Lassa fever remains one of the most pressing public health threats in West Africa. According to the Africa CDC, the viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) infects between 100,000 and 300,000 people annually, with thousands of deaths recorded across the region. Nigeria and neighbouring countries bear the brunt of recurring outbreaks, with significant challenges in diagnostics, treatment,…
Watch: Colombia’s President accuses Trump of “act of tyranny” in BBC interview US airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea are an “act of tyranny”, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro told the BBC in an interview where he also called for criminal proceedings against US officials if investigations find Colombians were killed in the…
OpenAI president Greg Brockman, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Nvidia is set to invest $100 billion (about R1.85 trillion) in OpenAI, as part of a strategic partnership to build one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure deployments in history. “This is the biggest AI infrastructure project in history….
Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary-General is holding a climate summit during the high-level week of the General Assembly, pressing nations to raise their climate…
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Google is seeking to avoid a forced sale of part of its online advertising business in its latest faceoff with US antitrust enforcers. The trial is the government’s next best shot at curbing what a judge has ruled is Google’s monopoly power, after losing a separate bid to make Google sell its Chrome browser earlier…
New York — African Union (AU) Chairperson João Lourenço on Monday in New York, United States of America (USA), urged Africa to adopt a clear and unified political vision to ensure health sovereignty, based on sustainable health financing, local medicine production, as well as readiness to face pandemics. The President of Angola, who was speaking…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa discuss cooperation and mutual respect as Ukraine and Syria rebuild diplomatic relations. Published On 25 Sep 202525 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Ukraine and Syria have formally restored diplomatic relations as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General…
Disney has released the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, the upcoming movie that continues the story from the hit Disney+ series. The film, directed by Jon Favreau, is set after the events of Return of the Jedi and is slated to hit theatres on May 22, 2026. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM…
New York — US President Donald Trump used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly since beginning his second term to launch a blistering critique of the world body, migration policies and international climate action. Speaking for nearly an hour at UN headquarters, Trump declared it was time to “end the failed experiment…
