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Nobel Prize for Literature postponed in wake of sex scandal 0

Nobel Prize for Literature postponed in wake of sex scandal

The Swedish Academy has announced that no Nobel Prize for literature will be awarded this year, in the wake of a financial and sexual scandal that has engulfed the body responsible for selecting the winner. The Academy said on Friday that it aimed to award two prizes, including for this year, in 2019. The controversy comes…

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US-Gulf summit postponed to September

A Gulf summit that was supposed to take place at the beginning of April in Washington, DC has been postponed to September, a number of United States officials said. According to Reuters news agency, the decision came as a result of US President Donald Trump’s busy schedule of diplomatic meetings, and the absence of a…

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Zuma below stress as inform of nation speech postponed

Durban, South Africa –  Jacob Zuma’s scheduled State of the Nation Address in parliament has been postponed as pressure grows on him to step down as president of South Africa. The announcement on Tuesday comes during a tumultuous week for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), which elected Cyril Ramaphosa as its new party leader in…