As drought grips South Africa, a conflict over water and coal
Facing one of the worst droughts in memory, South Africa’s leaders have doubled down on their support of the water-intensive coal industry.
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Pfizer blocks its drugs from use in lethal injections
Pfizer Inc has taken steps to ensure that none of its products are used in lethal injections
Nigerian President Buhari ‘not demanding’ Cameron apology
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt"
Sadiq Khan dismisses Donald Trump’s Muslim ban ‘exception’
Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's offer to make the new London mayor an "exception" to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US.
Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online
The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online.
North Korea leader Kim sets five-year economic plan, vows nuclear restraint
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms ...
What will Kim do?
North Korea, one of the world's most secretive nations, is putting on its biggest political event in 36 years.
Apple loses trademark fight over ‘iPhone’ name in China
Apple has lost a trademark fight in China, meaning a firm which sells handbags and other leather goods can continue to use the name "IPHONE".
‘We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country’
Donald Trump on Sunday compared the U.S.'s trade deficit with China, which he regularly laments and vows to tackle as president, to rape.
Is Europe lurching to the far right?
A ripple of concern shivered across Europe this week in establishment circles after a right-wing populist candidate stormed to pole position in the first round of Austria's presidential election
