[African Arguments] The old YARID offices, before the move to the current premises, were on the second floor above a hardware stall. By eight in the morning, the room smelled of the first rain, the cheap Nescafé someone had brewed on the hot plate, and the chapati oil from the
[The Conversation Africa] As a child, the mere glimpse of a spider used to send me screaming and running for cover. I was convinced that spiders were my enemies. I thought they were out to get me.
[RFI] Vincent Bolloré built his fortune through ports, railways and logistics networks across Africa. Decades later - despite corruption allegations and an upcoming criminal trial in Paris - the French billionaire remains one of the country's most powerful business figures, not
[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday met with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi as part of an African visit aimed at renewing France's engagement with the continent after years of strained ties with former colonies.
[The Conversation Africa] The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, was on its way to the Canary Islands on May 7, 2026, after evacuating three ill passengers for treatment.
South Korea's standing forces have shrunk by 20 per cent in the past six years to 450,000.
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"Residents should not be left behind simply because they are off the gas grid," council leader says.
Average height is on the rise in Great Britain, a trend that accelerated sharply during the pandemic. Researchers link this increase to rising childhood obesity. The UK has the highest obesity rate among Europe's largest economies.
Youth activists across Europe are asking legislators to make platforms safer, to invest in digital literacy education and to enforce the laws already in place.
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From a new music heritage trail to a summer packed with live gigs and easy escapes, Liverpool offers a mix of culture, coastline and contemporary energy.
In April 2026, the European Union’s ambassador to Pakistan stated that the country’s access to GSP+ is “neither guaranteed nor automatic”, pointing to concerns over blasphemy laws, enforced disappearances, and minority rights. This was not an isolated remark, but part of a
Tribeny Rai’s debut feature “Shape of Momo,” an award-winner at the Busan International Film Festival, will open across India and Nepal on May 29, released by Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media with Payal Kapadia, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti serving as executive producers. Set in a
It was detected 29 nautical miles south-east of the southern tip of Taiwan on May 7.
WELLINGTON, May 11 - New Zealand state-owned farming enterprise Pamu says it plans to convert 600 hectares (1,483 acres) of farmland into native forest to generate high-quality nature credits, following a government move on Monday to support a voluntary nature credits market.
There is a familiar parlor game underway in Washington and Tel Aviv, played with renewed enthusiasm now that Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have once again merged their parties under the banner Beyachad, and the polls are showing — as they have for months — that Benjamin
Euronews Business takes a closer look at gross minimum wages and average rent costs across EU countries and their capital cities. In many capitals, even the gross minimum wage is not enough to cover rent.
Prime Minister Modi’s party expands reach, leaving India’s fractured opposition struggling.
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, May 11 (Reuters) - A minor fire broke out on a tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane after it landed on Monday in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour. All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus
Dr. Ainara Ballesteros is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environment and Marine Science Research at the Catholic University of Valencia, where she leads a research group focused on jellyfish biology, aquaculture, and the sustainable use of
A Dutch expedition cruise ship, the MV Hondius, docked in Tenerife on Sunday after weeks adrift with three deaths and eight hantavirus cases on board. The strain involved is the Andes virus, the only hantavirus known to transmit between humans. The World Health Organization has
A conviction in the Senate would ban her from politics for life and remove her from office.
Pakistan’s new Fatah-3 missile may signal the emergence of Islamabad as China’s frontline broker for conventionally armed counterforce warfare from Kashmir to the Persian Gulf. This month, multiple defense outlets reported that Pakistan publicly unveiled the Fatah-3 supersonic
Thailand is facing its most severe and difficult-to-predict climate variability in several years.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart reunited at Hart’s Netflix roast before his “Jumanji” co-star launched into a lengthy, R-rated set that largely centered on Hart’s wife, Eniko. Following a dramatic entrance to the stage — complete with a special effects and Queen’s “We
Chris Livingston's fault specifically.
Seated at a table draped in a floral plastic cover inside his prefabricated home, Meir Goldmintz says he is finally fulfilling a dream he has carried for two decades: "returning to Sa-Nur". The tiny settlement, perched above Palestinian villages in the northern Israeli-occupied
SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains plot details from the series finale of “The Comeback,” now streaming on HBO Max. Five minutes before the credits roll, “The Comeback” is set to end on a grim note. Valerie Cherish, the sitcom actor and pioneering reality star played
When President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing this week for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the choreography will almost certainly be familiar: firm handshakes, oversized rhetoric, carefully calibrated symbolism and declarations about “historic” economic
The remains of a US soldier who went missing in Morocco were recovered on Saturday from the Atlantic Ocean. The deceased service member was identified as 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Key fell off a cliff during a
The pop star's legal team alleges a photograph of her face was used on Samsung television boxes without permission.
Katt Williams was a surprise guest at Netflix’s roast of Kevin Hart, and the two comedians ended their years-long public feud — after Williams launched several jokes at Hart’s expense. “I’m surprised they invited me,” Williams said after Regina Hall introduced him to the stage
Washington has sought to press Beijing to lean on Tehran to reopen the strait, though China's appetite to act as a pressure mechanism remains unclear.
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, May 11 - The Australian government said on Monday it would repatriate its citizens from a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus, with the passengers to be quarantined after they arrive in the country.
It is not known if any of those being brought to Australia have fallen ill.
The idea appeared in an online comic nearly a decade ago.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “This Little Piggy,” Season 3 Episode 5 of “Euphoria,” now streaming on HBO Max. Thus far, the third season of HBO’s “Euphoria” more closely resembles “Traffic” spliced with a telenovela than Sam Levinson’s original creation. Gone
A QR code tracking system allows buyers to trace each fruit orchard within seconds.
The issue of democratically governed Taiwan is certain to come up during the Trump-Xi summit.
TAIPEI, May 11 - Taiwan is \"confident\" in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. and Washington has repeatedly said its policy towards the island will not change, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday of U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming China trip.
President Trump on Sunday shared a lengthy post rebuking Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch for ruling against his tariff agenda in February. “They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly! I do not believe they meant to do so, but
Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, news outlet Xinhua reported, citing the Foreign Ministry.
Debris believed to be from the objects’ engines has been recovered and will undergo further analysis.