With Ebola “spreading rapidly” in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to “very high”

With Ebola “spreading rapidly” in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to “very high”

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. Authorities in northeastern Congo on Friday also banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

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Africa CDC Rallies Govts, Partners to Mainstream Behavioural Change in National Health Plans

Africa CDC Rallies Govts, Partners to Mainstream Behavioural Change in National Health Plans

African health leaders and development partners have renewed calls for Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) to be entrenched as a core component of health systems across the continent. They stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Continental SBC Costing and Institutionalisation Workshop, where the Africa CDC and its partners stressed that sustainable financing for…

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Trump allies and Christian leaders kick off America’s 250th birthday with religious rally on National Mall

Trump allies and Christian leaders kick off America’s 250th birthday with religious rally on National Mall

The event has also drawn some criticism. The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, CEO of the Interfaith Alliance, argued it promoted a narrow view of American religious identity. “This is an opportunity for America to celebrate the diversity that is our religious heritage,” Raushenbush told NBC News on Sunday. “Unfortunately, what we’re seeing with Rededicate is…

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Mobix Labs to Acquire U.S. Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Company Powering Defense and National Security

Mobix Labs to Acquire U.S. Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Company Powering Defense and National Security

U.S.A F-35 Lightning II Mobix Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX) today announced it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire Special Project Delivery LLC (“SPD”), a strategic infrastructure platform building sovereign U.S. supply chains for rare earth elements, critical minerals, and energy storage. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260514342224/en/…

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Malatsi withdraws SA’s draft national AI policy

Malatsi withdraws SA’s draft national AI policy

Solly Malatsi, communications and digital technologies minister. Communications minister Solly Malatsi has decided to withdraw South Africa’s draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, citing integrity as the reason behind the move. This, after a News24 report at the weekend uncovered fake and made-up research used to draft the country’s AI framework. The news outlet stated that several…

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Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

A body representing South Africa’s largest telecommunications operators has warned that Icasa’s proposed national infrastructure database could create national security risks and has accused the ICT sector regulator of failing to tackle the municipal wayleave bottleneck that has long throttled broadband roll-out. In preliminary feedback to TechCentral on the draft rapid deployment regulations gazetted on…

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Icasa moves to mandate national infrastructure database

Icasa moves to mandate national infrastructure database

Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will compel every licensed network operator in South Africa to submit detailed data on their fibre, towers, ducts, poles and planned roll-outs to the regulator on a bi-annual basis. The draft regulations on the rapid deployment of electronic communications networks and facilities, gazetted on Friday — read…

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UCLA’s unconventional strategy to win a national title — all seniors, all the time

UCLA’s unconventional strategy to win a national title — all seniors, all the time

One by one, UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close substituted out her starting lineup in the final minutes of her team’s national championship victory Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Point guard Kiki Rice, a senior. All-American center Lauren Betts, a senior. Gabriela Jaquez, a…

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