Tue 21 October 2025: The administration of President Donald Trump is growing worried that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could jeopardize the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas, US media reported on Tuesday. The New York Times, citing anonymous White House officials, said Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel aims to put pressure on Netanyahu […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: South Africa is facing a sharp rise in obesity-related diseases like type 2 diabetes. Between 2010 and 2019, the prevalence of diabetes nearly tripled from 4.5% to 12.7%. This increase is linked to lifestyle risk factors including drinking sugary beverages, eating unhealthy foods, and not getting enough physical activity. To help tackle the problem, the government […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the International Energy Agency said Friday. The problem, which its report says can be easily solved, causes as much greenhouse gas emissions every year as the aviation industry. Two billion people across the world […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: The world faces “an emerging crisis” of higher death rates among teenagers and young adults, according to a major study on the causes of death and disability worldwide. The reasons vary from drug and alcohol use, and suicide in North America, to infectious diseases and injuries in sub-Saharan Africa, the researchers […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: The Dutch government will investigate potential security and child safety risks on the online gaming platform Roblox, following similar reviews of social media platforms Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, the Interior and Kingdom Relations Ministry said on Monday, public broadcaster NOS reported. “Online learning, relaxation, and connecting are very valuable for children, […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: Family members of victims killed by a neo-Nazi terror group delivered more than 150,000 petition signatures to German lawmakers Friday, demanding that convicted terrorist Beate Zschaepe not be granted early release from prison. Semiya Simsek, Gamze Kubasik, Mandy Boulgarides—daughters of NSU terror victims—presented the signatures during a demonstration outside the German […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: Biko, Mandela and the words South Africa is reaching for. Minibus taxis lean on their hooters and squeeze in the gaps. Hatfield’s main road is a river of backpacks and hoodies as Pretoria University students jaywalk between the flashing green man. On the corners flanking Burnett Street, ten—maybe twelve—volunteers with placards […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: Portugal’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would prohibit face covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in public spaces. The measure was introduced by the far-right Chega party and supported by the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Initiative, and the Centre Democratic and Social People’s Party. […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: China has started replacing the US-developed and widely used Microsoft Word file format with a local alternative in official documents, according to the South China Morning Post. The shift comes as trade and technology tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to grow. The Commerce Ministry’s announcement last week on rare earth […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: The EU Court of Justice said Thursday that pets are not exempt from “the concept of baggage” as liability for air carriers. The court ruled that, for air travel, a pet falls within the concept of “baggage” and compensation for the damage resulting from the loss of a pet is subject to liability rules for baggage. […]
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