Zambia's Hichilema: 'cattle boy' and two-time president
Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second term as Zambia's president on Tuesday, built a business empire before first winning the presidency in 2021, but says he remains at heart an ordinary "cattle boy".
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Zambia's Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government.
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Elderly far more at risk from rising heat than thought: study
The threat that rising temperatures fuelled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a US modelling study published Tuesday.
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Jeanie Buss to fight siblings over sale of 17.8% stake in Lakers: reports
An attorney for Jeanie Buss says she will fight her siblings' plan to sell their 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to former Disney chief executive Bob Iger's new majority ownership group, according to multiple media reports on Monday.
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LiberNovo Previews Support Week 2026, Putting Better Ergonomic Support Within Reach
Support Week starts August 25. We've got your back.
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Brazil's Lula hails new oil find as 'passport to the future'
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday hailed the discovery of oil near the Amazon coast as a "passport to the future," despite strong opposition to drilling in the area from environmentalists.
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Paramount demands $1.9 billion surety over states' merger lawsuit
Paramount Skydance is demanding California and other US states suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. put up $1.9 billion to cover fees the company will have to pay if the deal gets delayed, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
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Rybakina slogs through double rain delays in Cincinnati win
Elena Rybakina needed two hours on court plus two one-hour rain interruptions to defeat Magdalena Frech 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) on Monday and reach the fourth round at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
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Latest developments in US-Iran war
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, as a 60-day deadline to end the war with Iran expired.
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Two largest US reservoirs hit record lows amid western drought
The two largest reservoirs in the United States have fallen to record lows as a severe drought grips the country's West, according to data released over the weekend.
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