The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new five-year strategy for its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, charting a path towards a world where every country can detect and understand emerging health threats within 24 hours of their appearance by 2030. Strengthening rapid detection is a cornerstone of global health security, helping countries contain…
Boonchai Wedmakawand | Moment | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is now used by almost 90% of legal professionals in the U.K. and Ireland, and it’s putting one of the profession’s oldest conventions — the billable hour — under the microscope. That’s according to legal software company Clio’s U.K. & Ireland Legal Insights Report 2026. It…
The Federal Government has reduced the processing time for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Certificates of Origin to 24 hours, down from over five days, in a bid to boost intra-African trade and ease business for Nigerian exporters. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja…
Xbox is overhauling its cloud gaming infrastructure starting in November, effectively ending unlimited streaming access for top-tier Game Pass subscribers. Under the newly announced model, streaming allowances will be capped across all three membership tiers. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will receive 15 hours of streaming per month, Game Pass Premium members will be allocated 10…
Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict in Ukraine and efforts to contain the current Ebola outbreak spreading rapidly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That information comes from the World Health Organization (WHO) which on Friday reiterated that…
Search for deportees from US continues in the rubble of the hotel they were taken to in Venezuela’s La Guaira city. Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026 The United States deported more than 140 people to Venezuela on the same day twin earthquakes rocked the country, with rescue crews now desperately searching for survivors…
The U.S. and Iran are “closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday. “With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week,” Sharif said in a post…
Eight riders were stranded nearly 100 feet in the air on Thursday evening after a roller coaster in Texas stopped during its vertical climb. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Iron Shark roller coaster at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier came to a stop mid-ride,…
US golfer arrested in relation to rollover crash in Florida that did not cause any significant injuries. Published On 28 Mar 202628 Mar 2026 Tiger Woods was released on bail late on Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under…
So potentially fraught is the outcome that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, appeared in person to defend his platforms. It was the first time he had ever given such testimony before a court, despite his company being sued hundreds of times in the past.
