Fri 04 September 2026: Washington intensifies pressure on Havana as Cuba announces new economic reforms The United States has announced a fresh round of economic sanctions against Cuba, targeting several companies and Fidel Ernesto Castro, the 31-year-old grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro. The measures, announced by the State Department on Thursday, are the […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Israel will impose its curriculum on more than 45,000 Palestinian students in occupied East Jerusalem during the 2026-27 academic year, a Palestinian official said Monday, warning that the move targets the national and cultural identity of generations of Palestinians in the city. Jerusalem Governorate spokesperson Maarouf al-Rifai said the Israeli curriculum will be imposed on all […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: The Dutch central bank (DNB) said Wednesday it had shifted a large portion of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to strengthen its preparedness for crises, according to broadcaster NOS. DNB reported that about 86 tonnes of Dutch gold were moved from the US and Canada to […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how memory works – and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, decades of research have given us some clear answers to both questions. Memory essentially operates in three stages, with different brain […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Private security ‘opens door to crime’: For criminologist Prof Kholofelo Rakubu, the key concern is not simply whether criminals enter the security industry, but whether legitimate security structures can be part of organised crime. She said security companies operate in an environment which […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: Several crystal meth labs discovered on isolated farms in South Africa are prompting concern over the country’s expanding part in making and moving synthetic drugs. Officers found the newest suspected site in a late-night raid on a farm about 200 km north of Johannesburg after locals flagged unusual activity and a […]
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Open spaces around schools currently sown with vegetables can also be planted with indigenous fruit trees. Courtesy Mallika Sardeshpande. Fri 04 September 2026: Foraging, the act of gathering wild plant and animal materials from the environment, is becoming more and more popular in cities around the world. In South African cities, some people pick wild berries and imifino (wild spinach) in […]
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Thu 03 September 2026: Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday said he had ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to leave the East African country, escalating a dispute involving one of Kenya’s largest mineral exporters and Africa’s biggest soda ash producer. Speaking in Kajiado County, Ruto accused Tata Chemicals Magadi of failing to sufficiently invest in the […]
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Thu 03 September 2026: More than 6,000 amputations have been recorded in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war, as shortages of medical supplies and equipment hamper efforts to provide prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation services, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. Husni Muhanna, media and public relations officer at Gaza’s Prosthetics and Paralysis […]
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Thu 03 September 2026: Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that New York City will ban student use of generative artificial intelligence through the eighth grade for the 2026-27 school year. The policy, which the mayor’s office said is the most expansive student-facing AI ban in the US, will apply to nearly 600,000 students from 2-K, […]
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