Demonstrators across Iran condemn US-Israeli war | Israel-Iran conflict
NewsFeed Iranian media shared footage from several cities showing demonstrators condemning the US-Israeli war and chanting anti-Israel slogans. Published On 5 Mar 20265 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
AI, crypto and biometrics reshaping how South Africans pay, says Visa
Nearly two-thirds of South African consumers have used artificial intelligence to assist with shopping-related tasks, according to new survey data from Visa that points to a rapid shift in how locals interact with digital payment technologies. The Visa Spending Shift Survey, conducted by Morning Consult among a thousand South African adults in October 2025, found…
Deflation and tariff-hit China sets lowest growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%
Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest…
Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros with significant price hikes
After an uncharacteristically long delay following the debut of the standard M5 chip last fall, Apple has finally unveiled its high-performance MacBook Pro lineup. These refreshed 14-inch and 16-inch models feature the new M5 Pro and M5 Max silicon, promising a substantial leap in professional-grade power. While the hardware arrives with impressive internal upgrades, it…
Senate blocks restrictions on Trump using military in Iran war
WASHINGTON — The GOP-led Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Iran. The vote was 47-53, short of the simple majority needed to move the resolution to the Senate floor. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to…
AI, crypto reshape SA’s payments landscape
AI shopping tools gain traction, yet most South Africans still prefer human customer service interactions. (Image created with ChatGPT) Artificial intelligence (AI), digital wallets and crypto-currency linked payments are rapidly changing how South Africans shop and transact, according to new research from Visa. The latest Spending Shift Survey was commissioned by Visa and conducted by…
Africa: Financing Africa’s Biodiversity Conservation With Dwindling Donor Support
Nairobi — Relying on donor funding is not the right way to finance biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity is not a charitable cause. It is actually part of the sovereign natural assets, and so we need to look at ways in which countries can link their economies to biodiversity conservation. – Luther Bois Anukur, IUCN Eastern and…
Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'
Spain’s prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with his country.
AI is breaking the link between university degrees and employment
AI adoption across the jobs value chain is causing a seismic shift in the education-to-jobs pipeline, with students, teachers and companies changing their behaviours. Speaking at a public sector CEOs roundtable at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday, Du Min, vice president of global public sector and president of higher education at Huawei, said…
Africa: What Is Happiness? a Philosopher Looks for Answers
When we seek happiness, what exactly are we searching for? And when we wish happiness on someone else, what is it that we truly desire for them? Can happiness even be defined or is it an illusion, an impossible desire to fulfil? So then why are there so many happiness self-help books? What do they…
