Sat 05 September 2026: Resolution promotes equal-area projections to address distortions in how Africa and other regions are represented The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution calling for greater use of world maps that more accurately reflect the relative sizes of countries and continents. The measure, known as the “Correct the Map” […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: Researchers warn that endless scrolling, short videos and compulsive phone checking may overload the mind with excessive ‘data calories’ Researchers are warning about a growing pattern they call “digital obesity”, in which people consume excessive amounts of digital content through endless social media scrolling, short-video viewing and repeated phone checking. The […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: The United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries. By the end of February 2026, deals worth US$19.8 billion had been signed in new health funding. Of this amount, the US has committed US$12.2 billion and African countries US$7.5 billion. Eighteen African countries have signed these deals. They are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has presented a $20 billion proposal aimed at relocating almost 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip over seven years, according to Israel’s Channel 14. The initiative, reportedly titled “Disengagement 710”, sets out a series of targets for what Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party describes […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: France recorded around 7,000 excess deaths through the end of July amid successive heat waves across the country, Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Friday. A new assessment put the number of excess deaths through the end of July at 7,000 as France saw several heat waves during the summer, according to […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️SAFM apologises over Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview: The BCCSA has upheld a complaint over an interview with March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. It ruled that the SABC failed to flag her statements as opinion or challenge them, even though a prior segment with […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Channel 4 investigation alleges electoral law breaches as Nigel Farage defends party’s record Two officials from Britain’s Reform UK have resigned amid the latest allegations surrounding the far-right party’s political funding. James Orr and Dan Jukes announced their departures on Friday, following the broadcast of an investigative documentary by Channel 4 […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Moscow expects growing pipeline supplies to China to push its share above 60% of Russia’s total gas exports China is expected to account for more than 60% of Russia’s total natural gas exports by 2030, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, according to the state-run Tass news agency. […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Planned reductions could bring total workforce cuts to 100,000 by 2030 as the automaker responds to competition and changing demand Volkswagen’s supervisory board has unanimously approved plans to eliminate a further 50,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring programme through 2030. The additional reductions come on top of an […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Tunisia’s Court of Cassation has rejected the final appeals of dozens of opposition figures, upholding prison sentences of up to 45 years for those accused of conspiring to overthrow President Kais Saied. The ruling on Thursday brings three years of legal proceedings against 40 people to a close. The defendants include […]
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