[World Bank] Washington -- Today the World Bank approved the Technical Assistance to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) project, also known as RETRADE SAPP, to support increasing and expanding the regional electricity market in the SAPP.
[Oxfam] In reaction to the publication of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports on Sudan and South Sudan, Fati N'Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Regional Director said:
It is unclear whether the citizens were fighting on behalf of Russia or Ukraine.
The EU is releasing €21.5 million in humanitarian aid as Venezuela and Haiti face worsening humanitarian crises and as the Caribbean reels from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The funding will help partners provide essential assistance such as food, healthcare,
To combat a surge in online scams, the city-state has turned to caning fraudsters — a form of corporal punishment left over from the British colonial era.
When the United States (US) publicly condemned the European Union’s (EU) proposed Space Act as “unacceptable,” it wasn’t merely a diplomatic disagreement — it was a fundamental clash of philosophies over who gets to govern the final frontier. The EU, through its ambitious
The National Fire Agency said that two other people have been rescued.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government said on Thursday it had received distress calls from 17 citizens who had joined mercenary forces in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and was working to bring them home.
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated The deaths from pollution caused by Europe’s biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it will create, lawyers will
The European Commission announced a total of €2.9 billion in funding to 61 cutting-edge net zero technology projects under the Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is one of the world's largest funding programs for the deployment of innovative net-zero and low-carbon
While the central bank is more likely to hold rates than not, it's not a given, according to economists.
Sheinbaum said she felt a responsibility to press charges for all Mexican women. “If this is done to the president, what is going to happen to all of the young women in our country?”
New survey evidence from the UK and Japan shows people are open to MPs using AI as a tool, but deeply resistant to handing over democratic decisions to machines.
The debate about issuing a reparations loan to Ukraine has prompted one burning question: Where exactly are Russia's immobilised assets?
Dev Biswal (pictured), the owner-chef The Cook’s Tale (formerly The Ambrette), the renowned modern Anglo-Indian restaurant in Canterbury, has opened Café Marrakech in the city. The new restaurant is a curated mixture of Moroccan elegance, authentic flavours, and traditional
Trump had announced that South Korea would build the submarine in a Philadelphia shipyard.
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments overnight on the legality of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on most countries around the world. The number of sceptical questions posed by the justices in the hearings was striking for a court that is dominated by
Trillions of dollars could be wiped out in the case of a financial market crash. Experts worldwide, including central banks, are warning of risks. But what are the signs to watch?
An extra 1,300 children will benefit as more families are automatically enrolled for free meals.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's tough questioning of President Donald Trump's global tariffs fueled increased speculation that they will be struck down, but raised the specter of additional chaos as he is widely expected to shift to other trade tactics in the wake of an
President Ferdinand Marcos declared a “state of national calamity” on Nov 6.
"I'm just afraid it's going to come out and everybody's gonna be mad at me," the Oscar winner admits.
VIENNA (Reuters) -The total area of land in Afghanistan on which opium poppy is grown shrank 20% this year, according to a U.N. estimate issued on Thursday, a further drop since farming of the raw material for heroin collapsed in 2023 after the Taliban banned it. The United
After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future Solomon Morris Makau checks the fallen tree for snakes before he wraps a tape measure around the trunk. The
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The rapid growth of the AI market comes with increasing environmental challenges. The massive energy demands are raising serious concerns. Leading AI companies, including Nvidia, have so far failed to address these issues according to Greenpeace.
Heavy drinkers were aged 64 on average when they had a stroke, compared to 75 among people who drank less alcohol.
The store was installed on Oct 10 near domestic boarding gates at the airport’s Terminal 3.
Croatia’s healthtech and biotech scene is entering a defining phase, and at the centre of it sits Professor Dragan Primorac, M.D., Ph.D. Dragan Primorac. A paediatrician, specialist in medical genetics, forensic geneticist, former minister of science, education and sports and
MOSCOW - Ukraine struck Russia with at least 75 drones on Thursday, sparking a fire in an industrial area of the southern city of Volgograd, killing at least one and halting dozens of flights across the country, Russian officials said.
Researchers are one step closer to understanding how some plants survive without nitrogen. Their work could eventually reduce the need for artificial fertilizer in crops such as wheat, maize, or rice.
Tony Mokbel's jail time was reduced to 13 years, seven months and 15 days.
Loneliness is quietly emerging as one of the most significant health issues in Australia, and it can affect people of all ages, backgrounds and life stages.
The cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upward of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by an aviation analytics firm.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Health Minister Dr. Mekdes Daba has called for government-led priorities, workforce motivation, and integrated, innovative solutions to transform surgical care across Africa.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- As donor funding for Africa's flagship health programmes declines, African leaders are pushing for greater self-reliance anchored in domestic resource mobilisation, even as they stress that targeted external support remains critical.
[Capital FM] Cape Town, South Africa -- Secure digital payment and identification systems could be the key to unlocking Africa's next wave of entrepreneurs and traders, according to new survey findings released by Co-Develop ahead of the Global DPI Summit 2025.
According to the Office of Civil Defense, nearly 2 million people have been impacted by the typhoon's devastation, with some 560,000 villagers currently displaced.
[Spotlight Initiative] DOHA, Qatar - During the Second World Summit for Social Development, Spotlight Initiative hosted a Solutions Studio conversation to highlight strategies for addressing gender-based violence and to share best practices for driving collaboration on
A local council said the repairs to the bright blue sculpture would be 'significant'.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment's battles aren't always exciting, but it's a Zelda spin-off that understands why wars aren't won in a day.
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil Today, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belém summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference (Cop30). I have
In September 2021, a multidisciplinary expedition explored one of the least-known regions of the Bolivian Amazon: the Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación in the department of Beni.
[UN News] Decades of progress in protecting the planet's carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday.
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements,
[African Arguments] The Zambezi is one of Africa's great rivers. Its basin, covering approximately 1,370,000 km2, is home to approximately 50 million people and spreads across eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The
The Hangzhou-based robotics startup is reportedly preparing an initial public offering that could value it at up to 50 billion yuan (US$7 billion).
