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US ratchets up diplomatic war against South Africa
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
Ramaphosa slams Trump’s falsehoods on South Africa
In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise
South Africa shrugs off Trump theatrics post G20, plans to attend 2026 summit
South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency
Avicii death a coming-of-age in electronic music boom
The Swedish DJ’s death at age 28 marks a symbolic coming-of-age for a genre that remains resolutely youthful
Beckham wants Miami for major league club
David Beckham has continued to target Miami for an expansion Major League Soccer club, but no deal has been reached.
Republicans dump firm over fraudulent voter registration forms
The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week.
‘Zombie’ victim faces long, uncertain road to recovery
The homeless man who had chunks of his face chewed off in a bizarre attack in Miami is ready for reconstructive surgery – but who will pay for it?
Cops kill naked man caught chewing off victim’s face
Police in Miami have shot a naked man whom they found biting the face of another man. But even then he didn’t stop chewing. So they shot him again.
Miami nice
In the famed Florida city you can explore the cuisine of the entire Caribbean and South America — and often all in one restaurant.
Art down but not out at Art Basel Miami Beach
Even Picassos seem to be less than recession-proof these days as the art world succumbs to the global economic downturn.
McCain renews attacks on Obama links to radical
John McCain renewed his attacks on Barack Obama’s ties to a 1960s radical on Wednesday as he targeted voters in the key battleground state of Florida.
Rock’n’roll pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79
Guitarist and songwriter Bo Diddley, who died of heart failure on June 2 at age 79, was an innovative R&B pioneer who forged rock’n’roll’s signature beat but rarely got the…
Windies batsman Samuels found guilty of bookie links
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been found guilty of breaching regulations after a probe into allegations of links with a bookmaker, the West Indies Cricket Board said on…
‘DC Madam’ hangs herself in mother’s shed
The ”DC Madam,” whose arrest for running a high-end prostitution ring sent sex-scandal tremors through the United States capital, hanged herself on Thursday in a shed at her…
Unusual catch: Cheney’s fishy trip
He told his wife he’d gone fishing. But when a photograph of Dick Cheney, the United Vice-President, appeared on the White House website, the smile on his face and the reflection…