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A New Era For Water And Sanitation In Emfuleni

The launch of South Africa’s first public–public Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) marks a decisive turning point in Emfuleni’s long struggle with water and sanitation failures. The partnership between Rand Water and Emfuleni Local Municipality aims to stabilise collapsed systems, restore dignity, and rebuild trust between communities and the state.
The post A New Era For Water And Sanitation In Emfuleni appeared first on Infrastructure news.

Source: Infrastructure news · Published: 2026-01-21 06:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
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Teenage girl wearing jersey with Palestinian flag refused entry to Sydney A-League game

Girl had to agree to remove Club Deportivo Palestino shirt before being let into Allianz Stadium on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager wearing a football jersey containing the Palestinian flag was refused entry to an A-League match at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, with a video showing security asking her to remove it if she wanted to go inside.The 15-year-old girl was wearing the jersey of Club Deportivo Palestino – a Chilean football club founded by Palestinian migrants – which says “Palestine” on the front. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-01-21 06:46 MSK
January 21, 2026
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Australia news live: Watt claims rogue Nationals a test of Ley and Littleproud’s leadership; former neo-Nazi group leaders banned from Sydney CBD on Australia Day

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCEO of energy company behind Eraring coal power plant says extra two years will help with ‘smooth transition’Frank Calabria, the CEO of Origin energy, spoke with RN this morning after an announcement Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring in New South Wales, would stay open for an additional two years until 2029.A lot of good progress has been made on the transition, a lot of new infrastructure, a lot of new energy assets behind the meter. This will just enable it [to be a] smoother transition. …We’ve made lots of investments, as you would imagine, in large batteries. We’ve got large wind farms underway, so do many other players in the sector. So we’re all aligned about making progress here. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-01-21 06:46 MSK
January 21, 2026
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HELOC and home equity loan rates today, January 20, 2026: Rates hover around 7.5% or lower

HELOC and home equity loan rates today, January 20, 2026: Rates hover around 7.5% or lower

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-20 14:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
Financial News Read full in source

Best money market account rates today, January 20, 2026 (Earn up to 4.1% APY)

Best money market account rates today, January 20, 2026 (Earn up to 4.1% APY)

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-20 14:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
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Source: cnbc.com

Gold hits record as Trump’s Greenland tariff threats rattle Asia markets

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell, mirroring overnight losses on Wall Street after President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric over Greenland.

Source: US Top News and Analysis · Published: 2026-01-21 05:21 MSK
January 21, 2026
Financial News Read full in source

5 Years from Now, This Sector Will Be the Biggest Winner From the AI Revolution

5 Years from Now, This Sector Will Be the Biggest Winner From the AI Revolution

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-19 18:07 MSK
January 21, 2026
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Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform

Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.

Source: TechCrunch · Published: 2026-01-21 05:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
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Source: bbc.com

Driver killed in Spain train crash days after high-speed collision

At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-21 05:21 MSK
January 21, 2026
Global News Read full in source

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A New Era For Water And Sanitation In Emfuleni

The launch of South Africa’s first public–public Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) marks a decisive turning point in Emfuleni’s long struggle with water and sanitation failures. The partnership between Rand Water and Emfuleni Local Municipality aims to stabilise collapsed systems, restore dignity, and rebuild trust between communities and the state.
The post A New Era For Water And Sanitation In Emfuleni appeared first on Infrastructure news.

Source: Infrastructure news · Published: 2026-01-21 06:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
Infrastructure Continue in source

Teenage girl wearing jersey with Palestinian flag refused entry to Sydney A-League game

Girl had to agree to remove Club Deportivo Palestino shirt before being let into Allianz Stadium on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager wearing a football jersey containing the Palestinian flag was refused entry to an A-League match at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, with a video showing security asking her to remove it if she wanted to go inside.The 15-year-old girl was wearing the jersey of Club Deportivo Palestino – a Chilean football club founded by Palestinian migrants – which says “Palestine” on the front. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-01-21 06:46 MSK
January 21, 2026
Breaking News Continue in source

Australia news live: Watt claims rogue Nationals a test of Ley and Littleproud’s leadership; former neo-Nazi group leaders banned from Sydney CBD on Australia Day

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCEO of energy company behind Eraring coal power plant says extra two years will help with ‘smooth transition’Frank Calabria, the CEO of Origin energy, spoke with RN this morning after an announcement Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring in New South Wales, would stay open for an additional two years until 2029.A lot of good progress has been made on the transition, a lot of new infrastructure, a lot of new energy assets behind the meter. This will just enable it [to be a] smoother transition. …We’ve made lots of investments, as you would imagine, in large batteries. We’ve got large wind farms underway, so do many other players in the sector. So we’re all aligned about making progress here. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-01-21 06:46 MSK
January 21, 2026
Breaking News Continue in source

HELOC and home equity loan rates today, January 20, 2026: Rates hover around 7.5% or lower

HELOC and home equity loan rates today, January 20, 2026: Rates hover around 7.5% or lower

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-20 14:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
Financial News Continue in source

Best money market account rates today, January 20, 2026 (Earn up to 4.1% APY)

Best money market account rates today, January 20, 2026 (Earn up to 4.1% APY)

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-20 14:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
Financial News Continue in source
Source: cnbc.com

Gold hits record as Trump’s Greenland tariff threats rattle Asia markets

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell, mirroring overnight losses on Wall Street after President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric over Greenland.

Source: US Top News and Analysis · Published: 2026-01-21 05:21 MSK
January 21, 2026
Financial News Continue in source

5 Years from Now, This Sector Will Be the Biggest Winner From the AI Revolution

5 Years from Now, This Sector Will Be the Biggest Winner From the AI Revolution

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-19 18:07 MSK
January 21, 2026
Technology News Continue in source

Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform

Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.

Source: TechCrunch · Published: 2026-01-21 05:00 MSK
January 21, 2026
Global News Continue in source
Source: bbc.com

Driver killed in Spain train crash days after high-speed collision

At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-21 05:21 MSK
January 21, 2026
Global News Continue in source