[This Day] LG Electronics (LG) has announced a strategic partnership with Aspira Nigeria Limited, makers of VIVA detergent, to offer a bundled laundry solution for customers purchasing LG washing machines.
[Capital FM] By 2024, only 38% of Africa's population was online, according to the International Telecommunication Union--far below the global average of 68%. For a continent often described as digital-first, this gap exposes deeper structural barriers that continue to limit
As the US Navy moves to deploy thousands of unmanned surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific, questions are mounting over whether these drone swarms can deliver meaningful combat and deterrent effects against China. This month, USNI News reported that the US Navy is looking to
The Pentagon has outlined a set of options aimed at penalising NATO countries which rejected calls to assist in the war in Iran. A leaked email suggests suspending Spain’s membership of NATO, as well as undermining US support for UK territorial control of the Falklands.
Not to be confused with The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, which also looks like Mass Effect.
Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in April 2026 as former clean-up workers returned to the site.
Former Iranian diplomat Kourosh Ahmadi has warned that Tehran and Washington have found themselves stuck in their individual and contrasting narratives, risking nuclear talks as tensions over blockades and enrichment grow.
TOKYO, April 24 - Two forest fires continued to spread toward residential areas in a northern Japanese town on Friday, prompting authorities to expand evacuation orders to more than 3,000 people, with the blazes still uncontained, media reports said.
Social media users in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and elsewhere have reacted angrily to the character of Jin Chao, suggesting she plays into stereotypes about Asians.
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S.
Dubai-based Rise Studios, which is headed by former Warner Bros. Discovery Middle East chief Amanda Turnbull, and Turkish sales and production company Inter Medya have started shooting “Caged Love” which is the first TV series spawned by their recently forged strategic
Washington has been considering sanctioning NATO allies over their non-involvement in the Iran war, with Spain in the spotlight after refusing the US use of its bases and airspace, according to reports.
Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brink The northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath those same turquoise waves, a
The story centres on a 26-year-old picture book author named Kaho.
Plus: Customers suing Nintendo for tariff refunds and The Super Mario Galaxy Move earns $747 million.
Financial regulators around the world have called emergency meetings to address risks posed by Mythos.
An internal Pentagon email reportedly outlines options to punish allies over a perceived lack of support for Iran war.
Donald Trump still has the capacity to shock. The American president’s unauthorized war against Iran finds him in a vicious destructive mode, recently threatening to push Iran “into the Stone Ages” and to end Iranian civilization if Iran did not agree to “unconditional
WASHINGTON, April 24 - The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sanctions on Kok An, a wealthy Cambodian senator and ally of Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, and 28 individuals and entities that it said had stolen millions of dollars from U.S. citizens using crypto-romance
Centre-right MEPs have travelled to the Vatican and Rome to discuss the future of Europe and Christianity's role. At the closing of the visit, the EPP Group delegation from the EU Parliament will have a private audience with the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. EPP Group Chairman
Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was "angry" and "upset" about the incident, as both the bank's boss and a participant.
Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was "angry" and "upset" about the incident, as both the bank's boss and a participant.
After weathering unprecedented attacks from Iran, the wealthy Gulf states are now stuck between war and peace as talks stall and the vital Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed -- threatening economic recovery. Iran has hit Gulf energy exports with its Strait of Hormuz
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Drink-driving, MACC scandal: Malaysia's justice system bending to public pressure or finally getting serious?
President Trump’s war on Iran has introduced Americans who haven’t previously followed farm policy to a rather niche topic: fertilizer. It’s estimated that half of global food production relies on synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. Gulf countries are major producers both of the
Donald Trump has a myriad of guises, none of them admirable: He is a preening narcissist with no end of self-congratulatory thoughts; a multiple-times failed businessman with six bankruptcies on his record; a sexual predator who declared his prowess to a journalist and was even
Deaths in donation bins, the Hardy boys, MAGA slop, billionaire playgrounds, and nostalgia for the complicated.
On April 10, the house of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was attacked with a Molotov cocktail by 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama. The suspect, who was arrested the same day , had written a manifesto warning of the existential threat of artificial intelligence. In his missive, he
Importers are inching closer to receiving tariff refunds this week as companies begin to work through the government’s newly launched system. It enables companies to formally request their piece of the $166 billion in collected duties invalidated by the Supreme Court. Still,
While the U.S., Iran and Israel have largely halted the barrage of missile, bomb and drone strikes that defined the first month of the war, a tit-for-tat battle is escalating at sea. The U.S. military and Iran both seized tankers in international waters this week, and Tehran
Republicans in the upper chamber are ramping up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to swiftly approve a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that tens of thousands of federal workers could miss paychecks next month if
Stripped of easy moralising, literature makes us relish the search for truth in an age when many believe truth to be dead - by Flora Champy Read on Aeon
Democrats are winning races — and even redistricting battles — but some in the party worry they’re not yet winning the argument. Recent victories —from a gubernatorial win in New Jersey to a favorable redistricting outcome this week in Virginia, along with a string of special
House Democrats are ready to escalate their effort to end the Iran war. Since the strikes began on Feb. 28, the lower chamber has voted only twice on war power resolutions, which would require President Trump to terminate the military campaign against Tehran unless Congress
"The idea that a senior leader can scale their presence through AI isn't science fiction anymore," an industry source told NYNext.
Use this elaborate feeder to make some feathered friends.
There was significant damage in Enid, a city of about 50,000 people, according to local reports.
Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.
After several years of controversy, France’s health data platform is set to leave Microsoft’s cloud for its homegrown company Scaleway.
We love to muse over how "real" photography is defined here at The Verge now that generative AI is so prolific, and the World Press Photo competition might have the answer. The prestigious award celebrates the best of photojournalism, where capturing reality is paramount. The
[RFI] A three-year effort to immunise children who missed routine vaccinations due to the Covid-19 crisis is on course to reach the 21 million target, the United Nations has said.
One blaze broke out north-west of Fort Lauderdale in Florida, a state known for its wetlands and everglades Much of the US is in the grip a widespread drought after a very dry winter and start to spring. South-eastern areas, in particular Florida and Georgia, are experiencing
Any continued reliance by Southeast Asia on Russia for energy risks increasing Moscow's leverage on bilateral relations and potential tension with other countries, say analysts.
It's also "selling far above our forecast" in general.
Changes in the FTSE 100 and other indexes are not just for financial experts, they can affect our lives.
By Crispian Balmer ROME, April 24 (Reuters) - Conflict, drought and shrinking aid will keep global hunger at critical levels in 2026, with food insecurity expected to worsen in some of the world's most fragile countries, according to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises. The