U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz stand behind U.S. President Donald Trump, as he delivers remarks on his administration’s healthcare policies, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington,…
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports rising casualties amid escalated Israeli attacks, with victims trapped under rubble. Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026 Several people have been wounded in an Israeli strike on a medical warehouse inside a hospital compound in central Gaza, while separate attacks killed two people elsewhere in the Strip. The Israeli drone…
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) has hit Uber with an €824.9 million ($966 million) fine for violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The regulatory watchdog concluded that the ride-hailing company systematically deactivated driver accounts between 2018 and 2022 using fully automated systems without human intervention, illegally stripping drivers…
Hawaii is bracing for what could be its first direct hit from a hurricane since 1992, as category one storm Lala churns off its coast. Packing 75mph (120km/h) winds, Lala gained hurricane strength on Saturday. In a worst-case scenario, it could dump up to 25in (63cm) of rain on Big Island and produce a 3ft…
The expected significant decline in reported earnings comes as Blu Label continues to account for the complex restructuring of Cell C. (Image source: iStock) Blu Label Unlimited expects earnings per share (EPS), headline earnings per share (HEPS) and core HEPS to fall by more than 20% for the year ended 31 May, as accounting effects…
Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability. Collectively they’re known as a polycrisis. These have severe effects on countries in sub-Saharan Africa with high poverty levels where weak institutions and limited public resources make it harder to…
On August 12, 2026, starting at 15:34 GMT, the moon’s shadow will race from the Arctic across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, blotting out the sun for as long as two minutes and 18 seconds. Wednesday’s eclipse will be mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999, with about 15 million people, mostly in Spain, living…
The conglomerate that Warren Buffett built rallied to an eight-month high this week. There could be more gains ahead if they play catch up with the S&P 500.
Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor (EAF) of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017. The financial year-to-date EAF stands at 66.22%, an improvement of 6.97 percentage points year on year but still short of the 70% Eskom has set as its recovery benchmark. The daily record also owes…
The US military said it carried out the seventh night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was “over”. US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces “hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”. Iran said it responded by targeting US allies in the region…
