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South Africa’s central bank remains concerned by the risks to the inflation outlook and may resume hiking interest

The top three US wireless carriers have lost billions in revenue as smartphone sales dwindle in a reversal

BRUSSELS The euro zone swung back into a large trade surplus in June from a similar size deficit

Temperatures are rising across the continent as wildfires destroy parts of a Spanish island and Germany issued red

National Swiss rail operator SBB said a derailed freight train caused severe damage to tracks.

Ben Shapiro is moaning about children’s films again – this time about Snow White. Just weeks after ranting about Barbie and being entirely incorrect when predicting it would flop at the box office, the conservative pundit has hit out at Disney’s decision to cast a Latin actor to play Snow White. Rachel Zegler will play the princess in the upcoming live-action remake of the classic animation. The 22-year-old actor, who is of Colombian and Polish descent, is known for roles in West Side Story and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Criticising the casting, Shapiro said: “They’ve cast Snow White. Snow White is now going to be played by Rachel Zegler. OK?” “Now, Rachel Zegler, you may know ― again, her name is Snow White. Now, you might consider that racist, but that’s also the name of the actual fairytale.” He went on to say that [in] “the original… Snow White, the character is specifically described as having 'skin white as snow'". Shapiro added: “[The word ‘white’] is literally in her name. That’s why she has her name. So I guess just to like, screw with people, they’re casting ― Rachel Zegler’s a very talented person. It’s weird casting, you might say.” Zegler’s casting was announced, but new pictures from behind the scenes of the production were recently released, sparking new conversation around the film. Fellow conservative pundit and Daily Wire colleague Matt Walsh also criticised the casting on his show, throwing a strop and saying it amounts to “anti-white racism”. One social media user seemed to sum up the whole thing by writing: “Have these guys considered getting a f***ing life.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

South Africa’s electricity minister said he expects to seal a deal with the Chinese government next week that

The Philippine central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting as the economy

By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY Kazakhstan-based Freedom Holding, the latest target of Hindenburg Research, plans to keep working with

Takealot, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is introducing delivery within an hour for items ranging from phone chargers

President Joe Biden’s plan to limit certain investments in China may prove a boon for US intelligence agencies.

Norway’s central bank raised borrowing costs to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis and signaled it