[World Bank] Western and Central African countries are committed to accelerating digital transformation to ensure broadband access, develop artificial intelligence capabilities, create digital jobs, and build an integrated market by 2030.
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart the nation's capital, Abuja, for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola.
[UN News] Expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and the Sahel are a growing concern worldwide.
[UN News] Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year -- less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
[UN News] Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban.
[IPS] We did not start this fire, but we are being handed the bill. The wealthy country's bill. It's time to pay it.The USD 1.3 trillion roadmap is only a starting point; delivery and accountability are the real tests of success. --Evans Njewa, Chair of the Least Developed
[The Conversation Africa] Travelling on Africa's roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one quarter of the global number of victims,
[IPS] We need to protect the future of the millions of boys and girls on the frontlines of the climate crises around the world. I want world leaders to understand that this future starts now and, with urgency, position education at the core of climate resilience. --Adenike
[IPS] Some of you might be shocked that even though fossil fuels are 86 percent of the cause of climate change, it took 28 years before the words 'fossil fuels' could even be mentioned in the COP document. It is as absurd as Alcoholics Anonymous holding 28 years of conferences
The carmaker's boss said the raid was "a bad surprise" but that the firm will keep investing in the US.
Vietnam police issued an arrest warrant for the well-known lawyer for alleged anti-state activities.
If it makes impact on Friday, it would be the earliest cyclone of the season to make landfall in Australia since 1973 Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here If tropical cyclone Fina crosses the Northern Territory coast on Friday,
On the eve of COP 30, Brazil seeks to assert itself as an environmental and food power, but it carries contradictions that weaken this narrative. In a speech at the opening of the 80th UN General Assembly, President Lula declared that this will be the "COP of truth," the moment
Three Shah Rukh Khan titles will screen in inflatable cinema format for the first time as part of the 56th International Film Festival of India’s (IFFI) programming lineup. The National Film Development Corporation and Entertainment Society of Goa are once again partnering with
The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity. But in recent weeks, the mood has begun to shift. Investors and CEOs are now openly questioning whether the enormous
Police previously confirmed that a car registered to the singer was found to have the decomposed remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The fruits auctioned were categorised as the top class, which are very sweet.
Waters are also rising again in the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An.
Novo Nordisk announced on Monday that it is lowering costs for weight loss and diabetes drugs, weeks after it struck a deal with the Trump administration to drop prices for customers. The Wegovy 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg injections and Ozempic will be $199 a month for new self-pay
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.
Israel can ostensibly be pleased by the UN resolution to establish the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, but there are also risks to its interests and achievements in the war. The UN resolution deals precisely with things Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fought and
In recent years, organic semiconductor materials have attracted considerable attention as key components for next-generation photoenergy conversion devices and organic solar cells due to their light weight and mechanical flexibility. A crucial factor determining their
The boycott could result in a loss of around $18.4 billion annually.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday hit the campaign trail for the first time since her 2024 election loss to back a Tennessee Democrat ahead of an approaching special election. Harris appeared at Fisk University in Nashville to urge residents to get out the vote.
The World Institute of Kimchi has confirmed in a new study that bacteriophages, which were previously considered a "nuisance" during the process of food fermentation, actually play the role of key helpers that facilitate the survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB).
Scientists are uncovering how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy act on brain regions that control hunger, nausea, pleasure-based eating, and thirst. These discoveries may help create treatments that keep the benefits of weight loss while reducing unwanted side effects.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) yelled and wagged her finger at her Republican colleagues on the House floor Tuesday night after the chamber rejected a resolution to censure a Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) with the help of a handful of Republicans — which, in turn, led to
TAIPEI - The United States confirmed the sale to Taiwan of an advanced air defence missile system worth almost $700 million which has been battle-tested in Ukraine, in the second such weapons package for Taipei in a week.
Researchers have created one of the most detailed virtual mouse cortex simulations ever achieved by combining massive biological datasets with the extraordinary power of Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer. The digital brain behaves like a living system, complete with millions of
“Mirzapur” star Pankaj Tripathi is venturing into production for the first time with “Perfect Family,” an eight-episode dramedy. Presented as a JAR Series and produced by Ajay Rai under the JAR Pictures banner and Mohit Chabbra, the show represents one of India’s first
Let's rewind the clock back…oh, I don't know, let's say a hundred years. It was 1917, and Einstein had just developed his general theory of relativity. It was a masterpiece, giving us our modern-day view of the gravitational force. And like anybody curious about gravity,
Police say he built seven bombs at home by following instructions from YouTube videos.
JAKARTA - An Indonesian student suspected of carrying out a bomb attack at his school mosque in Jakarta wrote of feeling isolated in his 42-page diary and drew inspiration from a Telegram group glorifying white supremacist attacks, according to new details from police.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday questioned whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) will release all information it possesses about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol earlier in the day, Greene spoke with
A mysterious wolf snake is the latest creature to bear the Crocodile Hunter’s name The post Crikey! Newly Discovered Snake Species Named After Steve Irwin appeared first on Nautilus .
The Boeing 747 cargo plane crash was the deadliest airport incident in the financial hub in more than 25 years.
Band member Mo Chara was charged with a terror offense in May, which was later tossed out in U.K. court
It affected at least 170 buildings in a residential area and prompted the evacuation of 115 households.
In September, a dead body was found in the trunk of a Tesla parked in a Hollywood tow yard that was registered to the 20-year-old singer d4vd. The body was identified as the 15-year-old Celeste Rivas who had been missing since April 2024 and had the same tattoo as d4vd. An old
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TOKYO - A fire has ripped through more than 170 buildings in a southern Japanese coastal city, burning overnight and still not fully extinguished, the national fire agency said on Wednesday.
Researchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth’s earliest biology. By combining advanced chemical methods with artificial intelligence, scientists were able to detect faint molecular patterns left behind