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A man was sentenced for beating to death his girlfriend. Getty Images/Gallo Images Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend.The man hit his girlfriend with a broomstick and fled the scene when realising she was no longer breathing.He was arrested a day after trying to flee the scene of the…

Wayde van Niekerk Shaun Botterill/Getty Images The 400 metres world record holder Wayde van Niekerk says he wants to become the first athlete to break the 43-second barrier for the one-lap event.The 28-year-old South African - who timed 43.03sec in the 2016 Rio Olympics final to set the new mark - said in a BBC…

Taxi driver arrested while allegedly raping passengerPolice noted that Ndala's legal representative had argued Ndala was a breadwinner with three children, was a first-time offender and suffered from a chronic illness.But the prosecutors had countered that taxi drivers held a duty of care to protect their passengers – not harm them. "When handing down sentence,…

U.S. oil prices plunged Friday after China reported its gross domestic product shrank for the first time since recordkeeping began in 1992 as the economy was shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19.West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May delivery tumbled by as much as 9.26 percent to $18.03 a barrel, its lowest since October…