The world’s online population rose by more than 240 million people in 2025, bringing the total number of Internet users to six billion, according to the latest Facts and Figures 2025 report released by the International Telecommunication Union, ITU. The report shows that about three-quarters of the global population are now online, up from 5.8…
Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner are battling over female voters as Maine’s critical Senate race heats up, underscoring how the group could be decisive both in the June Democratic primary and the November general election. Mills and Platner have launched TV ads in recent days narrated by women and held dueling events…
Sony Honda Mobility, the high-profile joint venture between two of Japan’s industrial titans, has officially pulled the plug on its electric vehicle ambitions. In a recent statement, the company confirmed it will “discontinue the development and launch” of the Afeela 1 and Afeela 2, effectively ending years of anticipation for the tech-heavy cars. While the…
Climate adaptation finance models have led to measurable results in Benin, Namibia and Ethiopia, AU report finds. [YAOUNDE, SciDev.Net] A climate change adaptation financing model implemented in Benin that has enabled new flood defences, irrigation systems, and resilient crops, has been hailed as an example to other African nations. The West African country faces mounting…
The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times,” the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. The crisis is affecting agricultural production and food security worldwide, with impacts on farmers but also migrant…
Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.
Janice Naidoo, Founder, Medi Diary. Patient health records across both the public and private healthcare sector still often rely on physical folders locked in facility filing rooms, not in a patient’s hand or on a secure digital platform. When patients move between clinics, provinces, specialists and healthcare facilities, their records don’t follow, forcing each new…
South Africa Excluded From G7 Summit as France Opts for Kenya South Africa has been disinvited from the upcoming G7 summit in France. The French government has denied initial reports that the US government asked for South Africa to be excluded, and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said there had been no such pressure. South…
Despite reports of negotiations between the US and the Iranian regime, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most oil tankers, with only a small number of vessels being allowed to pass. The result is a loss of roughly 11 million barrels per day (mbd) of oil and petroleum liquids to the global market….
21m ago Israeli opposition leader warns military is “stretched to the limit and beyond” Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid is warning that the war was is taking too high a toll. “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is stretched to the limit and beyond. The government is leaving the army wounded out on the battlefield,”…
