The World Risk Poll, which surveyed 143,000 people across 140 countries, found North Africa up five points and Southern Africa up four, driven by expanding internet access and household preparedness. Yet 220 million people affected by disasters in the past five years received
Archaeologists say a 4,400- to 4,700-year-old shipwreck found near Kekova Island in southern Turkey carried ceramic storage pots and stone anchors across the Mediterranean.
Finnish production company Whatever Pictures has signed a new global sales deal with ORF-Enterprise, part of Austrian braodcaster ORF, which has acquired international distribution rights to the comedy drama “Crème de la Crème.” Commissioned domestically by Finnish broadcaster
[Daily Trust] The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could affect about 40 per cent of jobs globally, urging governments to prepare workers for changes in the labour market.
[Daily Trust] Former president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has urged African leaders to invest in education, healthcare, technology and skills development to transform the continent's growing youth population into an engine of economic growth.
[Daily Trust] Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DRPR) says it decided to extend its IPO offer by two weeks to allow investors from more African countries to participate in what is expected to be the largest IPO in African history.
The latest season of French hit “Bright Minds” marks a major milestone for France TV Distribution’s light crime series, with part of the filming taking place in Tokyo for the first time due to its huge popularity in the country. The unprecedented co-production between JLA
Heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms flooded Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday, 13 October, disrupting transport and leaving over 36,000 electricity customers without power. Chile’s disaster agency, Senapred, declared a red alert across the Metropolitan Region.
The move came just hours before the start of the defence's arguments in the sprawling corruption trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and some 400 other defendants.
For now, they are slower than supermarket workers, though the start-up says advances in AI will help improve their speed and precision.
The authorities plan to focus on areas upwind of airports.
An Aramco building in Dhahran caught fire, and four people were wounded by intercepted missile debris in Riyadh, as Houthi attacks continued after a strike on the capital’s airport killed 13 people in the worst attack on Saudi soil since 2015.
Until I read J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, my favorite book growing up was, by far, The Hobbit. Growing up in Russia, however, meant that instead of Tolkien’s English version, my parents read me a Russian translation. To me, the translation easily matched the pace
This early season 3 episode sets a certain character up as a deserving foil.
The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist is accused of collecting information on Moscow's defence capabilities for Tokyo.
Takaichi is a self-described workaholic.
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, injured 22 and damaged homes and power plants, leaving over 600,000 without electricity.
[Daily Trust] Africa has been urged to move beyond climate commitments and translate them into tangible results through stronger collaboration, private investors and development institutions.
By Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical tensions, climate change and rapid technological advances threaten to widen the
“This year’s selection demonstrates the strength of Baltic co-productions and the growing contribution of our filmmakers to international cinema.”
A selection of the winning images from this year’s competition across topics ranging from underwater to urban wildlife, and photojournalism to mammal behaviour. The overall winner is Federico Veronesi of Italy for his powerful image of an elephant carrying a dead calf The
The development has raised concerns that access to critical American satellite communications could become another source of leverage over Kyiv.
Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Neale Richmond has defended Ireland’s proposal for the EU’s next seven-year budget, describing it as a “demonstration of what is actually realistic” amid criticism from other member states.
Director Kitao Sakurai's adaptation of the iconic Capcom video game is set to hit theaters on Oct. 16.
The judge said there were no special circumstances warranting a stay of the sentence.
The light on the current sign will be turned off on Nov 30 to allow renovation work to begin.
The most consequential changes in a democracy do not always arrive with a constitutional crisis. Rather, they come through appointments, legal amendments and seemingly ordinary political bargains, accumulating one after another until the political system begins to look
There were expectations that Najib Razak could soon be transferred to house arrest, following a royal pardon in a separate case.
Ukraine's president says "critical" infrastructure was hit overnight, while emergency services say at least three were killed.
LYON, France — When Mexican costume designer Anna Terrazas told Todd Haynes that the most important thing about a costume was what it smelled like, the filmmaker had just one response: “You’re hired.” The Oscar-nominated director shared the anecdote about his upcoming Pedro
In the hospital chapel, dozens of faithful prayed for the pope's health during the operation.
Bernd Lange, S&D MEP and chair of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, hopes the EU and China can reach a “comprehensive agreement” to resolve their trade dispute by March next year.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is getting ready to begin in Greenland.
The youth leaders were sent to custody on charges of trespassing at Jantar Mantar, a now denotified protest site.
Lawyers in Indonesia have filed a class action case claiming "negligence, omission and failure" on the part of the government that has resulted in "a massive public health crisis".
Rwanda has won Formula One’s first African race in more than 30 years. The prize is visibility; the price undisclosed.
Declining stocks and increased fishing pressure have led to lower sustainability ratings for two popular cod alternatives UK shoppers have previously been urged to avoid UK-caught cod and to buy European hake or coley instead – but now these fish are in trouble, too. The Marine
Citizen scientists on UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme recorded insect visits to flowers during 10-minute surveys Ubiquitous urban plants often derided as “weeds” are the most attractive to pollinating insects. The autumn blooms of common ivy, rich in pollen and nectar, are the
On the night of Feb. 3, 1972, the prints of “Pakeezah” arrived at Bombay’s Maratha Mandir cinema in a palanquin pulled by four horses. Military bands played outside, police held back the thousands crowding the gates, and inside, the film’s star, Meena Kumari, sat beside her
Trump signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark in September, which allows the US to build two military bases in the south and east of the island.
Security footage of Clarkson's visit to Art of Play was revealed on Tuesday, while the shop's owner responded to questions from the press
The body horror film co-written by Mike Flanagan and directed by James Watkins hits theaters on Oct. 23.
Halk TV says its staff are unable to enter the building in Istanbul and a new manager has been appointed.
The measures come after two suspected cheating attempts involving smart glasses were detected.