‘We’re like frogs in boiling water’
HELESTI Daye-Fourie never leaves her house after dark. The risk of being shot standing in her own driveway is too high.
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UK to ‘bear down’ on Aussie workers
AUSSIES will find it much tougher to live and work in the UK under election plans just announced to crack down on Commonwealth workers.
The ‘future’ house that Disney built
FASCINATING photographs show the now-closed “House of the Future” that was once a huge attraction at Disney’s Tomorrowland.
Calls to deport Bondi student
LUCIA Rodriguez looks like any other international student in Australia, but there are calls to have her kicked out.
Putin’s power play for North Korea
AS TENSIONS continue to grow between China and its wayward ally North Korea, Russia is pouncing on a chance to fill the void and get more leverage.
Outrageous pictures of ‘coffin home’
THE high cost of living in Hong Kong is taking a severe toll on some residents, who are forced to live in “coffin homes”.
Country on the verge of collapse
A COUNTRY that was once even richer than Saudi Arabia is nearing total collapse. One protestor — Wonder Woman — is the face of the struggle.
Rioters hurl Pepsi cans at police
WE ALL knew this was coming. May Day rioters have mocked Kendall Jenner’s infamous Pepsi ad by hurling Pepsi cans at police.
Dirty billions hiding in plain sight
THEY’RE lavish multi-million dollar properties in celeb and royal enclaves, but they’re also home to some of the most brazen schemes on the planet.
Trump’s $33 billion military splurge
THE US has just passed a new $1.5 trillion spending bill, with an eye-watering nearly $800 billion slated for defence in a massive splurge from the President.
Report card is in on first 100 days
DONALD Trump made ambitious pledges about what he would achieve during his first 100 days. This is how well he’s done.
Finance news you need to know today
EMPLOYERS can legally pay women less than men for the same work, a US court has ruled.
Finance news you need to know today
CITIZENS of this nation can finally get their Big Macs delivered, with McDonald’s rolling out its long-awaited home delivery trial.
China costs North Korea millions
CHINA is using its economic clout to hurt North Korea. Figures show the rogue dictatorship is losing millions of crucial dollars.
Finance news you need to know today
NORTH Korea has held a live-fire exercise to mark the foundation of its military while a US submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force.
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AMERICAN Airlines has apologised to a female passenger and suspended an employee after an on-board clash over a baby stroller went viral.
Socialist government seizes factories
GM has became the latest corporation to have a factory or other asset seized by the socialist government of Venezuela.
How brutal gang makes its money
IT’S one of the most brutal gangs in the world, which some say should be designated a terrorist group. Its motto? “Kill, steal, rape, control.”
Where North Korea gets all its money
NORTH Korea looks like an impoverished state cut off from the world. So how is it paying for its massive army and a bunch of deadly missiles?
Code names of crooked politicians
“VIAGRA”, “BMW”, “Dracula”. These politicians are so corrupt, one company set up an entire department to handle their bribes.
$56 million found inside empty apartment
A TIP-off over a “dirty” woman in a posh suburb saw cops stumble upon an eye-watering fortune hidden inside drawers and behind fake wardrobe panels.
Crackdown on controversial school
HUNGARY is trying to close a school founded by billionaire George Soros, accused of undermining the country by funding refugee groups.
Donald Trump’s ultimatum to China
THE two most powerful men in the world could not be more different. The American and Chinese presidents are about to meet in a huge showdown.
Titanic threat to shipping lanes
IN THE waters close to where the Titanic went down in 1912, an unusually large swarm of icebergs is wreaking havoc with key shipping lanes.
What happened at the Mayflower hotel?
WHAT really happened with the Russians at the Mayflower Hotel? An explosive theory about Donald Trump has emerged in the last week.
More bad news for South Africa
CREDIT ratings agency S&P has downgraded South Africa’s rating to junk status as pressure on President Jacob Zuma grows.
Brexit war of words gets weird
AS BREXIT tensions between the UK and Spain rise, one senior official has used an insult probably never before dished out in the diplomatic world.
Finance news you need to know today
DONALD Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn has revealed how foreign connections helped him earn $1.7 million.
What you need to know about Brexit
BREXIT is officially underway after Theresa May triggered Article 50. Here are the next steps in the UK’s divorce from the EU.
‘Monster’ airport with no flights
IT’S the mega project disaster that has humiliated Germany. Berlin’s swanky new airport was finished five years ago but never opened.
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