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Australians are the third most wealthy citizens in the world, according to a new report. The net worth required to be in the top one per cent of Australia’s rich was the third highest figure globally, behind Monaco and Switzerland. But the…

Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships following a highly charged and chaotic session.“The ayes have it,” parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among…

The $5 billion deal that will see Credit Suisse fall into the arms of arch rival UBS was a reaction to the ripples from the failure of two smaller banks in the US and jitters in the financial markets. But the seeds of the destruction of the…

One of the world’s deadliest diseases has killed nine people in Equatorial Guinea after a fresh outbreak left hundreds infected.Marburg virus - closely related to ebola - has a mortality rate of 88 per cent and has never been seen in the…

A teenager was allegedly abducted while walking home after spending time with friends, according to police.On Friday, SA Police Detective Chief Inspector Kieran Baggoley told media the boy, 17, was walking home from spending time with…