Expanded use of advanced procedures has reduced overseas referrals for children, lowered treatment costs for families and shifted pressure onto domestic healthcare systems, raising new questions about training, funding and long term sustainability as demand grows.
In Benin, the lakeside village of Ganvié is seeing a quiet shift: its once discreet meeting spots are fading as young couples swap secret night encounters for smartphones and social media.
British rockers Bring Me the Horizon have revealed the trailer for immersive concert film “L.I.V.E. in São Paulo,” and tickets for the cinematic event are on sale now. With “L.I.V.E.” standing for “Live Immersive Virtual Experiment,” the film brings the band’s biggest headline
The AGC chairman warns that the streamer's model of eliminating backend participation film profits is eroding the financial ecosystem that sustains the whole industry.
MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - About 3,000 Islamic State detainees have so far been transferred from Syrian prisons to Iraq and the process is continuing, Iraq's foreign minister said on Friday, adding that Baghdad was in discussions with some countries to repatriate them soon.
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Almost one year after he was jailed, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has told Reuters that Tayyip Erdogan should call elections "now" and predicted that the president would lose if he ran again. Imamoglu has emerged in recent years as
Film Factory Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to Lucía Puenzo’s crime thriller“Pepita the Gunslinger” (“Pepita La Pistolera”), led by Argentine star Luisana Lopilato. The outfit is taking the project to the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin, where it is
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 - Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in Kathmandu on Friday to greet its last monarch Gyanendra on his return from holiday, ahead of the first election since anti-graft unrest by Gen Z young people.
Bersatu’s sacking of the leader of opposition takes place after another top party leader, Saifuddin Abdullah, was expelled on Jan 6.
Human help is still needed to keep Waymo’s driverless taxis moving when passengers leave vehicle doors open.
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Afghanistan is no longer simply a humanitarian tragedy. It is becoming a strategic fault line — where religious repression at home and militant projection abroad converge in ways that threaten South Asia and, eventually, regions far beyond. Two recent developments crystallize
It is part of an intensifying competition for user traffic expected to flow through such apps
A technical artist for Highguard has taken to X to blame consumers for the game's poor reception and subsequent layoffs.
Hasbro Entertainment and Animaj have launched Lumee, a joint venture aimed at spearheading digital advertising sales and striking brand partnership in the kids’ content space. Lumee will bring together Hasbro’s and Animaj’s portfolios of flagship brands, ranging from “Peppa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.
The Mise En Scene Company has debuted a “No AI Used” certification for its entire EFM slate, publicly verifying that its films contain no artificial intelligence. The London-based outfit launched the initiative with high visibility at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin:
[Ghanaian Times] As the global conversation on technology transpires, Ghana is positioned to host another defining moment for the continent's digital future. The Pan African AI and Innovation Summit (PAAIS) 2026, in its second year, scheduled for September 22-23 at the
The local authorities confirmed there were no casualties.
The ChatGPT maker says the Chinese firm may be distilling its models, underscoring rising tech tensions between Washington and Beijing.
France TV Distribution, the commercial arm of the French public broadcaster France Télévisions, is bringing to market at the London TV Screenings the costume drama-thriller “Sorority,” a tale of three women – a wet-nurse, a midwife and a grieving mother – pitched against a
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, with average temperatures increasing by about 4°C in the last four decades. A new study, led by the University of Exeter, shows peatlands have expanded since 1950, with some peatland edges moving by more than a meter a
Milan residents, who initially seemed too cool for the Olympics, are slowly catching the spirit of the Games, but the mood is giddier in towns at higher altitudes.
The 84-year-old mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home two weeks ago.
The US Secretary of State will address the first major transatlantic meeting since Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under intense pressure from the US to take his country to the polls as early as this spring. Donald Trump is demanding elections as a condition for American security guarantees for Ukraine against any future Russian invasion. Zelensky
EU officials and diplomats say several “new models” for integrating candidate countries are being considered in response to Zelenskyy’s demand for a date on Ukraine’s EU membership in US-brokered peace talks.
Jessie Ware has joined the BAFTA party. The award-winning singer-songwriter will take to the stage during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony later this month to perform a special tribute during the In Memoriam section. “It is a great honour to be performing at the BAFTAs in such an
Donald Trump’s losses are mounting. His border czar just announced a large drawdown of federal agents in Minnesota after protests turned public opinion. Job creation during Trump’s first year was worse than previously known. The country is losing manufacturing jobs. Trump is a
In this week’s Top 5 we have lessons from apartheid, clever Claude, feeling bodies anew, the power of wax, and free mining.
Michelle Yeoh declined to speak about U.S. politics during a press conference at Berlin Film Festival, saying it’s “best not to talk about something I don’t know about.” When asked by a reporter if she had any comment as an international actress on the current state of the U.S.
Vladimir Stevanovic braves Serbia’s icy lakes and snowy ridges in shorts, using extreme cold as daily meditation that slows his mind and resets his body.
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party, which won Sunday's general election by a wide margin, will be joined by the third-place Pheu Thai party to form a coalition government, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.
Reform advocates call for Parliament oversight of anti-corruption appointments and asset checks.
More Chinese tourists are expected to travel overseas during this year's nine-day Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 15, one day longer than usual, as they usher in the Year of the Horse.
Officials in South-east Asia’s largest economy have stepped up enforcement against illegal imports.
"Today, I sit here with a Golden Bear, not because of just one movie, but the perseverance, the resilience, the stubbornness to say: 'I won't go away,'" said the 'Crazy Rich Asians' star.
The family of the late Dawson's Creek star have thanked contributors to the $2m collection pot.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, February 13, 2026 - Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of a crucial Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting.
Péter Magyar accuses the government of secretly recording a sexual encounter with his ex-girlfriend, a scandal erupting just as Hungary's electoral campaign intensifies.
A landmark report from Adelaide University is providing the most comprehensive picture to date of psychosocial safety across Australia's higher education sector. The study identifies widespread well-being and psychosocial safety issues across higher education.
India’s new trade pacts with the EU and US, and the big question: Will Delhi revisit its decision to abandon RCEP?
Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet scientists still struggle to understand what these particles actually do once they enter living organisms. A new study proposes an
Valentine’s Day is coming, so let’s talk about love because that is all you are going to read about this weekend anyway. Have you heard already that Europe is running out of babies? But your reporter is not here to lecture you on whether to have children. Quite the opposite.
Her second fiction feature, starring Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, premieres in the Berlinale's Panorama section: "I didn't hug any of my family for so long. I became the loneliest person just to make it."
At least eight European countries have reported a steep increase in cases, despite a general downward trend.