Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak hits 166 in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], October 3: The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 166 since the beginning...
Feature: Jane Goodall, whose Tanzania research reshaped primatology, dies at 91
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], October 3: The world is mourning Jane Goodall, the renowned ethologist, primatologist, and conservationist, who died Wednesday at 91. Her pioneering...
Ghanaian president inaugurates joint national cyber security committee
Accra [Ghana], October 3: Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated an 18-member Joint Cyber Security Committee at a ceremony in Accra, the national capital,...
AU meeting on voluntary surrender of illicit arms opens in Uganda
Kampala [Uganda], October 3: An African Union (AU) meeting on the voluntary surrender of illicit arms opened Thursday in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, as experts...
Feature: Kenya embraces digital health to expand access, improve healthcare
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: Over a year ago, while working as a midwife at a hospital in Kakamega County, western Kenya, Maureen Maria was not...
COMESA launches e-certificate of origin system to spur intra-regional trade
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on Thursday launched its electronic certificate of origin system in Kenya, aiming...
Flash floods kill nine in Odesa after heavy rain in southern Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], October 3: Flash floods in Ukraine's Odesa killed nine people including a family of five trapped in their home as it was engulfed...
Trump eyes cuts to 'Democrat Agencies' in government shutdown
New York [US], October 3: U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet with his budget director Russell Vought on Thursday to determine which "Democrat...
OpenAI hits $500 billion valuation
New York [US], October 3: OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reached a valuation of $500 billion, following a deal in which current and former...
Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 53 in...
Gaza [Palestine], October 3: At least 53 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza as Israel threatened tens of thousands remaining...
Death toll rises to 3 in Morocco with more protests expected
Rabat [Morocco], October 3: At least three people have died in Morocco during protests against alleged corruption and decisions in public spending, as the country...
DiCaprio hails 'dear friend' and 'hero' Goodall
London [UK], October 3: Oscar-winning actor and environmental campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio has led tributes to his "dear friend" and personal "hero," Jane Goodall, following her...
Philippine earthquake toll rises to 72
Manila [Philippines], October 3: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos visited the earthquake-hit area of Bogo City on Thursday and announced over 200 million pesos (nearly $4...
Israel says Gaza flotilla halted as activists hail success
Gaza [Palestine], October 3: The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had prevented the Global Sumud Flotilla from breaking through the naval blockade of...
Hope fades in Indonesia school collapse
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 3: Indonesian rescue workers on Thursday began using heavy equipment to remove rubble from a collapsed Islamic boarding school after advanced detection...
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners
Kiev [Ukraine], October 3: Russia and Ukraine have once again exchanged prisoners of war, with each side handing over 185 soldiers, the Russian Defence Ministry...
US declares security guarantee for Qatar after Israeli attack
New York [US], October 2: The US will view any armed attack on Qatari territory as a threat to Washington and will provide the Gulf...
Billionaire Elon Musk becomes the first person to own 500 billion USD
New York [US] October 2: Billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of electric car company Tesla, has become the first person in the world to have a...
Austria inflation eases to 4% in September
Vienna [Austria], October 2: Austria's September inflation rate eased slightly to 4% from 4.1% in August, according to estimate released on Wednesday by Statistics Austria.
EU consistently targeted by diverse yet convergent threat groups, ENISA warns
Berlin [Germany], October 2: The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) warned that cyber-threat groups are reusing tools and techniques, introducing new attack models, exploiting...
World's major cities hit by 25% more hot days than in 1990s
New York [US], October 2: The world's biggest capital cities are now sweltering under 25 percent more extremely hot days each year than in the...
Qatar Emir discusses with Trump the plan to end Gaza war
Doha [Qatar], October 2: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump his plan to end the war in Gaza...
Russia does not recognize return of UN sanctions on Iran
Moscow [Russia], October 2: Russia does not recognize the return of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Wednesday...
Germany's Oktoberfest to reopen after bomb scare
Berlin [Germany], October 2: The Oktoberfest will reopen after police found nothing suspicious in a major operation prompted by a bomb threat and the discovery...
Unidentified vessels approach Gaza aid flotilla
Gaza [Palestine], October 2: Some 20 unidentified vessels were seen approaching the international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza on Wednesday night, multiple people...
Netanyahu supports Trump Gaza plan, faces coalition pushback
Gaza [Palestine], October 2: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's support for Donald Trump's Gaza plan is a gamble that may win back estranged allies abroad...
'Alternative Nobel Prize' goes to Pacific climate activists
The Hague [Netherlands], October 2: A group of law students studying in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu and a human rights lawyer were awarded...