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Uganda, AU destroy illicit firearms to curb proliferation of small weapons

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 Africa

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 decision

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 20-point peace plan on Gaza

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 New York

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 Democrats block GOP plan

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 infrastructure projects

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 workers amid gov't shutdown

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 Angeles

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 national outbreak

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 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 challenges remain: WHO

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 Gaza-bound flotilla

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 South Sudan: charity

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

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 in Nigeria

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, dies at 91

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

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 opens in Uganda

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, improve healthcare

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 intra-regional trade

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 rain in southern Ukraine

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 shutdown

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

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 at least 53 in enclave

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 more protests expected

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

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...