Germany's KfW will extend a concessional loan to aid South Africa's just energy transition.

UK backs R125 million investment in two SA wind farms

UK development finance institution British International Investment has announced a new commitment for two wind farms currently under construction. The UK’s development finance institution, British International Investment,…

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei departs from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on 28 November 2023.

Argentina’s Milei meets top US officials, seeks IMF reset

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei departs from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on 28 November 2023. Argentina’s president-elect…

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Mediators seek lasting truce between Israel and Hamas as more people are freed

The truce between Israel and Hamas enters its sixth day after additional hostages were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Mediators are pushing for a more “sustainable”…

2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Best Friends

2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Best Friends

Pearl earrings, $36, to wear to dinners, museums, dates, parties, everywhere all winter (would look extra pretty with lipstick!); or a poppy red wallet for essentials. A…

The closed Nuijamaa border crossing between Finland and Russia, in southeastern Finland, on 18 November. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)

Finland to shut its last border crossing to Russia to foil ‘hybrid attack’ of migrants

The closed Nuijamaa border crossing between Finland and Russia, in southeastern Finland, on 18 November. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP) Finland’s prime minister said Tuesday the…

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India celebrates as all 41 trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel after 17 days

There was national jubilation in India when all 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for more than two weeks were rescued. Each was wheeled out on a…

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

SA, Brazil and others want COP28 to tackle ‘unilateral, coercive’ trade measures

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. South Africa is part of a group of countries that have raised…