LONDON- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday enabling the state to suspend the directors and shareholders of any companies that fail to meet state defense contracts under

Drinking tap water is not a threat, the area health department emphasized.

Trucks transporting coal to the Richards Bay port in KwaZulu-Natal had to be relocated to an airfield due to severe congestion along the N2.

Blackstone Inc has defaulted on a 531 million euro ($562.5 million) bond backed by a portfolio of offices and stores owned by Finnish company Sponda Oy, as rising interest rates hit European property values.