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The political life of Diego Maradona

Sport -
The icon who died on 25 November 2020 was more than just the greatest footballer of all time. From Argentina to Palestine he represented the experiences of the outsider, the oppressed
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A Biden win isn’t necessarily a win for the rest of us

World -
Much like there was an overwhelming euphoria that gripped many Zimbabweans when they finally said asante sana to Robert Mugabe, Trump’s removal won’t change the colour of America’s fabric too drastically
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Trump unlikely to settle for golf

Opinion -
A narrow victory will mean that the election results won’t be settled anytime soon
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Diary of an elections spotter

Opinion -
Fear and loathing in Trump’s America, where every bit of news can be worse than no news at all
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A Q&A with a historian of presidential polls

Opinion -
W. Joseph Campbell provides a critical perspective on 2020’s election polling
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US formally quits Paris agreement as election hangs in balance

Environment -
Environmentalists say Trump's announcement that he would withdraw from the Paris agreement three years ago made it easier for countries such Australia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to weaken their own ambitions
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As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for international poll monitors

World -
The pandemic will challenge international observation missions, but ensuring fair elections in an essential component of American democracy
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‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US

Environment -
The Atlantic storm season, which runs through November, could be one of the busiest ever this year, with the NHC predicting as many as 25 named storms. Laura is the 12th so far.
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Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands

World -
The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, immediately followed by a tornado-like shockwave that flattened the port and shattered windows across the city
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Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company

World -
China's foreign ministry pushed back, calling Washington hypocritical for demanding TikTok be sold
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Time is not on our side in Libya

Africa & -
Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west
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How McKinsey is making $100m and counting) advising the US government’s coronavirus response

World & -
For the world’s best-known corporate-management consultants, helping tackle the pandemic has been a bonanza. It’s not clear what the US government has gotten in return
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How racism is an essential capitalist tool

Opinion -
In the United States, the African American minority is capitalism’s ‘business cycle shock-absorber’
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Hashtag lessons from the US and South Africa about racism and antiblackness

Opinion -
The #Black Lives Matter, #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements show that democracy cannot happen without decolonisation
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Militarisation, repression and capitalism in the US

World -
A global police state – the military arm for capital interests – marginalises, controls and subjugates millions of people considered surplus humanity
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Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

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Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates

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A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

Niren Tolsi
Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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