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On any given Saturday afternoon, Leslie Peña gets ready to shut the door to the master bedroom in her Grand Concourse apartment. Before she does, she gives her three daughters, aged 18, 12 and 7, her usual warning: “When the door’s closed, the Zoom’s on,” she says intently, donning her green velvet blazer, her hair carefully styled in a tall bun. “That means, ‘Don’t come in. Mom’s training.’”

1. French elections: The far right is close to power. Will the rest of Europe follow?  BBC.com
2. France's Snap Election Enters Its Final Hours  The New York Times
3. France's political future hangs in the balance as votes cast in final round of snap election  CNBC
4. French voters head to polls for crucial second round of snap parliamentary election  CNN
5. France's Jordan Bardella, the immigrant's son who would target migrants  The Washington Post

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A fire that roared through a packed community in Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown, was brought under control late Saturday night. There were no deaths but 30 people required medical treatment.

A fire that gutted a packed community in Yaowarat (Bangkok's Chinatown) was put under control late Saturday night after erupting at about 9pm and there were about 30 injured people.

England and Germany fans were involved in clashes in Dusseldorf on Friday night, according to reports. Thousands of England supporters are in the German city ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland. The reported trouble broke out after Germany’s tournament ended with an extra-time defeat to Spain. Video footage obtained by the Daily Mail […]

Euro 2024 England have progressed to the semi finals of Euro 2024 after a penalty shootout win over Switzerland. Bukayo Saka scored with their only shot on target to drag the game to extra time. Trent Alexander Arnold scored the final penalty as Gareth Southgate’s men won 5-3 on spot kicks. Meanwhile, Netherlands are taking […]

France kept their cool and converted all their kicks in the post-match shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on penalties after the two sides played out a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter-final tie on Friday. Theo Hernandez stroked home the winning kick for a perfect sequence after Joao Felix’s effort, the third for Portugal, […]

Colombia eased through to the semifinals of the Copa America on Saturday night with a superb 5-0 win over Panama in Arizona.

Matthew Richardson is a former gymnast who had to give up the sport because of a devastating elbow injury, but he's now waking serious waves in the velodrome and looking for Olympic gold.

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Don’t Tell A Soul, but the Mariners got All Shook Down today, and we’ll have to just Let It Be

The new minister has already begun working on the sweeping transformations he intends making to the department, and has met his deputy and director-general.

Basic education minister has a list of priorities, which includes eradicating pit toilets at schools.

Gremlins on Both Sides of the Diamond as Raemaki, Enoka, Evans and Mumu Suit Up for Black Sox The New Zealand Black Sox emerged victorious over the NY Gremlins in a closely contested game on Saturday afternoon, winning by a score of 4-2. The Gremlins struck first in the bottom of the 1st inning when […]

Tolashe: ‘My focus is the poor and elderly’

Taxpayers fork out R48 000 for MEC’s hotel stay

Born in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, the 38-year-old hails from a family deeply rooted in the province.

The DA was caught off guard when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced 32 ministers for his Cabinet last Sunday night.

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Saturday’s qualifying session at the British Grand Prix was not kind to Alpine

The long-time Yankees announcer expressed his disdain with the team partaking in a staredown with the Cincinnati Reds during his radio show on Friday.

Dlamini-Zuma can be credited for being an excellent minister of health during the first five years of democracy, writes Mondli Makhanya.

Border Cricket CEO Omphile Ramela has been suspended by the board on allegations of nepotism, City Press has learnt.

The deceased’s birthday cake was set alight to symbolise the horrific manner in which she had died.

Two senior executives at the public broadcaster have been found guilty of concealing a multimillion-rand agreement with an external company.