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South Africa floods kill at least 49, extreme weather batters Eastern Cape https://t.co/kcpd76Leer via @YouTube

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Among the dead are 6 schoolchildren and their 2 drivers who were swept away in a minibus. 4 schoolchildren remain unaccounted for. 2/2

Officials in South Africa's Eastern Cape province say the number of casualties from extreme weather including floods has risen to 49. They're describing it as the worst natural disaster in decades and search and rescue operations are continuing for a 2nd day. 1/2

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“The detention of @tesfalemw, even after a court-ordered his release, underscores the Ethiopian government’s disregard for judicial processes and press freedom,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator @muthokimumo. https://t.co/EY6u29vgo5 “Authorities must immediately release

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🔴 Elon Musk has apologised to Donald Trump for posting incendiary comments on social media during their public row Find out more ⬇️ https://t.co/w89j1cwIGJ https://t.co/gu9sILbQXf

The World Bank has followed the International Monetary Fund in sharply cutting its growth forecast for 2025. It's now predicting that global growth will be just 2.3%; it had been forecasting 2.7. That's the weakest performance in 17 years, outside of outright global recession.

70 white rhinos successfully relocated from South Africa to a national park in Rwanda as part of an ambitious conservation project. The trip took 2 days as the animals travelled the 3,000km first by plane and then road.

US travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries takes effect | BBC News https://t.co/WJii8fJ06T via @YouTube

One of Britain's most successful thriller writers, Frederick Forsyth dead @ 86. The author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, both turned into successful movies, drew on his experience as a journalist for Reuters in Paris and for the BBC.

LA protests: Australian correspondent hit by 'rubber bullet'. #LA #Short... https://t.co/SSWVyRbW3C via @YouTube

Kenya's head of police says a man who died in custody over the weekend was arrested, along with several others, for making a complaint on social media against the deputy police chief. There have been calls for police to provide a full explanation of the death of Albert Ojwang

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Carlos Alcaraz pulled off a triumphant comeback from 2 sets down to win the longest ever French Open tennis final in Paris lasting 5 hours and 29 minutes against the world number one Jannik Sinner of Italy.

Reports have emerged that 4 people were killed in north west Kenya on Saturday when a gold mine they were working in collapsed. Local officials in West Pokot County said the victims were buried beneath debris when the mine caved in

At least 28 people, including 10 women and 4 children, have died after a truck driver lost control and collided with 2 vehicles in southwest Tanzania, near the Zambian border.