Day: December 16, 2021
Businessinsider.co.za | Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos takes himself ‘a bit too seriously’
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is known for sharing memes on Twitter and his juvenile sense of humour. Jeff Bezos? Not so much.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Chinese authorities auditing Evergrande assets to determine if it needs bailout, report
The government has stepped in to manage Evergrande's crisis after it said there was "no guarantee" it would have enough funds to meet debt repayments.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Santa Claus isn’t coming to town: Covid sparks St. Nick shortage
Christmas is just around the corner but you may struggle to spot a Santa spreading joy in the United States this holiday season.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | France to ban non-essential UK travel over Omicron surge
France will ban non-essential travel to and from Britain from the weekend to slow the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant that is causing record numbers of cases on the other side of the Channel, the government said Thursday.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Lee Harvey Oswald met KGB officer in Mexico City shortly before JFK assassination, documents reveal
Nearly 1,500 pages of documents related to the JFK assassination were made public for the first time on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Chinese man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling off his 5 children for $28,000
The man, surnamed Yang, was given a 10-year prison term after being accused of having five children for the sole purpose of selling them for profit.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Covid-19 vaccine boost: Billionaire Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong to invest in Botswana
South African-born billionaire Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong looks set to establish a Covid-19 and cancer vaccine centre in Botswana.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | 2021 brought unprecedented load shedding, and its likely to continue in the new year
Load shedding peaked in 2021, and it's likely to get worse next year.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Heavy rain causes flooding in parts of Pretoria, with more rain expected
Parts of Pretoria have been flooded after heavy rainfall in the early hours of Thursday.
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s Health Care System On The Brink Of Collapse
Hospitals in Kabul are running out of supplies, including diesel fuel to produce supplemental oxygen for COVID-19 patients.
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