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CWC'19: Lungi Ngidi declared fit for South Africa's next match
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jun 17 (ANI): South African pacer Lungi Ngidi was declared fit on Monday for the team's upcoming match against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
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S Korea completes quarantine against African swine fever near DMZ
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 16 (ANI): South Korea's agriculture ministry announced on Sunday that quarantine measures against African swine fever near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) had been completed, after an outbreak of the fever was confirmed by Pyongyang on May 30.
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UN unanimously extends Libya's arms embargo for 1 year
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously extended the ban on the flow of weapons to Libya for another one year, even as infighting between rebel commander Khalifa Haftar's forces and UN-backed government shows no signs of abating in the s
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Pope Francis appeals for peace in Sudan following military crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican City] Jun 9 (ANI): In the wake of the recent military crackdown in Sudan that left at least 113 pro-democracy protestors dead last week, Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace and resumption of dialogues between the opposing factions in the African country.
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'If AB wanted to return, he would feature in Proteas' WC squad'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jun 9 (ANI): South African cricket team coach Ottis Gibson believes that if former cricketer AB de Villiers wanted to be part of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, he would feature in the Proteas' 15-man squad.
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Maharashtra: 2 arrested for molesting South African woman
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raigad (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): Police have arrested two people, including a minor, for allegedly molesting a woman of South African nationality under Shrivardhan police station limits of Maharashtra's Raigad district.
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'91M Africans fall ill every year after consuming poor quality meals'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Abbis Ababa [Ethiopia], Jun 8 (ANI): As many as 91 million people fall ill every year due to the consumption of poor quality food, said African Union Commission's deputy chairperson Thomas Kwesi Quartey on Friday.
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We're in a bad situation: Hashim Amla after Proteas' third WC defeat
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], June 6 (ANI): Continuing their winless run after losing to India by six wickets on Wednesday, South African batsmen Hashim Amla has admitted that the team is in a "bad situation".
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CWC'19: Proteas' Chris Morris says 'anything can happen' in low-scoring ma
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Southampton [UK], Jun 6 (ANI): After facing defeat at the hands of India on Wednesday in their World Cup clash, South African all-rounder Chris Morris said anything can happen in low-scoring matches, but it is important for the team to create chances and latch onto them.
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CISF personnel nab South African woman with 12.8 kg of drug at IGI Airport
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI): Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel nabbed a South African lady passenger with 12.8 kg Contraband item (Pseudoephedrine drug) worth Rs 13 lakh at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
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CWC'19: Even with replacements, SA would be a very strong side, says Kohli
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Southampton [England], June 4 (ANI): India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday said that even with two South African pacers--Dale Steyn and Lungi Ngidi--ruled out of the match on Wednesday, the Proteas would be a "very dangerous side" on their day and would not like to take the opponent lightl
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Racial discrimination raises risks of disease among African Americans: Stu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], June 2 (ANI): A recent study explains how racial discrimination raises the risks of chronic illness among African Americans.
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