Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days
Eight students and one teacher died in the attack, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci.
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iStore SA expands amid growing trade-in business
Linda van der Nest, chief commercial officer at iStore South Africa. iStore says it is expanding its retail footprint across South Africa, as part of its broader retail strategy. The Apple reseller opened its 40th store in SA last year and is planning to open more stores during the course of this year. The move…
Africa: H.E. Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi Leads African Union Delegation to the 2026 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.
H.E. Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, is leading the African Union delegation to the 2026 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., where she is undertaking a series of high-level engagements to advance Africa’s development priorities and reinforce the strategic partnership between the African Union and the World…
Africa: Nearly 20 Million Lives Saved in Africa Through Measles Vaccinations
Brazzaville/Geneva — Nearly 20 million measles-related deaths have been averted in Africa since 2000 thanks to increasing vaccination coverage, according to the first-ever detailed analysis of immunization targets on the continent. The analysis, by World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, also found that alongside the 19.5 million measles…
Remains of teen U.S. soldier who told his mother “no tears” identified 75 years after vanishing in Korea
A 19-year-old New Mexico man killed in action during the Korean War has been accounted for, military officials said Tuesday. U.S. Army Sgt. Celestino Chavez enlisted in the military in 1949, when he was 17 years old, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release. Chavez was assigned to D Battery, in the…
Werner Lindemann on how AI is rewriting the infosec rulebook
The pace at which artificial intelligence is reshaping the threat landscape is outstripping the ability of most organisations to defend themselves, with shadow AI, synthetic identity attacks and a looming quantum computing disruption all converging at once. That’s the view of DataGroupIT CEO Werner Lindemann, who joined Duncan McLeod on the TechCentral Show to unpack…
Africa: Pope Leo Xiv Begins Africa Trip With Visit to Algeria
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday to begin an 11-day tour of Africa – the longest trip so far of his papacy – which began less than a year ago. The head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is due to visit Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea after his stop in Algeria. In…
East Africa: CRDB Drives East Africa Growth With 13.7tri/-
Dar es Salaam — CRDB Bank Group has significantly expanded its role in driving economic growth across East and Central Africa, channelling 13.7tri/- in loans and advances into key sectors including trade, manufacturing, infrastructure and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This expansion reflects the Bank’s growing impact beyond traditional financial intermediation, positioning it as a…
Saudi Arabia-hosted Asian Cup draw rescheduled due to US-Israel war on Iran | Football News
Draw for the 24-team 2027 AFC Asian Cup, originally set for Saturday, moved to May 9. Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026 The draw for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been rescheduled for May 9 in Riyadh as the United States-Israel war on Iran disrupts regional sporting events. The draw, originally…
Strategy does not win. Execution does
We have never struggled to generate ideas. As an industry, we are strong on insight. Strategies are increasingly sophisticated. Human truths are well understood. Data is abundant. Platforms promise optimisation and performance. And yet outcomes remain volatile. Author: Carni Wilkens, chief growth officer at dentsu Campaigns that look right in planning fluctuate once they are…