All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences for humanity, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday. Hot on the heels of a scorching decade, the UN’s weather agency has said that the planet’s climate is “more out of balance than at…
The US agency says a system being worked out to mediate the disbursement of $166bn in tariff costs to more than 330,000 importers. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 6 Mar 20266 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The United States Customs and…
Kinshasa / Paris / Geneva / Amsterdam — • Recommendation based on Phase II/III study demonstrating up to 96 per cent success rates at 18 months across both early and advanced stages of T.b. gambiense, the most common form of sleeping sickness • The therapy, given as a single dose of three tablets, could offer a simpler…
From wood-based panels used in construction, to charcoal for cooking food, forest products are valued and traded all around the world. The global forest products sector saw recovery in 2024 following a steep decline the previous year, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO’s statistics…
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Magatho Mello as MD of the State IT Agency (Sita) – the first time in more than two years that the organisation has a leader not in the role on an acting basis. “The position has remained vacant since 2023 and has been filled in an acting capacity until…
The mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was granted bond from ICE custody as conflicting claims emerge over her immigration and relationship to Leavitt. Published On 9 Dec 20259 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A Brazilian-born woman with familial ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline…
Kabelo Ncholo’s entrepreneurial journey is filled with hard knocks, tough lessons, inspiration and great successes. Born into humble circumstances in the village of Bapong (Gelukspan) in the North West, raised by a single mother, and starting adult life fending for himself in Johannesburg, he built Y-Brand from a R350 restaurant tip into a leading marketing,…
A bipartisan group of former Federal Communications Commission leaders has petitioned the agency to repeal the policy the Trump administration invoked in discussions surrounding Jimmy Kimmel at ABC and in the investigation of “60 Minutes” at CBS. The group — which includes five Republican and two Democratic former FCC commissioners, as well as several former…
Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday, as new data show that one in six bacterial infections globally are resistant to standard antibiotics, endangering millions and straining health systems worldwide. According to the agency’s latest surveillance report, antibiotic resistance rose in…
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world. “Air quality respects no boundaries,” said Lorenzo Labrador, Scientific Officer at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). “The…
