Lise Beyers
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Asian stock markets plummeted amid a 30% surge in oil prices due to escalating Middle East conflicts, prompting investor concerns about inflation and economic stability.
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Health authorities and leading medical experts have moved to reassure South African women that sanitary pads are safe to use, following public concern over a study that detected low levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals in menstrual products.
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When blasts rolled across Dubai as air defences intercepted Iranian missiles overhead, Marion Kuria froze as a tremor ran through her building.
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IIran and Israel exchanged missile strikes on Monday as conflict in the Middle East intensified, and oil prices surging above $100 per barrel.
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Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants – critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region.
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Iran’s army has attacked US bases in Kuwait and vowed to continue strikes in the coming hours, as the war in the Middle East entered its seventh day with fresh assaults across multiple countries.
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The International Energy Agency reassures there’s plenty of oil despite Middle East conflicts, urging renewable energy focus and caution against relying on Russia.
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Britney Spears was arrested for DUI near Los Angeles but released shortly after, with a court date set for May 4. Her representative calls it inexcusable.
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Heavy attacks were reported in Tehran on Friday after Israel said it was hitting “regime infrastructure” in a “new phase” of the war it launched with the United States against Iran.
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French media giant Canal+ has announced it will discontinue the loss-making South African streaming service Showmax after acquiring its owner MultiChoice, the continent’s largest pay-TV enterprise.
