
The Independent - 5 hours 8 min ago
The events of June 16, 1976 now commemorated annually as Youth Day are considered a turning point in South Africa's liberation struggle against white minority rule...

The Guardian - 17 hours 24 min ago
Images of Merlin, a two-year-old duck, parading on the streets of Mexico City celebrated by fans on social media Juli n Qui ones and Ra l Jim nez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show. As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a two-year-old duck dressed in the national team's colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament's first unofficial mascot. Continue reading...

Huffington Post - 18 hours 13 min ago
As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, a 2-year-old duck dressed in the national team's colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament's first unofficial mascot.

The Independent - 18 hours 15 min ago
Juli n Qui ones and Ra l Jim nez may have scored for Mexico, but Merlin the duck stole the show...

Deadline Hollywood - 19 hours 7 min ago
The U.S. opens the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles against Paraguay, just one of the many storylines to come out of the tournament’s official draw revealed in December during a pomp-and-circumstance-filled ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The tournament officially kicks off Thursday in Mexico City with Mexico playing South Africa […]...

The Independent - 19 hours 54 min ago
Family members say renowned South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim has died at age 91...

NPR - 23 hours 10 min ago
The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.