Monaco explosion injures 3 including Ukrainian tycoon, local media reports; suspect flees to France

Monaco explosion injures 3 including Ukrainian tycoon, local media reports; suspect flees to France

A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured. The unusual attack Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast. Monaco’s…

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Africa: China Showcases Ai-Powered Media Innovation to Women Leaders From Belt and Road Countries

Africa: China Showcases Ai-Powered Media Innovation to Women Leaders From Belt and Road Countries

The second phase of the Ministerial Seminar on New Media Capacity Building for Women Officials from Belt and Road Countries officially commenced on Sunday in Changsha, Hunan Province, with participants set to gain first-hand experience of how China is revolutionising the media industry through artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. The seminar follows a week-long…

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Africa: China Showcases Ai-Powered Media Innovation to Women Leaders From Belt and Road Countries

Africa: Civic Space in Africa Is Not Only Constrained By Arrests, Vague Laws and Media Intimidation, but Also By Foreign Pressure and Various Forms of Dependence.

Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 16 June 2026. Africa’s digital future is being negotiated away piece by piece – through opaque infrastructure deals, data-sharing arrangements, and political decisions that narrow the space for journalists, civil society, and other stakeholders to gather…

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Way beyond a social media ban, one town in Ireland is raising kids without smartphones

Way beyond a social media ban, one town in Ireland is raising kids without smartphones

Overlooking the Irish Sea just south of Dublin, Greystones is one of Ireland’s most affluent and scenic towns. Its coastal views, independent shops and tight-knit community have made it one of the most desirable places to live in the country.  In recent years, Greystones has also become known for something else: Raising children without smartphones. At…

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Africa: China Showcases Ai-Powered Media Innovation to Women Leaders From Belt and Road Countries

Africa: AllAfrica Global Media and OviBees Ventures Partner to Bring Corridor Intelligence to Africa’s Decision-Makers

The RootsToFoods Capital Series — mapping the corridors between Africa and global capital — will now reach policymakers, institutional investors, Family offices, and philanthropic leaders across the continent through AllAfrica’s platform, social channels, and wholesale distribution pipeline including Bloomberg, Dow Jones/Factiva, Moody’s NewsEdge, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis and more. AllAfrica Global Media, the continent’s largest digital news…

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Africa: China Showcases Ai-Powered Media Innovation to Women Leaders From Belt and Road Countries

Africa: Tina Urges CSOs, Media to Drive Tax Justice Across Africa

Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) Executive Director Chenai Mukumba has challenged civil society organizations and media practitioners across Africa to become more actively involved in shaping tax policy and monitoring government revenue mobilization efforts, warning that fair taxation and accountable public finance management are critical to the continent’s development future. Mukumba made the call Monday…

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Relaunched union to defend free speech in social media era

Relaunched union to defend free speech in social media era

Advocate Mark Oppenheimer, executive director of the Free Speech Union South Africa. As digital platforms increasingly shape public discourse, the newly-relaunched Free Speech Union South Africa (FSU SA) is preparing to defend freedom of speech in an era of growing scrutiny over what people say and share online. Recently relaunched by the Free Market Foundation…

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