U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will keep serving as head of the central bank if his nominated…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita said the pan-African telecommunications giant would exit Iran if given the opportunity. Speaking at the group’s annual results presentation for the year ended 31 December 2025 on Monday, Mupita painted a picture of a business that has become increasingly difficult to manage, with the group having no executives on the…
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China face Taiwan in a highly charged quarterfinal at the Women’s Asian Cup, which already has a political focus. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo China coach Ante Milicic urged his players to remain…
Islamabad, Pakistan – The reverberations of a war in which US-Israel attacks have killed more than a thousand people in Iran, including the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and Iranian missiles and drones have fallen on Israel in retaliation, are being felt deeply in Pakistan. Six Gulf countries have also come under Iranian missile and…
In 2025, Africa Check investigated over 20 scams circulating online in Nigeria, from Facebook pages impersonating popular commercial banks to fake money-doubling investment opportunities. The risks of falling for these scams include losing hard-earned money or having personal information stolen, which could then be used for identity theft. In 2026, we expect scams to persist,…
One kilogram and a five hundred gram gold bars next to one kilogram silver bars at The Vaults Group gold dealers arranged in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold and silver prices rebounded on Tuesday after suffering a historic sell-off, with analysts suggesting that the recent corrections…
US president instructs Department of Homeland Security not to intervene in protests in Democrat-run cities unless they ask for federal help. United States President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to avoid getting involved in protests in Democrat-run cities unless they ask for federal help. The announcement on Saturday followed weeks…
Samsung offers a cooling solution for the summer season, designed for modern living, the Samsung WindFree™ Air Conditioner with Direct Inverter Technology (DIT). This Samsung innovation redefines home comfort by combining reduced-noise1 cooling and intelligent energy efficiency2. Designed to cool air 43% faster3, the cool air is dispersed farther and wider4, reaching up to 15m….
For black people living in South Africa during apartheid, simply moving around the country was a fraught activity, let alone crossing its borders. This was especially the case for black women, who were “rock bottom of the racial pile”, as South African writer Lauretta Ngcobo expressed it. Coming to power in 1948 and ruling for…
