[Premium Times] The Africa Facts Advisory Committee is a continental body tasked with guiding strategic priorities and strengthening collaboration among fact-checking organisations across Africa.
For the first time, non-English-language titles account for the majority of Netflix’s original TV season releases, with Korean-language content emerging as the platform’s fastest-growing category, according to new research from Ampere Analysis. The firm’s findings show that 52%
The appearance of the Dead Sea Scrolls was the most important document discovery of the twentieth century. Yet, in some sense, they didn’t deliver what many assumed to be promised within: that is, the basis for a complete revision of everything we thought we knew about
Iran and the United States began fresh talks in Geneva on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump warned of consequences should Tehran fail to strike a deal. Mediated by Oman, the discussions are aimed at averting the possibility of US military action, with Tehran expressing
Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and twice ran for president of the United States, died on Tuesday. He was 84. In a statement via BBC News, Jackson’s family said he “died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his
Sixteen out of 19 plans have now gotten the final green light required to secure first disbursements of funds to buy defence equipment.
Tom Keaveney has joined AMC Networks International – U.K. as EVP and managing director. He joins from advertising measuring service iSpot.tv. He was previously president of data analytics firm 605, LLC, which was acquired by iSpot.tv. AMCNI-U.K. has bolstered its offering of
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. With new approaches to measurement in the quantum realm, using quantum optical sensing techniques, ORNL scientists are developing the
This follows Australia’s move to ban under-16s from popular platforms.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) got a historic landslide victory in last week’s parliamentary elections. This marks the first time since its founding in 1955 that the conservative LDP controls a two-thirds supermajority in
Dominik Locher airs Switzerland’s dirty laundry in Berlinale premiere “Enjoy Your Stay” by focusing on its undocumented workers. “These are the people who work in the shadows and still contribute to this country’s wealth,” he states. Locher is also behind “Goliath.”
Ukraine is coming to the talks in Geneva with the significant counteroffensive momentum on the ground. Over the past several days Kyiv troops regained territories from Russian forces, wiping out weeks of Moscow gains, with the help of Elon Musk and Starlink.
The case highlights chronic violence against women in the world’s most populous country.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 17 - Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence.
Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. In a new study, MIT chemical engineers have harnessed artificial intelligence to optimize the development of new protein manufacturing
A series of photographs that appear to show the execution of 200 Greeks by Nazi soldiers in Athens surfaced on eBay over the weekend.
The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, recently visited China to announce what was described as a reset in relations between London and Beijing. Among the economic and diplomatic announcements was a surprising element: a new agreement on border security. Under the deal, the UK
The Vatican unveils plans to expand the visitor experience to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica.
[UN News] Rising food prices and declining farm incomes are putting increasing pressure on the global food system, with up to 720 million people facing hunger last year, and billions more struggling to afford healthy diets.
Warner Bros.’ “Wuthering Heights” debuted at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning £7.6 million ($10.4 million) on its opening weekend, according to Comscore. The Emerald Fennell film, starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, is also No. 1 at the global box office.
Banijay Entertainment is set to unveil one of the biggest and broadest of lineups at the 2026 London TV Screenings, led by a duo of powerful U.K. dramas – the Brenda Blethyn starring “A Woman of Substance” and “Falling,” from “Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne – and ever more
From TED-Ed comes an animated introduction to the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek device that dates back to the 2nd century BCE. TED writes: “In 1900, Greek divers stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old shipwreck whose contents would shake our understanding of the ancient
This third instalment expands Cyanide's infiltration blueprint with open worlds and other people.
On February 5, US President Donald Trump announced that he had “productive” talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding the UK’s transfer of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the British-American base of Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. However, Trump warned that if
People in Beijing visited the Lama Temple to burn incense and offer prayers as the Year of the Horse began.
Officials allege that an empty coffin was placed over concealed bags of charcoal in a hearse.
Wiseman’s influence on non-fiction cinema is impossible to overstate. Over the course of six decades, his work was primarily about exploring American institutions.
Is seven a big number? Taking seven months to land a job in the epicentre of the EU is sometimes considered a speed run. But it has been seven years since the last massive, general entry-level recruitment exam for the EU institutions.