Thu 08 May 2025: Decree signed by General Assimi Goita days after rare protest suspends activities ‘until further notice’, citing ‘reasons of public order’. Mali’s military government has suspended the activities of political parties “until further notice”, days after a rare pro-democracy rally. The decree signed on Wednesday by the transitional president, General Assimi Goita, […]
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Thu 08 May 2025: An unofficial strike by Israeli teachers over a pay cut has left hundreds of schools and kindergartens shut in central Israel. On Sunday, the Teachers Union reached an agreement with the Finance Ministry to set the pay cut at 0.95% instead of the originally set 3.3% as of May until the […]
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Thu 08 May 2025: Stocks of Apple and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, fell sharply on Wednesday after Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, said he believes artificial intelligence (AI) tools will eventually replace traditional search engines like Google. Cue made the comments while testifying in a federal court in Washington as part of […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: Nearly half of Britons say they would refuse to fight for their country “under any circumstances”, according to a new Ipsos survey that suggests patriotism may be waning ahead of VE Day commemorations. Just 35 percent of respondents said they would be willing to take up arms in a time of […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: A federal jury in California ordered Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group on Tuesday to pay Meta and WhatsApp nearly $170 million for hacking about 1,400 users on the instant messaging platform. The spyware vendor, which created the Pegasus surveillance tool, has to pay $167,256,000 in punitive damages and another $440,000 in […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: CEO Tara Comonte says company remains committed to ‘trusted, science-backed, and holistic solutions’. The diet company formerly known as WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy after its 62-year-old business model was put under strain by the rise of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. New York-based WW International said on Tuesday that it […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: Revolutionary AI-driven 3D heart scans cut the need for invasive tests and have already saved millions of pounds, Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said Tuesday. “Now rolled out across 56 NHS hospitals in England, the clever tech enables doctors to diagnose and treat patients with suspected heart disease much faster by […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: In a bid to make public transport more accessible and affordable, the Gautrain is offering a 50% discount on train fares to eligible customers and has significantly reduced parking fees to just R1 a day at a Gautrain station. Through the newly launched, KlevaMova, passengers will be able to get a […]
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DA federal council chair Helen Zille said her party was not in the GNU to please the ANC as it heads to court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act. [Image: X/@DAGauteng] Tue 06 May 2025: JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) is challenging the controversial Employment Equity Amendment Act in the Pretoria High Court, a move […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: The annual cost of work-related depression in the European Union has topped €100 billion, according to a study published on Monday by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). The study assessed the cost of cardiovascular disease and depressive disorders attributed to five psychosocial risks. The think-tank identified five psychosocial risks at […]
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