South African stage legend John Kani shuffled between rows of red chairs in the 450-seat theatre named after him, searching for one in particular.
Watching the price tick higher as he filled up his car, Russian pensioner Oleg railed against the recent surge in petrol prices, pushed higher by Ukrainian strikes on Russia's oil infrastructure.
Guinean writer Tierno Monenembo will boycott his country's upcoming constitutional referendum, calling the vote a "farce". Unwaveringly critical of the authoritarian junta in power, he said he is ready to "die for his ideas".
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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford's bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez's undisputed super middleweight world title.
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The Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call.
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Russia and its key ally Belarus are to start major joint military drills on Friday, putting NATO on edge days after Poland accused Moscow of escalating tensions by firing attack drones through its airspace.
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Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory.
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Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan have failed to convince ahead of Saturday's grudge match at fierce rivals Juventus, as Serie A returns this weekend with champions Napoli travelling to Fiorentina.
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Newly-promoted Hamburg travel to Bayern Munich on Saturday as the Bundesliga sees the return of one of its most storied clashes -- seven years on from the last 'North-South Summit'.
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Paris Saint-Germain's domination of Ligue 1 is almost total, but Strasbourg, rather than the European champions, were France's biggest spenders in the recent transfer window.
Bordeaux-Begles forward Cameron Woki returns to Racing 92 in the French Top 14 on Sunday for the first time since his close-season departure, saying "failures" in Paris helped him grow as a player.
The Women's Rugby World Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend, with four clashes between old rivals.
After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won't be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for.
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Europe's biggest carmakers are to hold talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday as the industry pressures the bloc to revise plans to end combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035.
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Five Canadian ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges will be suspended to start the NHL season but can return December 1, the league said Thursday.
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Two-time LPGA winner Chanettee Wannasaen holed out for an eagle on the way to a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Queen City Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew US fury.
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