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Deadly Marie Antoinette diamonds up for sale

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If you have a couple of bucks lying around and want to splash out on some gems for the festive season, here are a couple of “trinkets” up for grabs next week.

Planet savers win the Earthshot

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Five projects seeking novel solutions to the world’s environmental challenges each won £1 million (nearly R23m) this week.

'Shōgun' wins best drama while 'Hacks' surprises in comedy at the Emmys

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A tale of political machinations, ‘Shogun' also won acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japanese actors to win their categories.

Prince Harry turns 40 on Sunday with eyes focused on his future

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The prince will mark his 40th birthday with a private celebration at his Montecito home in southern California, where he lives with his American wife Meghan, 43, ...

Women’s sevens team bows out on a high to finish 11th

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Team South Africa’s women’s sevens team secured 11th place at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games after defeating Fiji 21-15 yesterday

Here are the changes to 2024 Paris Olympics programme

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The Paris Olympics, which will officially open on Friday, will feature a new sport in breaking, plus three young sports returning from the Tokyo Games.

Scheffler, DeChambeau loom over McIlroy’s bid for Open Championship redemption

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The Open Championship is the oldest of the four Majors and often the most unpredictable, given the vagaries of the weather and the fickle nature of links golf.

'M*A*S*H' and 'The Hunger Games' star Donald Sutherland remembered for his work

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The actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, died on Thursday.

Watch VideoElection stage collapse kills nine

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The victims were eight adults and one child, Garcia said, adding he was headed to a hospital where three people were in surgery.

Passengers relive flight from hell

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The plane diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing on Tuesday after the plane was buffeted by turbulence that flung passengers and crew around the cabin, slamming ...

‘Yahel only whispers, too afraid to make a noise,’ says freed grandmother

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Shoshan Haran recalled the effects of 50 days in captivity on her three-year-old granddaughter when they were finally released.

Wounded premier in intensive care after an attempted assassination

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The shooting was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years, and has drawn international condemnation.

US, UK warn of China cyberthreat

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Anxiety has been increasing in the US and Europe about alleged Chinese cyber and espionage activity, but Beijing has denied the accusations.

Assange’s Stella vows to fight on

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The high court’s decision could bring down the curtain on the Australian-born Assange’s legal battles in Britain that have been going on for more than 13 years since ...

Israel hits at build-up by Hamas

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In an air strike late on Saturday in Deir Al-Balah two doctors, a father and his son, were killed, health officials said.

Porn star returns to witness stand

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The X-rated film actress, who claims to have had sex with the married Trump in 2006, spent nearly five hours testifying.

Israel seizes border crossing

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Israeli army footage showed tanks rolling through the Rafah crossing complex and the Israeli flag raised on the Gaza side.

Israel-Hamas truce talks falter

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Netanyahu’s cabinet decided on Sunday to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel for as long as the war in Gaza continues, on the grounds the Qatari television ...

SA confirm Sri Lanka, Pakistan and a historical England visit for 2024/25 summer

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SOUTH Africa will host Sri Lanka for two Tests and Pakistan for an all-formats tour in the 2024/25 home summer, officials confirmed yesterday, with the women’s team ...

Party like it’s 1969: Boomers take over Brussels nightclub

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Forget bingo nights! These seniors swopped their walkers for the dancefloor – and partied until dawn.

Greece ramps up wildfire prevention, but fears another destructive season

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Greece faces another devastating wildfire season as climate change worsens. Can it prevent a repeat of last year’s disaster?

US protesters clash over Gaza

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As student rallies have spread to dozens of schools across the US in recent days expressing opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, police have been called in to quell ...

Israeli settlers avenge boy, 14

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A number of countries, including the US, have imposed sanctions on violent settlers and urged Israel to do more to stop the violence.

Israel ‘to decide’ on next move

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The Iranian missiles and drones launched on Saturday were mostly shot down by Israel and its allies and caused no deaths.

Iran warns Israel over response

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The attack from hundreds of missiles and drones, mostly launched from inside Iran, caused only modest damage in Israel as most were shot down with the help of the ...