Google parent Alphabet hit a market capitalisation of US$3-trillion for the first time on Monday, riding on renewed optimism around artificial intelligence and a favourable antitrust ruling. Class-A shares of the company were up 3.8% at $250, while Class-C shares climbed 3.7% to $250.40 — both trading at record highs. Including Monday’s gains, the company’s…
– The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Supra Mahumapelo, joins African countries in commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Sirte Declaration of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The resolution was adopted on 9 September, 1999, in Sirte, Libya and called for the establishment of the African Union (AU)…
Tunisia qualified for the 2026 Fifa World Cup after scoring a dramatic stoppage-time winner away against Equatorial Guinea. The North Africans came under pressure for most of the game in Malabo, with the hosts needing victory themselves to keep alive their own hopes of reaching the finals. Tunisia had goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen to thank for…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | August 29, 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month 1.0 continental preparedness and response plan against cholera under the leadership of H.E. President Hakainde Hichilema, the African Union Cholera Champion, in Lusaka, Zambia, on 26 August. President…
Tennis fans at this year’s US Open can now watch the world’s top players battle it out in 3D cartoon form while chatting with an AI commentator that has been trained to bite its digital tongue when things get heated. The tournament has introduced technology that transforms real matches into animated replays featuring robot-like doppelgangers…
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas became the latest state to enact a host of public health measures driven by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda with new laws taking aim at additives and sugary foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the Legislature on Wednesday as he joined Gov. Greg…
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss plans for post-war Gaza, the BBC has confirmed. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has said the US is putting together a “very comprehensive” plan on “the next day” after the war. However, little else has been…
Dado Ruvic/Reuters US President Donald Trump is injecting nearly US$9-billion into Intel in exchange for a 9.9% equity stake. But the money — which the struggling chip maker was slated to receive anyway under a federal funding act — will not be enough for its contract chip-making business to flourish, analysts said. What Intel needs…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) applauded Nigeria for its role in the trials in a statement on Sunday. Nigeria has been named among eight African countries that contributed to a clinical trial leading to the approval of the first malaria treatment for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilogrammes….
– The African Union Staff Association has voiced strong support for Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), recognizing it as a crucial effort in the global fight against climate change. Yesterday, members of the Association joined the Addis Ababa City Administration Community Participation and Voluntarism Coordination Commission in planting trees as part of the ongoing environmental…
