Opinion

Overall, more than 600,000 federal workers have been affected by the shutdown, according to media reports.

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into famine-wracked Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with the "basic needs" to survive.

BirdLife South Africa estimates that every year an average 4.25 birds are killed per wind turbine, most often when they fly into blades that can reach speeds of up to 280 kilometres per hour.

South Africa has failed to leverage its presidency of the G20 countries to strike beneficial trade deals, commercial partnerships, bring new direct investments to the country and boost economic growth.

A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighbourhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters.