[UCT] Being admitted to hospital is supposed to bring relief. But for thousands of patients across Africa, hospital care comes with another burden: severe pain. A landmark study led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) found that two-thirds of adults admitted to hospitals
"If they send Trump pandas he's definitely going to eat them," Jimmy Kimmel quipped
Ian O. Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, believes the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was largely about "symbolism" and finding ways to "manage rivalry" between the two leaders.
The Unabomber may be a figure of enduring public fascination, but it’s hard to see that extending to “Unabomber,” Netflix’s unimaginatively titled and prosaically assembled drama about how domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski was radicalized, and how he was caught. Alternating
The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide whether to grant Najib’s request for a stay of his sentence in a 1MDB-linked corruption case, pending an appeal against his conviction, says his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Idrus, 83, died at 5.30pm on Sept 24 due to age-related illnesses.
As Manila and Tokyo mark the 70th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations, elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and face rising security tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the arrival of Kitagawa Katsuro as Japan’s new ambassador to the
More than half of the EU's electricity comes from renewable sources; however, large gaps remain between countries.
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From a multi-million-dollar Covid-19 medical equipment supply scandal in Zimbabwe to his involvement in Harare waste management and his latest foray into Bulawayo’s waste management tender, Nguwaya’s business dealings continue to attract controversy.
You never know when the call may come through... One man was sitting at his dining room table when he received a phone call inviting him to participate in an EU citizens’ panel on energy efficiency. “They said something about the EU and a Citizens’ Panel”. He accepted the
Media speculated that the probable cause was a gas leak causing a blast loud enough to be heard across the Greek capital but an official investigation is ongoing.
[Premium Times] Ethiopia and Djibouti have described Dangote Group's $660 million Damarjog-Dewele Oil Terminal and Pipeline Project as a strategic investment expected to strengthen energy security, improve regional trade and deepen economic integration in the Horn of Africa.
European governments are cutting fuel taxes, offering subsidies and adjusting energy rules to ease the impact of record petrol and diesel prices. France, Germany and Spain are among those expanding support, while the EU faces the added risk of possible US restrictions on diesel
New regulations may include mandatory reporting for AI companies if their products engage in security breaches.
[Premium Times] Mr Shettima said the Council's present configuration no longer reflected contemporary geopolitical realities and weakened the legitimacy of global decision-making.
The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
[Premium Times] Mr Netanyahu described delegates who walked out as "moral cowards."
[Daba Finance] Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings will invest $660 million in a petroleum-products pipeline connecting landlocked Ethiopia with Djibouti's coast, adding new fuel storage and transport infrastructure to one of East Africa's main trade corridors. The
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[Afrobarometer] Citizen perspectives on the future of development cooperation
Cambodia emerged after the Covid-19 pandemic as a hub for industrial-sized scam centres.
A Cambodian government official said that the country had eradicated large-scale scam compounds since it began a year-long crackdown, though it has not provided a full list of the sites it has raided.
[RFI] Qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations get underway on Thursday, with a heavyweight clash between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire the pick of the bunch. Meanwhile, top sports lawyers are preparing to thrash out whether Senegal or Morocco won the 2025 edition of the
TAIPEI, Sept 25 - Taiwan's government on Friday denounced Chinese President Xi Jinping's comments on the island's future to US President Donald Trump as a \"distortion of the facts\", saying only the Taiwanese people can decide their future.
[IPS] Victoria, Seychelles -- After decades in which the high seas were too often treated as a distant frontier--vast, ownerless and beyond meaningful protection--the High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17 January 2026.
Peng projected a gentler, more approachable image of China.
Sept 25 - She chatted with US first lady Melania Trump in English without a translator, and sang along quietly when serenaded by a youth choir, looking effortlessly glamorous in a modern take on a traditional Chinese outfit.
The speech came as demonstrators gathered in New York to protest against the Israeli leader, with around 100 people reportedly detained by police.
[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- I was born in Rwanda, but my family soon became refugees in Uganda during the conflict and unrest on the cusp of independence. My father was a teacher and went to great lengths to make sure I was well educated. My parents were also smallholder farmers,
Alexandros Avranas, who won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion for best director for the harrowing drama “Miss Violence,” will helm the Greek adaptation of Globoplay’s hit series “The Others.” The project, which is currently in production, follows the format sales agreement
[Bird Story Agency] South African designer Wanda Lephoto argues that Africa's competitive advantage in fashion is not only its fibre or factories, but the cultural knowledge, inherited craft and human collaboration that turn cloth into something the world cannot reproduce.
The European Union is putting money behind Tunisia's economic recovery and green transition, but European and other international investors are facing a more complicated question: how predictable is the environment for long-term capital? Tunisia has spent years positioning
Japan and the US reaffirmed their commitment to coordinated intervention to counter excessive yen volatility.
MANILA, Sept 25 - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World War Two-era warship in the South China Sea, saying dangerous manoeuvres by Chinese vessels \"put Filipino personnel at risk\" and
If you’re a Taylor Swift fan, one of your deepest fears this year might have been that the pop superstar will be so wrapped up in a long, rapturous honeymoon that she’ll neglect to bring us down by continuing to write about the bums that got away, or any lingering regrets that
Four bars in Italy made the cut on the extended 51-100 list, along with three apiece in Spain and the UK.
Trump and Xi Jinping's high-stakes Washington summit was closely watched in Europe, as Pope Leo XIV arrives in France for the first time. Also on the show: an interview with Danish minister Martin Lidegaard on the US-Denmark deal on Greenland and an update on the Ceuta
Yanbu serves as the kingdom's primary crude export terminal on the Red Sea and is connected to its oil-producing regions near the Gulf coast by the East-West pipeline, also known as Petroline.
SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Finland’s Gaussian Scout (formerly listed Virtual Location Scouting) and Spain’s Pixentinel claimed the top prizes at the 2026 Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition. Gaussian Scout, a browser-based
Socialist MEPs have nominated International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. They say that, since its creation, the ICC has “made history” by bringing to book those who recruit child soldiers and are guilty of sexual
A recent study puts Africa’s displacement economy at $27bn. The harder test is whether private capital can enter without turning vulnerability into a business model.
TOKYO — The bond vigilantes are back — and now they’re patrolling every major debt market at once. As deficits balloon, spending runs unchecked and oil prices spike, investors are reasserting control over markets that once seemed shielded from shocks and sending yields
Xi’s first visit to Washington in a decade was a display of pomp and pageantry, with Trump offering his guest a two-month truce on the brewing tariff war.
Two European countries made the top 10 in a new global ranking of tax systems for people moving abroad, while Germany came last. But the report also shows why low taxes alone do not always make a country an attractive place to live.
In today’s newsletter: The People’s Emergency Briefing delivers a stark warning about our future in a warming world. But sharing difficult truths collectively shows us that there is still hope to be found Good morning. Here we are, stumbling into an oddly warm autumn and
Trump said he and Xi had "never gotten along better" as he hosted the Chinese president at the lavish White House event.
