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Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAcross Botswana, the lines of patients outside government clinics are lengthening, construction companies dependent on state jobs are firing workers, and university students are threatening to boycott lectures after not getting the allowance increases they were promised.The economic slowdown is a sharp reversal from just a few years ago, when the world’s richest diamond deposits allowed the sparsely populated desert nation of 2.5 million people to invest in free and efficient healthcare and plough money into funding tertiary education for students at home and abroad. Its robust finances allowed it to provide for…
US President Donald Trump speaks with the media in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025. — Reuters US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing tariff exemptions, starting Monday, for trade partners that secure deals covering metals, chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds.Trump has spent his first seven months in office building up massive tariff increases to reorder the global trading system, cut US trade deficits and extract concessions from trading partner countries in negotiations.His latest order identifies more than 45 categories for zero import tariffs from “aligned partners” who clinch framework pacts…
‘The Underdoggs’ actor to feature as coach in ‘The Voice’ season 28 along with Niall HoranSnoop Dogg has stepped into the world of horror alongside filmmaker Eli Roth for an unexpected new project. The rap legend, best known for hits like Drop It Like It’s Hot, will create and produce the original soundtrack for an upcoming film titled Don’t Go in That House, B***!Meanwhile, Roth, whose credits include Hostel and Borderlands, will also be working as director for the new film. While speaking about the process of making a horror thriller, Eli said, “There are some ideas so wild they keep…
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Video: NRL Highlights: Bulldogs v Sharks – Round 27NRL Highlights: Bulldogs v Sharks – Round 27We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs take on the Cronulla Sharks in Round 27 of the 2025 NRL Premiership at Accor Stadium, Sydney.September 6, 2025 — 10.13pm
He calls himself “THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GOVERNOR IN AMERICAN HISTORY”, and asks Canada to gift him a plane he can keep after leaving office. After Trump met with Vladimir Putin, Newsom’s office posted: “THE MAN LOOKED LIKE HE’D JUST EATEN 3 BUCKETS OF KFC WITH VLAD…. MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING HE BEGGED PUTIN TO HOLD HIS HANDS (TINY) ON THE WAY OUT.”Is the most effective way to counter Trump’s excesses to troll him? To ape his narcissism, mock his small hands and call him a loser? For years probably, Democrats have prided themselves on a refusal to fight dirty –…
Brokers are busy in trading at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. — PPIThe bourse scaled uncharted territory on Friday, surging past the 154,000 mark for the first time, lifted by strong liquidity flows and targeted buying in select sectors.The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index settled at 154,277.19 points, up 1,611.47 points, or 1.06%, from the previous close of 152,665.72. The index climbed to an intraday high of 154,511.31, gaining 1,845.59 points, or 1.21%, while touching a low of 153,129.78, up 464.06 points, or 0.3%, from the previous close. “Net buying continues based…
Katie Price takes sweet revenge from her exes Katie Price is enjoying her success after a turbulent few months marked by feuds with her exes Peter Andre and Alex Reid. It all began when Peter Andre, 52, accused Katie, 47, of spreading baseless lies over the last 16 years. Meanwhile, her ex Alex Reid reignited their feud by sharing a video of her counting cash despite being bankrupt.The former cage fighter, 50, later told his followers he was ‘exposing the truth.’Despite the attacks from her exes the mother-of-five has not let it affect her. Instead, she has made a powerful comeback,…
Video: Family’s plea after dog killed in suspected home invasionFamily’s plea after dog killed in suspected home invasionWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerA family is hoping to find the offenders who killed their pet dog during a home invasion.September 6, 2025 — 8.43pm
In the Gold Coast Suns’ first-ever final, David Swallow, their last remaining inaugural player, kicked the winning point with just nine seconds remaining in the finish of the year – eliminating Fremantle in stunning scenes.Swallow had already announced his retirement and was going to walk off into the sunset, but with just his fourth disposal of the game he slotted a long-bomb point to break the deadlock and Docker hearts – 11.14 (80) to 12.7 (79).Cometh the moment, cometh the man: Gold Coast’s David Swallow.Credit: AFL PhotosFremantle fought back from 26 points down late in the third quarter to take…