Fri 08 May 2026: Saudi Arabia denied Friday allowing its airspace to be used for offensive military operations, amid regional tensions linked to the war involving the US, Israel and Iran. Riyadh is seeking de-escalation and supports Pakistani mediation efforts aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war between Washington and Tehran, a Saudi […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: World food prices rose for a third consecutive month in April, driven mainly by higher vegetable oil prices and increases in cereal and rice quotations amid elevated energy costs, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. “The benchmark of world food commodity prices rose in April for a third […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday he would not step down after early results in England’s local elections showed Labour losing ground while Reform UK surged ahead. “I’m not going to walk away and plunge the country into chaos,” Starmer told reporters as results began coming in, according to BBC […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Airlink looking for passengers over deadly virus: Airlink has initiated contact tracing and informed the public that a passenger on one of its flights had passed away from Hantavirus. Anyone who was on the flight is advised to contact the health department. The […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: African countries including Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have warned migrants in South Africa to be cautious and remain indoors. This is due to reported attacks targeting foreigners. Ghana has lobbied the African Union regional bloc for action. The South African government, however, said on Wednesday that the recent incidents in […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: You have probably never heard the term “crimefluencer”. These are members of decentralised online crime networks who take crime content and amplify it to build notoriety and status in their online communities. They also recruit content creators to film themselves or others committing crimes, with the vision shared across social media, […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: Report finds 89% of digital disruptions stem from cascading effects, with impacts reaching up to 10 times more people than initial shocks ITU deputy secretary general warns ‘quiet’ disruptions can spread across systems, affecting services far beyond their point of origin It’s not that there’s no knowledge of these risks, Tomas […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: European countries increased monitoring and isolation measures Thursday after a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius spread across multiple jurisdictions, while the World Health Organization (WHO) urged calm and stated that the risk of a larger epidemic is low. The outbreak, involving the Andes strain of […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: The majority of Israelis believe that ending the war with Iran under current conditions would not sufficiently serve their national security interests, suggests a survey by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI), a think tank. Two-thirds of Jewish respondents said an end to the war now is only slightly, or not at […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: Trump claimed he had a ‘great call’ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about the looming tariffs. United States President Donald Trump said he is giving the European Union until July 4th to comply with the proposed trade deal, or the US would increase tariffs on the bloc. Trump’s announcement […]
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