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Ebola vaccine could take 9 months

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of...

Putin tells Xi Russia-China ties hit high level

BEIJING - Vladimir Putin tells Xi Jinping in a meeting in Beijing that ties between their countries have reached an ‘unprecedentedly high level’.However,...

Swatch stampedes

LONDON - Violent scenes erupted across Britain, Europe and the US over the weekend after the launch of Swatch’s latest limited-edition watch -...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

KINSHASA - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri Province a public...

Russia pounds Ukraine in massive air attack, 1 dies

KYIV – Russia pummeled the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and several other regions in ​a massive aerial attack, officials said yesterday, killing at ‌least...

‘It’s all over’

LONDON -  Keir Starmer’s premiership was in freefall last night as Cabinet ministers urged him to quit.Dozens of Labour MPs called for the...

Threats turn nuclear

WASHINGTON - Iran has threatened to target US-controlled sites in the Middle East during ongoing peace talks - as experts flagged a potential...

Trump’s Iran deal

USA – Donald Trump is on the verge of securing a sweeping peace deal with Iran that would lift US sanctions, free billions...

Holidays under threat

USA – Airlines have cut two million seats from May schedules within the past two weeks as concerns build that the Iran war...

Trapped on death ship

USHUAIA - Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus,...

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MPs push for E1 500 elderly grant

MBABANE- Members of Parliament have renewed calls for an increase in the elderly grant, with some questioning progress in formulating regulations to guide...

Farmers urged to sell livestock as over 50 cattle die

NHLANGANO - Farmers in the Shiselweni Region have been urged to sell their livestock as over 50 cattle have died due to the ...

‘MaMkhize’ praises stars after crucial derby win

MBABANE- Following their 2–0 PLE Charity Cup play-off win over Mbabane Swallows, Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize urged Mbabane Highlanders AM to keep fighting for...

Bullet found lodged in 8-yr-old girl’s foot

EKUPHELENI – An eight-year-old girl reportedly spent weeks with a pistol bullet lodged in her foot before a hospital scan exposed the shocking...

President hosts Team Eswatini to dinner in Dakar

DAKAR – Team Eswatini athletes received words of encouragement from the country's Olympic leadership during a special dinner hosted by the EOCGA President ...