By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran hold indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, with little clear indication of compromise as Washington masses a battle force in the region. U.S. envoys Steve
[New Times] Africa faces a major rural road access challenge, with nearly 60 per cent of its population unable to reach all-weather roads, a gap that continues to limit economic opportunities and access to essential services.
"It’s difficult to hold both the nomination and the news because one feels beautiful and one is so dark and heavy," the first-time nominee says.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Africa is no longer a continent awaiting transformation; it is already undergoing significant and measurable change, according to Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate Tech companies are conflating traditional artificial intelligence with generative AI when claiming the energy-hungry technology could
Only 26 percent of climate-related AI claims cite any academic papers, while 36 percent didn’t cite any evidence at all, according to German non-profit Beyond Fossil Fuels.
Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of microorganisms that represent a source of genetic diversity that has not yet been
U.S.-based Red Bison Productions has partnered with Mumbai’s Azure Entertainment on a cross-border feature film marking the Indian company’s inaugural Hollywood collaboration. Harsh Mahadeshwar is writing and directing the currently untitled project, which centers on the true
[New Times] Global Citizen last week announced the third edition of its Move Afrika concert series, set for Kigali and Pretoria, South Africa, following the success of the previous two shows headlined by Kendrick Lamar (2024) and John Legend (2025).
Ssireum – pronounced like “see room” – had its heyday in the 1980s and early 1990s.
[UN News] More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule.
Legal bid by shareholder advocacy group over alleged misleading ‘net zero’ and ‘clean energy’ claims fails Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Gas company Santos has
[The Conversation Africa] We are now approaching six years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, yet talk of vaccines and our immune systems persists in our cultural conversations -- from political arenas to the dinner table.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday said President Trump was at fault for the Potomac waste spill, which now appears to be the largest in U.S. history, following scrutiny from the White House leader. "The President has his facts wrong—again. Since the last century, the
Billionaire Thomas Pritzker said he had exercised "terrible judgement" in keeping contact with Epstein.
With fewer than four months to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the United States, Canada and Mexico —the tournament’s three host countries— are reporting significant measles resurgences, a highly contagious disease that had been pushed back across the region
Though the talks starting on Tuesday are expected to be more concrete than the earlier round, there are still large gaps between the sides' positions, and the minimum Trump needs to give up on attacking Iran is unclear
At an hour when Ahmad and Mohammed should have been in the classroom, the two brothers sat idle at home in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The 10-year-old twins are part of a generation abruptly cut adrift by a fiscal crisis that has slashed public schooling from five
The Trump administration is pushing to build a 55-country critical minerals alliance to coordinate supply and pricing for niche metals vital to technology and defense. The initiative aims to reduce reliance on China, but Beijing remains confident that it will still dominate the
Colombian Conservative congresswoman Ángela Vergara says her 22-year-old son, Rafael Alfonso Vergara, has been detained in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and had spent “18 days jailed and chained” when she first went public.
Particulate pollution fell 41 per cent nationwide in the decade from 2014.
On Feb. 13, the leaders of seven states announced, one day before a Trump administration deadline, that there is still no deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River. That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the river's depleted
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President Donald Trump warned Iran of potential consequences should it fail to strike a deal with the United States, as negotiators prepare for the latest round of talks in Geneva on Tuesday. Mediated by Oman, the recently resumed discussions are aimed at averting the
"My Name is Oswald," a new song cycle telling the stories of St Oswald of Northumbria, premiered in a performance in the King's Chapel on 12 February. Based on research by Dr. Johanna Dale, Visiting Fellow in the Department of History, and Professor Sarah Bowden, Professor of
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says Casey Wasserman “should step down” from his role as chairman of the LA28 Olympic organizing committee that is driving the Summer Games given the tumult stirred by his appearance in the Epstein files. Bass has been a supporter of Wasserman’s in
An estimated 7,700 gallons of jet fuel spilled into the James River on Feb. 13 near Newport News Shipbuilding, according to officials. The spill happened during a refueling operation involving the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, which is nearing completion at the shipyard,
President Trump on Monday said the United States and Cuba are talking as the island faces crippling circumstances in the midst of a White House-imposed oil blockade. “Cuba is right now a failed nation, and they don't even have jet fuel to get for airplanes to take off. They're
The crash involved two cars and a trailer lorry carrying limestone powder.
AI continues to mop up all the components you need to play videogames.
One of the most toxic love stories ever to be shown on TV has come to an end. Hulu’s “Tell Me Lies” will end with Season 3, creator Meaghan Oppenheimer announced on Monday, Feb. 16, ahead of what will be the series finale. The last episode drops at 9 p.m. PT. “After three
As cash transfer programs expand across the United States, critics often warn that giving people money could spark reckless behavior, leading to injuries or even deaths. But a sweeping 11-year analysis of Alaska’s long-running Permanent Fund Dividend program tells a different
Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinized it before publication. This crucial system is currently under severe strain.
Those discussion prompts about what story the Muppets should remake are almost entirely because of their Christmas Carol and Treasure Island movies
Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis—not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass cases filled with what could be called orphaned artifacts: remarkable objects,
Confidence is growing inside Paramount Skydance that Warner Bros. Discovery will jettison its deal with Netflix in a matter of days and reopen a monthslong bidding war for the company, The Post has learned.
A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology, CRISPR, and quantum dots to generate a clear signal from just a few molecules. In
SYDNEY, Feb 17 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his government would not help Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants return home, with the government open to prosecutions if they make it back.
The Chinese embassy warned that any serious damage to bilateral ties would “cost millions of jobs”.
President Trump on Monday slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for what she said at the Munich Security Conference in Germany after the New York lawmaker was asked a series of questions on foreign policy. “I watched AOC answering questions in Munich. This was not a
You may not have noticed, but that endless snowpack has developed a slow leak—in this case, historically slow. Its endurance continues to climb the charts among the snowpacks of yesteryear—and in at least one way may well be unprecedented in the period of record dating to the
The law funds troops who want to freeze their eggs or their sperm, as Ukraine's population plummets.
GENEVA, Feb 17 - Representatives of Ukraine and Russia will meet in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday for a fresh round of U.S.-mediated peace talks that the Kremlin says are likely to focus on land, the main sticking point.
A teacher-incentive program in South Carolina has led to striking long-term benefits for students, including lower rates of felony arrest and reduced reliance on government assistance in early adulthood, according to a new study published in the Journal of Public Economics.
John Steenhuisen will not seek re-election as DA leader, leaving the race wide open for a successor.
Francis Ford Coppola took to Instagram on Monday afternoon to honor his longtime collaborator and friend Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at the age of 95. “What a blow to learn of the loss of Robert Duvall,” Coppola wrote. “Such a great actor and such an essential part of
By Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be involved "indirectly" in talks between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program set to begin on Tuesday in Geneva, adding he believed Tehran wanted to
Online images showed collapsed sections of road, flooded streets and fast-rising streams.
SYDNEY, Feb 17 - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread destruction in the capital Wellington since the weekend moved south.
Alan Ritchson, Charlize Theron and Florence Pugh are among the stars headlining Netflix’s 2026 Australia-New Zealand slate. The lineup includes several high-profile international productions that utilized Australian locations and crews. Victorian filmmaker Patrick Hughes
