December2017
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ANC gathers to choose leader to replace Jacob Zuma
Dec 16, 2017South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) is preparing to choose a new party leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma. The main candidates are the current deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma,... -
Deaths of Canada billionaire Barry Sherman and wife ‘suspicious’
Dec 16, 2017A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as “suspicious”. The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in the basement... -
Austrian far-right joins coalition led by PM Sebastian Kurz
Dec 16, 2017Austria’s president has approved a coalition government between the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Freedom Party. The deal will make Austria the only Western European state with a governing far-right party, which is opposed to... -
Suzuki launches the all-new Spacia and Spacia Custom Minicars in Japan
Dec 16, 2017All variants come with the collision-mitigating system for front and rear, including the Dual Sensor Brake Support (DSBS) collision-mitigating system, as well as the Backup Brake Support collision-mitigating system for backing-up, which is installed for the... -
Nissan gives the gift of water to a school in Limpopo in South Africa
Dec 16, 2017The new water system has enabled all four taps within the school to operate, whereas previously only one tap was operational on the entire school premises. Nissan South Africa has donated a fully functional water system... -
Disney-Fox deal raised further questions about the Sky News channel’s future
Dec 16, 2017Before news of the deal, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox had been trying to buy the 61% of satellite broadcaster Sky that it does not yet own. That attempt attracted the scrutiny of the Competition and Markets Authority... -
Volvo XC90 named a Consumer Guide Best Buy for the third consecutive year
Dec 16, 2017The $46,900 Volvo XC90 comes with a suite of standard equipment including Collison Mitigation, Laminated Panoramic Moonroof, and a 9-inch tablet-like touchscreen. The Volvo XC90 has been named a Consumer Guide Best Buy for the third... -
Unilever agreed to sell its margarine and spreads business to U.S. private equity firm KKR
Dec 16, 2017The brands to be sold include Becel, Flora, Country Crock and Blue Band. Unilever put the business up for sale in April, following a review of its assets prompted by February’s unsolicited $143 billion takeover attempt... -
Hamburger chain Wendy’s Co laid out plans to trim the use of antibiotics
Dec 16, 2017Wendy‘s, which says it is the world’s third-largest quick-service hamburger chain, plans to increase the amount of beef it purchases from these producers and others that raise cattle in similar ways. Hamburger chain Wendy’s Co laid... -
Solar system with as many planets as our own discovered with the help of NASA’s Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence
Dec 16, 2017None of the planets are expected to be hospitable to life. The eight-planet system — the largest known outside of ours — orbits a star called Kepler 90 some 2,545 light-years away. A solar system with...