in on Biden controversy over 'garbage' comment
Former President Donald Trump attacked President Biden for a comment in which he appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage." Mr. Biden later clarified that he wasn't referring to all Trump ...Politics - NBC News - October 30 -
Trump weighs in on Biden's controversial 'garbage' remarks
Former President Trump rode to his Wisconsin rally in a garbage truck, seizing on a gaffe by President Biden that began with racist jokes at a Trump event in New York. Vice President Harris, ...Politics - NBC News - October 31 -
US election weighs on Ukraine's frontline soldiers
Ukrainians on the front lines tell the BBC's James Waterhouse that their country’s survival is in the hands of Americans.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
China consumer slowdown weighs on U.S. earnings again
From Apple to Starbucks, U.S. consumer brands are reporting yet another quarter of China sales declines.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
China woes weigh on profits at Toyota, Honda and BMW
Even the strongest international carmakers are suffering from intense competition in the Chinese marketWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Conservatives weigh potential show of opposition against Johnson
House Republicans are holding their leadership elections next week, where Mike Johnson is largely expected to earn the speakership nomination.Politics - Politico - November 9 -
With facial fillers on the rise, expert weighs in on the risks
Last year, more than 5 million people received filler injections, an 8% increase from the previous year. Dermatologist Dr. Jeanine Downie joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the potential risks ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources
Several people close to Donald Trump have stressed to ABC News the significance and influence billionaire Elon Musk has had in the Trump orbit over the last week.Top stories - ABC News - November 12 -
Pelosi weighs in on 2024 election as Democrats revise strategy
Top Democrats are reacting to the 2024 election results that showed strong support for Donald Trump and some conservatives in key congressional races. CBS News political contributor Joel Payne has ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11
