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Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-18 12:01 1 Baton Rouge Police Officers Ambushed, Three Dead and Three Wounded (3.04/4) While responding to a call early this morning, six police officers in Baton Rouge were shot in an ambush killing three of them and... 2016-07-18 09:58 1KB spectator.org 2 Colombian Jarlinson Pantano wins Tour's Stage 15 (1.08/4) Colombian Jarlinson Pantano outsprinted Rafal Majka of Poland to win yesterday's 15th stage of the Tour de France 2016-07-18 09:59 1KB www.mid-day.com 3 Social media star strangled in Pakistan, brother confesses to ‘honor killing,’ has ‘no (1.02/4) regrets’ — RT News Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been strangled to death by her brother, who eventually admitted to having committed the crime. The young woman’s posts defied tradition in Pakistan and defended liberal views. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.rt.com 4 ADB says developing Asian economies to grow 5.6 % in 2016 MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank has cut its (1.02/4) 2016 growth projection for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific to 5.6 percent, down from its earlier forecast of 5.7 2016-07-18 12:00 1KB business.inquirer.net 5 DA ‘invites’ IEC to take action against Joburg ads that ‘endorse Tau’ (1.00/4) The Democratic Alliance (DA) appeared to put the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on notice to act on its complaint about taxpayers’ money seemingly being used for electioneering. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 6 Fire Faith and suspend Hlaudi‚ DA urges ANC (1.00/4) The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday greeted the African National Congress’ (ANC) about-turn on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) “with much scepticism”. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 7 Vijender Singh: It's just the beginning... I will get tougher fights now (0.01/4) After beating Australian Kerry Hope for WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title in New Delhi on Saturday, Vijender Singh promises better things as he prepares to test deeper waters of professional boxing 2016-07-18 09:48 4KB www.mid-day.com 8 Of the People Americans share their hopes, fears and frustrations in interviews from the campaign trail. 2016-07-18 12:00 1KB www.nytimes.com 9 18 still critical after French truck attack: minister French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Sunday that 18 people were still in critical condition, including one child, after the truck massacre in Nice that killed 84. 2016-07-18 12:00 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 10 Success against deadly drug-resistant TB in rural KZN Tugela Ferry is a remote KZN district of 180‚000 people that became infamous in 2006. Here it was discovered that 53 people had contracted a type of tuberculosis (TB) that was resistant to most anti-TB medicines. 2016-07-18 12:00 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 11 Nice truck attacker recently radicalized, French PM says, as 2 more arrested over massacre — RT News The driver who killed at least 84 people in Nice had recently been radicalized, according to French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who says the attack was of an “Islamist nature.” Meanwhile, two more people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.rt.com 12 ANC in KZN puts forward ‘best of the best’ as mayoral candidates The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal is confident that the women and men put forward as mayoral candidates in the province can lead them to a decisive victory. 2016-07-18 12:00 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 DA asks SCA to deny petitions from ‘Hlaudi and his band of protectors’ Hlaudi Motsoeneng “and his band of protectors now need to abandon this abuse of our judicial system and taxpayers’ money”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 14 Opinion: How Malema dumped Mugabe when the tide turned Julius Malema's support for suffering Zimbabweans betrays his duplicity after marching with Mugabe and Chavez, writes Gareth van Onselen 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 15 Unions not liable if political party interferes in protected strike‚ lawyers say When a political party intervenes in a strike‚ any concerns which the employer has must be raised with the political party and not with the trade unions or employees. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 16 Russian revolution icon, cruiser Aurora, makes spectacular comeback in St. Petersburg (VIDEO, PHOTO) — RT News The Russian Navy’s “Ship #1,” the legendary cruiser Aurora, which is the symbol of the Great Socialist Revolution of October 1917, has returned to the Petrogradskaya embankment of St. Petersburg after a two-year renovation. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.rt.com 17 SABC is ‘losing face’, says Democratic lawyers association One is left with an unshakable and frightening impression that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing serious operational challenges and losing face as an independent voice‚ says the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL). 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 18 Fransman miffed about learning his ‘sexual harassment’ fate via the media African National Congress (ANC) leader in the Western Cape Marius Fransman is outraged at the way his own party’s integrity committee handled a complaint of sexual harassment against him. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 19 Plenty of cash, not enough competent people in municipalities: Pravin Gordhan Transforming municipalities to function as efficient institutions will take a number of generations to achieve‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Rosebank on Tuesday. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 20 Itu Khune's bae flaunts her bootylicious bikini body Itu Khune's bae, Sbahle Mpisane is currently on holiday and has been posting pics of her trip. 2016-07-18 12:00 987Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 21 'We weren't really effective' in Western Cape, admits ANC's Ehrenreich The leader of the opposition in the Cape Town City Council and the province's Cosatu secretary, Tony Ehrenreich, has conceded that he led an ineffective opposition in the council. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 22 When President Zuma endorsed his daughter’s TV show Five years ago‚ Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube would have struggled to say that she “can’t help who my parents are”. Especially not after her dad had taken to social media to punt the premiere of her new show at the time. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 23 Lorna Maseko's messy divorce announcement at awards show Various media outlets are reporting that Top Chef SA host Lorna Maseko last night confirmed her divorce while presenting an award on stage. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 24 Super Rugby quarterfinal lineup complete after Saturday's matches A second-string Lions team failed to gain a point against the Jaguares in Argentina late on Saturday night meaning they finished as second seeds on the overall Super Rugby standings. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 25 600 tons of ballot papers to be printed: IEC Approximately 74-million ballot papers will be printed for the upcoming Local Government Elections. 2016-07-18 12:00 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 26 Orlando Pirates release Soweto derby dates and other plans as PSL dithers Orlando Pirates have jumped the gun and revealed when the two league Soweto Derbies will be played this season as the Premier Soccer League (PSL) dithers over releasing the official fixtures. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 27 Huge fire at hotel in Mecca (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) — RT News A hotel in Mecca is engulfed in flames, local media report. Multiple photos and videos of the huge fire have been posted online. 2016-07-18 12:00 1KB www.rt.com 28 Canadian priest charged for gambling away $400,000 of refugee aid — RT News A priest in London, Canada, has been charged with fraud for allegedly stealing and gambling away some US$400,000 (C$500,000) collected by his parish for refugee aid. 2016-07-18 12:00 2KB www.rt.com 29 Gender dispute rumbles as Semenya goes for gold South Africa's Caster Semenya is back and vowing to win an Olympic gold medal that could reignite the complex biological and ethical gender storm that once engulfed her life. 2016-07-18 12:00 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 30 Mokoena determined to add triple jump medal to his 2008 long jump silver After clinching a silver medal in the long jump at the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing‚ South African star jumper Khotso Mokoena has now set his eyes on a medal in the triple jump in Rio de Janeiro. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 31 SABC board chair stung by ANC’s scathing criticism The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) takes “serious exception” to insinuations that its managers are neither properly educated nor qualified to run the state broadcaster. 2016-07-18 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 32 The Big Read: When will Zuma and Co stop gambling with our money? 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