The Republic of Congo's government has declared a state of natural disaster in three territories after severe flooding displaced at least 50,000 people. The Council of Ministers said weeks of heavy rains in Likouala, La Cuvette and Plateaux territories have destroyed homes and infrastructure. The government says severe flooding has caused the loss of plantations,...
Failing to meet the UN deadline this week to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the UK is now isolated from allies who had abstained on the issue, after the hash of Brexit. Mauritius is understandably miffed at the British Government's refusal to hand back control of the disputed Chagos Islands, but help may...
A baby giraffe abandoned at birth has befriended a dog after being rescued and taken to an animal orphanage in South Africa.
The online world exploded this week as the BBC series 'The Apprentice' was accused of racism. 'Boss' Lord Alan Sugar told a Venezuelan contestant: “No wonder your country is in a state, it's because it's full of people like you.” This adds to the controversy that has flooded the popular British TV series this year,...
T-Mobile says a recent data breach accessed phone numbers, account number, and account features from some prepaid wireless customers.
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Germany's competition commission Bundeskartellamt has ordered the country's three major automakers to pay a total fine of €100 million ($110 million) for forming a cartel to fix steel prices. The watchdog said that BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen met twice a year with steel makers between 2004 and 2013 to set uniform surcharges for the long...
