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Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him an inspiration to many across the world has passed away age 76, his family said on Wednesday. Hawking's 1988 book “A Brief History of Time”, which became an unlikely global bestseller, propelled him to…

US President Donald Trump has explained why he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, just over a year after his appointment. Speaking to journalists, Trump said there were sharp disagreements with Tillerson over a number of issues, including the Iran nuclear deal. "We got along actually quite…

United States President Donald Trump has reportedly sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson who concluded his three-day State visit to Kenya on Monday. The Washington Post reports that Trump asked Tillerson to step aside on Friday moments after he landed in Kenya. This forced the top…

President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius is set to resign next week after she was accused of spending thousands of dollars from a credit card granted to her by an international non-governmental organization to purchase clothes and jewellery, the county's Prime Minister said. Mauritius PM, Pravind…

A report by global anti-graft watchdog, Transparency International (TI) shows that more than two-thirds of the world countries have high levels of corruption. In the report that ranks countries based on the levels of corruption, New Zealand and Denmark were named as nations which are least corrupt…

Doctors in Canada have rejected plans to raise their salaries, saying that they are being paid "too much." More than 500 doctors and over 150 medical students have reportedly signed a public letter rejecting the pay hike. "We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public system, oppose the recent…

Renowned American evangelist Billy Graham, has passed away at the age of 99. Graham's spokesman Jeremy Blume said the preacher passed on at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. Several American presidents, including Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, relied on Graham's…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has announced his resignation as the country's premier and the chairperson of the ruling party. M aking the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, Hailemariam said his exit is an effort to facilitate reforms following a period of…

65-year-old Cyril Ramaphosa has been named the new South African President, following Wednesday's resignation of scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa, a wealthy former businessman was elected unopposed - being the sole candidate - at the Parliament in Cape Town on Thursday and was sworn-in by…

(AP) South African President Jacob Zuma, in a televised address to the nation, said he will resign from his position "with immediate effect." "I have...come to the decision to resign as the president of the republic with immediate effect," Zuma said Wednesday. The scandal-tainted leader said he has…