Liam Livingstone is stumped by Heinrich Klaasen off the bowling of Keshav Maharaj for 9 (ESPN Cricinfo Photo)

South Africa decimates England to march into semi-finals
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(ESPN Cricinfo) – South Africa confirmed their spot in the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a commanding victory over hapless England, who ended the tournament winless, captain-less and on a seven-match losing streak.

Rupununi Chamber President Orlando
Wong shares the podium with Amerindian Affairs Minister
Pauline Sukhai during a Rupununi EXPO event in November last year

State agencies must have greater presence in Rupununi – Chamber President Wong
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As the current oil-driven development surge currently being undertaken by government of Guyana seeks to impact the country as a whole, President of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Orlando Wong has told the Stabroek Business that it is important that those state agencies that are directly linked to supporting critical aspects of that still limited surge that obtains in interior communities and other non-coastal communities be provided with robust and competent ‘outposts’ through which to execute their responsibilities.

A truck carrying aid drives, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo

Israel blocks aid into Gaza as ceasefire standoff escalates

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza today as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene.