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More than 10,000 migrants perished – average of 30 a day – in 2024 while trying to reach Spain, NGO says in new report.

Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat says he is closely monitoring the situation in Mozambique following the Constitutional Council’s decision to uphold the outcomes of the 9 October elections.

Former PM Imran Khan’s nephew, two retired army officers among those sentenced over attacks on military sites in 2023.

Thabo Mkhabela, best known as Leshole Mabitsela on Skeem Saam, triumphantly returns to the beloved soapie while excelling as a casting director. He shares his journey of resilience, authenticity, and storytelling.

The Kremlin on Thursday cautioned against “hypotheses” over the crash of an Azerbaijani plane which had been due to land in Russia as experts pointed to possible evidence of a missile explosion.

Mozambique’s main opposition leader Venancio Mondlane on Thursday accused security forces of encouraging looting and unrest to allow the ruling party to declare a state of emergency after contested elections.

Country’s top electoral court confirms ruling Frelimo party’s win, raising fears as opposition promises more protests.

The ANC has welcomed Mozambique’s highest court’s decision reaffirming the Frelimo party’s Daniel Chapo as president-elect.

The president and vice president of the University of Michigan’s student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Engineering Board of Kenya (EBK) has directed Northwestern Christian University-Kenya to withdraw Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s Honorary Doctorate Degree certificate, citing unauthorized use of the title “Engineer.”

[Ghanaian Times] The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Thursday granted presidential charters to 14 private University Colleges across the country.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is negotiating major changes to the company’s $14 billion partnership with Microsoft. The companies have defined artificial general intelligence (AGI) as systems generating $100 billion in profits – the point at which OpenAI could end certain Microsoft agreements, The Information reports. According to their contract, AGI means AI that surpasses humans at “most economically...

Data center construction is driving an unprecedented influx of electricians to central Washington state, where abundant hydropower and tax incentives have attracted major tech companies building AI infrastructure, New York Times is reporting. Microsoft alone projects needing 2,300 electricians in coming years for facilities across three counties along the Columbia River. Union electricians...

Microsoft has integrated its AI assistant Copilot into Microsoft 365 subscriptions in Australia and Southeast Asia, simultaneously raising prices for all users. The move forces customers to pay for AI features regardless of interest, prompting complaints about intrusive pop-ups and price hikes, WSJ reports. From the report: Some users said on social media that Copilot pop-ups reminded them of...

Experts share how shifting from self-focused goals to thinking about others can have a positive impact on the year ahead.

It may be a longstanding practice, but critics say routine weight measurements are driving some patients away from care.

More than half of the cats at the sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., died of the virus over the past several weeks.

No wind projects have been announced as preferred bidders for Bid Window 7.

A white Christmas may increasingly become a nostalgic memory as the Northern Hemisphere sees ever fewer snowy winter days due to climate change, with Europe warming quickest, a report warned on Tuesday.

South Africa’s grand hydrogen ambitions could be setting us up for failure. Instead of chasing far-fetched export dreams, we should focus on using green hydrogen locally to fuel industrial growth, writes Nick Hedley.

Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United States.