MICRO and nano plastics penetrated seafoods are escalating health and ecological risks to Africa’s oceans with the continent’s exposure potentially double the global rate, a UNESCO-linked NGO, Youth Orientation for Development (YOD) has warned. At the launch of the National Ocean Microplastics Monitoring Initiative (NOMMI) Emmanuel Ejiogu, President YOD, said Africa’s marine ecosystems face mounting…
An Iranian woman who now lives in the U.S. told CBS News that she feared for the safety of her family members in Iran when President Trump threatened in April that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as Washington sought to make a deal with Tehran. “They were scared too,” Setareh, who didn’t want to…
The federal government is considering the possibility of restricting flights from countries affected by the Ebola virus as part of renewed efforts to prevent any outbreak in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, after a high-level strategic meeting held in Victoria Island, Lagos State, to…
AI phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos. AI-powered phishing was the biggest threat observed in the first quarter of this year, according to a statement from Cisco’s Talos intelligence research group. “Almost nine out of 10 organisations across South Africa experienced an AI-related security incident and lack visibility into how threat actors are using…
An estimated 40,000 people in Orange County, California, have been ordered to evacuate over fears that a tank containing a toxic chemical may explode, officials said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Authorities in Orange County said they’re unable to control the valves on a…
Cuba’s foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to “instigate a military aggression”.
Early fears that Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release. The company warned at launch in April that Mythos had uncovered thousands of software vulnerabilities — including flaws across every major operating system and browser — and said the fallout from its spread could be…
Hotel operators avoid a ‘very real threat’ by signing a deal with 25,000 workers as the city hosts the 2026 tournament. Published On 20 May 202620 May 2026 New York City hotel operators and unions have reached an eight-year labour deal covering about 25,000 workers, averting a strike over wages, workloads and staffing levels that…
Nairobi — Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that a deepening trust deficit remains one of Africa’s greatest threats to peace, stability, and effective conflict resolution. Speaking during the 2026 Johannesburg Arbitration Week, Kenyatta said that while agreements in peace negotiations are often achieved, sustaining them remains difficult due to weakened trust between governments, institutions,…
The author, Justin Lee The withdrawal of South Africa’s draft National AI Policy is an uncomfortable but instructive moment. Communications & digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi confirmed last month that fictitious — likely AI-generated — citations were included in the draft document without proper verification, and pulled the policy. He called it “an unacceptable lapse” that,…
