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South African President faces impeachment threat
The scandal erupted in June, when a former South African intelligence chief, Arthur Fraser, filed a complaint accusing Ramaphosa of hiding the theft from his Phala Phala farm in the north-east of the country in 2020. In his complaint, Fraser alleged that the money could have been the proceeds of money-laundering and corruption, and accused Ramaphosa of kidnapping and bribing the burglars.
San Francisco to allow city police use 'killer robots'
A spokesperson from the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) told the BBC on Wednesday that although the force do not currently operate any robots equipped with lethal force, but there may be future scenarios in which lethal force could be used by a robot.
Tornadoes hit US south, two fatalities reported in Alabama
Besides the two fatalities, multiple others were injured after the storms swept across the Montgomery County area in Alabama early Wednesday morning, officials were quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. "Our prayers are with our Montgomery County neighbors who have been affected by last night's tornado outbreak," Mayor of Montgomery Steven Reed tweeted on Wednesday.
Democrats elect African American as leader of their House caucus
Jeffries will succeed Nancy Pelosi and he will assume the title of Minority Leader when the new congress starts in January 3. Jeffries is 52 and his election -- by acclamation -- was marked by a generational shift in the Democratic party leadership. Katherine Clark, 58, is the new party whip, chief counter of votes, and Pete Aguilar, 43, will head the party caucus in charge of messaging. All three replace colleagues in their late 70s and 80s.
Residents seek King Charles intervention as China plans massive embassy in London
The British monarchy sold Royal Mint Court, a 5.4-acre plot that was once home to the facility that manufactured Britain's coinage, to a property company in 2010, CNN reported. Beijing bought the site in 2018, and now plans to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars transforming it into its new embassy in the United Kingdom.
China to punish netizens for 'liking' posts deemed harmful as protests rage
The new rules come into force from December 15, as part of a new set of guidelines published by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) earlier this month. The CAC operates under the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission chaired by President Xi Jinping.
Overseas activists call for Xi Jinping's resignation
Those calls were echoed in an open letter to the Chinese government by dozens of exiled Chinese dissidents including Wang Juntao in response to the protests, in which participants held up blank sheets of paper in a mute and ironic protest against authoritarian rule and lack of freedom of speech, the report said.
Imran Khan hopes 'prevailing trust deficit' will end with new army leadership
Sharing his thoughts in a tweet, Imran Khan said, "Congratulations to Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as new CJCSC & Gen Syed Asim Munir as new COAS," Express Tribune reported. "We hope new military leadership will work to end prevailing trust deficit that has built up in last eight months between the nation and the state. Strength of the state is derived from its people," the PTI chief added.
Tesla wins case against Chinese news outlet for publishing fake news
Tesla faced a major smear campaign in China at the end of 2020. PingWest, a Chinese news outlet, published a lengthy article falsely describing tyrannical management at the Shanghai Gigafactory and inhumane working conditions, according to the report. In the article, the author claimed that the factory produces defective cars, putting customers' lives at risk.
Beijing's stockpile of nuclear warheads has nearly doubled since 2020: Pentagon
The 2022 China Military Power Report, the latest edition of an annual report mandated by the U.S. Congress, says Pentagon planners in 2020 estimated China's stockpile of warheads was in the "low-200s" and might double by the end of the decade, RFA reported.
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