Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record
The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.
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SK Hynix posts record first-quarter profit, in line with estimates as memory prices climb
A SK Hynix flag (R) and a South Korean national flag (L) flutter outside the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on Jan. 26, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted yet another quarter of record profit and revenue on Thursday, as prices for its products continue…
Africa: Ecobank Group Posts Record Revenue As Africa’s Macro Climate Turns
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated posted its best-ever full-year revenue in 2025, driven by loan growth, higher fees, and a more stable currency environment across sub-Saharan Africa. Net revenue rose 17% to $2.45bn (1.42tn XOF), while pre-tax profit climbed 21% to $801m (466bn XOF), as the pan-African lender (BRVM: ETIT) — present in 39 countries — showed…
Oil extends gains after record monthly rally as Trump signals Iran war exit amid energy disruptions
Smoke emanates from smokestacks from an oil refinery in Linden, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Crude prices extended gains during Asia trading as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf and U.S. President Donald Trump‘s signals on exiting the Iran conflict even as the Strait of Hormuz remains…
Ukraine says Russia is helping Iran, and a shutdown record is eclipsed: Weekend Rundown
Russia took satellite images of a U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia three times in the days before Iran attacked the site and wounded American troops, according to a summary of Ukrainian intelligence shared with NBC News by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In an interview in the Gulf nation of Qatar on Saturday, Zelenskyy said he…
Transforming patient care with a unified health record
Janice Naidoo, Founder, Medi Diary. Patient health records across both the public and private healthcare sector still often rely on physical folders locked in facility filing rooms, not in a patient’s hand or on a secure digital platform. When patients move between clinics, provinces, specialists and healthcare facilities, their records don’t follow, forcing each new…
Africa: UN Weather Agency Warns of Record ‘Climate Imbalance’ As Planetary Warming Accelerates
All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences for humanity, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday. Hot on the heels of a scorching decade, the UN’s weather agency has said that the planet’s climate is “more out of balance than at…
Oil price jumps despite deal to release record amount of reserves
It comes as Iranian attacks on ships intensify in the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway.
IEA record reserve release, markets doubt relief
A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Oil prices surged more than 7% Thursday, as traders appear to be unconvinced that government stockpiles can offset the massive supply shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. The West Texas Intermediate jumped 7.5% to $93.8 per…
Deflation and tariff-hit China sets lowest growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%
Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest…