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Uganda, AU destroy illicit firearms to curb proliferation...
Kampala [Uganda], October 4: Uganda and the African Union (AU) on Friday destroyed more than 100 illicit firearms, marking the...

AU launches 10-year initiative to improve education in...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 4: The African Union (AU) has launched a decade-long initiative to improve learning across Africa and...

Mozambique's Coral North FLNG project reaches final investment...
Maputo [Mozambique], October 4: The Coral North Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project in Mozambique reached its Final Investment Decision...

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept...
Gaza City [Gaza], October 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must accept the 20-point peace plan on...

Trump administration reverses homeland security funding cuts targeting...
Olympia [Washington], October 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he had reversed 187 million U.S. dollars of cuts...

U.S. government shutdown drags into weekend as Senate...
Olympia [Washington], October 4: U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a Republican bill to temporarily fund the government, which means...

Trump administration freezes 2.1 bln USD in Chicago...
Olympia [Washington], October 4: The Trump administration on Friday put on hold 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in Chicago infrastructure projects,...

Trump administration prepares for mass firing of federal...
Olympia [Washington], October 4: On the first day of a federal government shutdown, Russell Vought, the White House budget director,...

Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery in Los...
Los Angeles [California], October 4: A massive fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Los...

Premature baby dies of measles in Canada amid...
Ottawa [Canada], October 4: A premature baby infected with measles has died in Alberta, marking the province's first measles-related death...

Mexico demands release of activists detained by Israel
Mexico City [Mexico], October 4: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday demanded the "immediate repatriation" of six Mexicans Israeli authorities...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo shows decline but...
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], October 3: The Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of the...

Protests sweep South Africa following Israel's interception of...
Cape Town [South Africa], October 3: Protests were held on Thursday at several healthcare facilities in South Africa against Israel's...

Severe flooding, aid cuts deepen hunger crisis in...
Juba [South Sudan], October 3: Widespread flooding for the sixth consecutive year in South Sudan, combined with aid cuts, is...

Kenya rallies Africa to create resilient tourism
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: Kenyan Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Thursday called on African countries to diversify tourism products that...

Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak hits 166...
Abuja [Nigeria], October 3: The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen...

Feature: Jane Goodall, whose Tanzania research reshaped primatology,...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], October 3: The world is mourning Jane Goodall, the renowned ethologist, primatologist, and conservationist, who died...

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...

AU meeting on voluntary surrender of illicit arms...
Kampala [Uganda], October 3: An African Union (AU) meeting on the voluntary surrender of illicit arms opened Thursday in Kampala,...

Feature: Kenya embraces digital health to expand access,...
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: Over a year ago, while working as a midwife at a hospital in Kakamega County, western...

COMESA launches e-certificate of origin system to spur...
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on Thursday launched its electronic certificate of...

Flash floods kill nine in Odesa after heavy...
Kiev [Ukraine], October 3: Flash floods in Ukraine's Odesa killed nine people including a family of five trapped in their...

Trump eyes cuts to 'Democrat Agencies' in government...
New York [US], October 3: U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet with his budget director Russell Vought on...

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...

Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills...
Gaza [Palestine], October 3: At least 53 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza as Israel...

Death toll rises to 3 in Morocco with...
Rabat [Morocco], October 3: At least three people have died in Morocco during protests against alleged corruption and decisions in...

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...