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The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the social media history of nearly everyone seeking a visa to enter the US. The proposal, which comes from the state department, would require most visa applicants to give details of their Facebook and Twitter accounts. They would have to disclose all social media identities used in the past five ...

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison after 27 years – were a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle for nearly three decades. However, in later ...

Electric car-maker Tesla has been admonished by the US watchdog investigating a recent fatal crash involving one of its cars. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was “unhappy” the firm had made public details of the probe. The company had blogged on Friday that the Model X car involved’s Autopilot self-steering system was in use at the time of the accident. ...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes, the exact proportion that brought the former military commander his first term four years ago, Egypt’s election commission announced on Monday. However, turnout in last week’s election was lower than in 2014, at 41 percent. Sisi had long been virtually guaranteed victory after all serious opposition pulled ...

Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiy Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly at defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya province from which the former army lieutenant general hails. The ruling coalition picked Abiy last week to replace Hailemariam Desalegn who quit to clear the way for reforms. Abiy, 42, took the oath ...

LIONEL MESSI is angry with Barcelona team-mate Samuel Umtiti, it has been claimed. According to Diario Gol, Messi believes Umtiti is focused more on the speculation surrounding his future than performing on the pitch. The Barcelona superstar blew his top after being forced to rescue the team from defeat at Sevilla on Saturday. Messi – on the bench for the ...

Zambia has asked Cuba to recall its ambassador for openly supporting the newly launched opposition Socialist Party, the president’s spokesman said on Sunday. Amos Chanda said ambassador Nelson Pages Vilas spoke at the party’s launch on Saturday. He directed that the Cuban ambassador be recalled “for behavior unbecoming of a diplomat,” Chanda told a media briefing, adding that diplomatic ties ...

Andre Agassi has announced that he has ended his stint as Novak Djokovic’s coach after just 11 months together.Agassi began working with the eight-time Grand Slam champion last May after Boris Becker’s tenure in Djokovic’s backroom team reached a conclusion. But the former world number one has continued to struggle with form and fitness after suffering first round defeats at ...

LIVERPOOL star Mohamed Salah would reportedly love to join Barcelona to play alongside Lionel Messi. Liverpool are bracing themselves for bids for Salah this summer with Barcelona and Real Madrid both reportedly keen to sign him. The Egypt international has set the Premier League alight ever since his summer switch from Roma, bagging a huge 37 goals across all competitions. ...