The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a midair scare involving a JetBlue plane and another aircraft near Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Airport, the agency said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The incident occurred early Monday evening as JetBlue Flight 1256 originated in Ecuador approached the…
The Brugge oil tanker anchored off the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. oil prices jumped 5% Monday after President Donald Trump told CNBC he did not care if talks with Iran come to an end. West Texas Intermediate…
Britney Spears voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility after several people close to her encouraged her to do so, according to a source familiar with the situation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Spears, 44, was arrested in March on suspicion of driving under the…
African countries may miss out on the transformative benefits of the global artificial intelligence (AI) revolution unless urgent investments are made in critical infrastructure, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned. In a report presented at a meeting of African ministers of finance in Morocco, the ECA said the continent’s more than…
The only tuberculosis vaccine we have is a century old and offers only limited efficacy in children. With leading South African researchers involved in the pivotal clinical trials of three new tuberculosis vaccine candidates, we are on the verge of a major breakthrough, writes Associate Professor Angelique Kany Kany Luabeya. My uncle died of abdominal…
Building a healthy romantic relationship takes time and intention. Over time, meaningful experiences, personal disclosures and authentic conversations create closeness and intimacy. To genuinely know someone, you must understand what matters to them — their likes and dislikes, passions, limits — and respecting those traits even when they differ from your own. In fact, many…
European stocks are expected to open in broadly flat territory on Tuesday as markets continue to struggle for direction in a holiday-shortened trading week.
WFP’s outgoing TV Chief Jonathan Dumont talks about the importance of giving voice to the ‘hidden hungry’ – and of empathy For more than two decades, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Head of Television Communications, Jonathan Dumont, has documented humanitarian crises in some of the most remote and dangerous parts of the world – helping…
Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water Flooding and landslides have killed at least 954 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia following tropical storms in recent days, with efforts under way to help thousands affected by the extreme weather. Arriving in North…
Across Africa, more than 600 million people live within reach of mobile broadband but remain offline. The reason is not network coverage, according to GSMA Africa head Angela Wamola as quoted by TechCabal, but the high cost of smartphones. For many households, an entry-level device still consumes a large share of monthly income. To address…
