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In 1956, the King David Golf Club was established to give the growing Jewish community in what is now Greater Tygerberg (read: Parow and Bellville) a place to swing their clubs and stretch their legs. The thing about…
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WASHINGTON — SpaceX on July 21 launched a Northrop Grumman robotic spacecraft designed to extend the lives of multiple satellites by installing propulsion modules in geostationary orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a…
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Controversial Nigerian content creator, DJ Chicken, has finally regained freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre. DJ Chicken was released on Tuesday after spending nearly two weeks in prison. Announcing his…
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Amidst the structural changes taking place in the world, I would like to express my deepest respect to the government of the Philippines for its dedication to hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
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New Chelsea signing, Morgan Rogers, has spoken for the first since he was officially unveiled by the Premier League club on Tuesday night. Rogers was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal and reportedly had…
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says he stressed the need for Israel to pull its troops from his country during his meeting on Tuesday with US counterpart Donald Trump. "President Aoun emphasized the urgent need for a…
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Devika Sihag. File \| Photo Credit: The Hindu Devika Sihag put up a spirited fight before going down in three games. At the same time, H.S. Prannoy bowed out after a straight-game defeat as India endured a disappointing…
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MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action…
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CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman walks through the Hart Senate Office Building, following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein \| Reuters OpenAI said it appointed longtime…
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor that has seen numerous candidates drop out and re-enter the race has threatened to leave thousands of voters who have already returned their…
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Everyone from Dumaguete is familiar with this story—Jose Rizal visited in 1896 and declared it the “City of Gentle People.” Over the years, Dumaguete has lived on that description, which is now a tagline for the city’s…
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CHICAGO (AP) — An active-duty soldier who was hit by a stray bullet during a shooting outside the White House announced on Tuesday that he plans to sue the Secret Service over his life-threatening injuries. Pfc.…
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Pentagon eyes swarms of cheap drones over a handful of expensive fighter jets Carrier decks may soon be crowded with robots doing eight different combat jobs US Navy next fighter wing could fly itself from takeoff to…
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military forged his reputation as a daring and determined fighter in the early days of the country’s battle against Russia, then spent a decade in combat…
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India's Kushagra Ojha. Photo: Special Arrangement Manal Chauhan joined Kushagra Ojha in the century-makers’ list, and bowlers supported them with a fine spell as India U19 reduced Sri Lanka U19 to 122 for eight to…
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MIAMI (AP) — A Mexican man who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in Florida after running from federal immigration officers was vacationing in the U.S. and had a tourist visa, according to a Mexico official and…
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The mile has always been a mythical race. For years it was seen as the benchmark of human athletic achievement and breaking the four-minute barrier was considered attainable, but improbable. In 1954, a young medical…
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A two-armed space robot blasted off on a private salvage operation Tuesday afternoon to slap life-extending jetpacks on old satellites running low on fuel thousands of miles up. It’s the…
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The Switch 2 is currently $450. In just a few months, it’s going up to $500. But some lucky few can currently get it for just $400 thanks to a new deal that will no doubt sell out fast. Amazon-owned deals platform Woot…
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NEW YORK (AP) — An arson charge was lodged Tuesday against a former Army soldier accused of going to a federal building in Manhattan that houses immigration court proceedings and setting a sidewalk fire, igniting…
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Iran's top joint military command said it would target the interests of the U.S. and its allies if the U.S. targeted Iranian nuclear sites, Iran's state media reported on Tuesday. The statement by Iran's Khatem…
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TROY, Mich. (AP) — The safety manager at a suburban Detroit specialty clinic pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was inside an oxygen chamber that exploded. The…
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A drawing of Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy, right, illustrated by Bob Layton, is on sale for 700,000 won at Alpha Gallery in central Seoul's Namdaemun Market, July 20. The exhibition continues until Aug. 1. Korea…
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Abayomi Ayodeji has signed a one-year contract extension with Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Ikorodu City. Ayodeji penned a contract that will keep with the Oga Boys until 2029. The extension put an end to…
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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's…
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Two weeks after the latest ceasefire collapsed, Donald Trump's handling of the Iran war continues to face broad public skepticism, pushing down his approval rating and leaving Americans with little hope it will end…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has “the ability to sanction,” and he is not afraid to use it. In an interview with Fox Business on Tuesday, Trump’s Treasury chief said that Chinese open-source AI models should…
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Members of Stuff Digital's live news and commissioning teams have been called into meetings today regarding proposed changes. It's understood the staff involved were emailed on Tuesday advising them of a meeting on…
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Close to 20 years ago, while I was in graduate school, I spent Thanksgiving weekend with the family of one of my closest friends. They had also invited a Chinese student who hailed from the mainland. “He’s excited to…
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The tech and culture magazine WIRED may have just given us the latest example of the infamous Streisand effect. After publishing articles about an internal database allegedly kept by Madison Square Garden Entertainment…