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Fighting fire: Wildfire response in South Africa remains heavily dependent on state resources and a limited volunteer base. Photos: Supplied

Fire alert not heeded

South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace

Forward looking: Alibaba Group aims to have its global data centres
running entirely on clean energy by 2030. Photo: Alibaba Group

The Global South’s new AI architects

The rise of Chinese AI is not just a story of national success; it is a story of how China is capturing the “means of development” for the entire world. By providing efficient,…

A mural in Memphis depicting its musical legacy, and its complicated place in history as the site of Dr King’s assassination. (Photo: Fred de Vries)

The ghosts of Memphis: The good, the bad, the rock ’n soul

The city where Martin Luther King Jr took his last breath remains haunted by urban blight, blues and soul

New God flow: Kanye West took his now signature Sunday Service to this year’s Coachella festival, selling merchandise on the side. Many are wondering what is behind all of this. (Rich Fury/Getty Images/AFP)
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Reading the psalm of Yeezy

Kanye West’s Sunday Services continue to gain popularity – but what’s really good?

An antique car, part of a collection, lays in rubble in a devastated neighbourhood in Northern California where incontrollable wild fires have killed six people and destroyed hundreds of homes forcing thousands to evacuate (Gianrigo Marletta/M&G)

Death toll rises as tinder-dry conditions fuel deadly California fires

An army of firefighters from across the country struggled in California to control 17 large-scale blazes

Shale oil has sparked an energy boom in the US.

California stands to suffer if US-China trade war worsens

The world’s two largest economies have squared off in a tit for tat trade war that threatens to disrupt international commerce

Photo: Cherrie Hill

The world’s taps are rapidly running dry

​The world has abundant fresh water but it is unevenly distributed and under increasing pressure, United Nations agencies say

(Jennifer Huxta)

For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw

Freshwater resources were already stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.

By 2014 the state spending on universities dropped to 5.2% and that of prisons shot up to more than 9% in California.

Inequalities increase as fees rise

South Africa is trudging California’s ruined road of tertiary education to inequality and exclusion

Who’ll come up trumps? Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is hoping to make his lead unassailable after the party primaries in California

Republican hopefuls woo Californians

The Golden State is awash with GOP candidates hoping to bag a trove of prized primary delegates.

What drove Malik to kill in San Bernardino?

The young murderer was an austere Muslim, but showed few signs of being radicalised.

Since the September 11 2001 attacks

Four men arrested in California on terrorism charges

Four men have been arrested in southern California and charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining up with al-Qaeda.

California’s affirmative action ban challenged in court

Affirmative action supporters have asked a US federal appeals court to overturn California’s ban on considering race in public college admissions.

Smoke pot? Who cares

Smoke pot? Who cares, says Arnie

Governator Schwarzenegger says no one cares if you smoke a joint.

Nadal, Djokovic on course for semifinal clash

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a semifinal showdown with third-round triumphs in the Indian Wells Masters series on Tuesday.

Obama, McCain appear together for first time

Sharing the stage at a mega-church, Barack Obama and John McCain hardly had time for anything but the political equivalent of an air kiss.

Calmer weather slows spread of US wildfires

Firefighters battling a raging wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California caught a break early on Friday.

Rare condors threatened by California fires

Naturalists are fearing for endangered California condors caught up in a massive two-week-old blaze still sweeping through the scenic Big Sur area.

Ferocious US wildfire approaches tourist town

A ferocious wildfire burning through the Los Padres National Forest continued creeping closer to the tourist town of Big Sur in California on Friday.

Same-sex couples trade vows in California

Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to marry.