As US President Donald Trump and his administration seriously consider pulling out of the Paris Climate Deal, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has shifted tack, urging greater participation. Except this time on Tuesday night, Guterres opted to ignore the Trumps of the world and encouraged “the cities, the states, the companies, the businesses — to remain engaged”.

American anti-ballistic missile systems successfully intercepted and destroyed a test ICBM late on Tuesday. Clearly aimed at shaking a bigger missile stick back at North Korea, the test saw the interceptor destroy a fast-moving ICBM-type missile in the exo-atmosphere.

Gauteng Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo has confirmed that his department will release findings of an investigation into the collapse of a roof at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. In March, part of the hospital roof collapsed, revealing that a second part of the hospital’s ceiling was also unstable, which led to scepticism over the structural integrity of the entire facility.

Actress Keri Russell has been awarded a Hollywood walk of fame star. Known largely for her role as a KGB operative in The Americans, non-Millenials will remember Russell as the star making her debut in JJ Abrams’ Felicity: Two very different kinds of television series.

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