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Iran slams Trump’s plan to ‘snapback’ sanctions

Iran has accused US President Donald Trump of endangering the current world order with what it terms his planned sabotage of the Vienna nuclear agreement with the aid of the so-called “snapback” mechanism. Tehran maintains that Trump’s strategic goal is not only to torpedo the 2015 nuclear agreement between major world powers and Iran, but […]

South Africa lifts alcohol, tobacco sales ban as restrictions ease

South Africa will lift its coronavirus-linked ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco products next week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Saturday, announcing the removal of “nearly all restrictions” on economic activities. The virus-related ban on the purchase of booze and cigarettes has been controversial, and no other country has introduced both measures together. It […]

Trump to ‘take a look’ at pardoning Snowden

United States President, Donald Trump, said Saturday he will “take a look” at pardoning Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens. Snowden, who has been living in exile in Russia since the revelations, has said he would like to return to the […]

Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert, dies aged 71

Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning his loss. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” Trump said in a White House statement. “He was not just my brother, he […]

Thousands of Canadian government accounts hacked

Thousands of user accounts for online government services in Canada were recently hacked during cyber attacks, authorities said Saturday. The attacks targeted the GCKey service, used by some 30 federal departments and Canada Revenue Agency accounts, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat explained in a press release. The passwords and usernames of 9,041 GCKey account […]

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