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The cargo ship lost power before crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leaving six workers dead.
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The cargo ship lost power before crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leaving six workers dead.

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The new criminal investigation comes as the music mogul is serving a 4-year prison term.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised to invest almost a trillion dollars in new deals with the US.

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Shedeur Sanders plays his first NFL regular season game – is the criticism fair?

South Africa
Manufacturing vaccines must be done through collaboration

South Africa
A redacted version of the report was released by Premier Alan Winde last week.

South Africa
A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value reveals enterprise data strategies are rapidly evolving as organizations race to scale AI across their business. The findings suggest that while Chief Data Officers (CDOs) are at the helm of this transformation, many say their data is still not ready to unlock […]
South Africa
President William Ruto has issued a cautionary call on the use of artificial intelligence in Kenya, highlighting both its potential and the risks of overdependence. Speaking at digital economy forums and during UN-linked engagements, he warned that while AI can drive transformation in sectors such as agriculture and education, it must not replace human judgment. […]

World
The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state’s modernisation plan.

World
The Shia Muslim group’s military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

World
President Trump lashed out a reporter in the Oval Office who was asking about allegations the crown prince orchestrated the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

World
Public prosecutor Hansjörg Mayr says two men, aged 55 and 53, are being held on “strong suspicion of murder”.

Africa
Fight “day and night” to rescue the rest of the missing children, a top general tells soldiers.

Africa
Tanzania relies on foreign loans, but “what happened eroded our global credibility”, President Samia says.

Africa
The kingdom acknowledges for the first time it received cash as part of a deal with Trump’s administration.

Africa
TotalEnergies denies responsibility for the actions of local security forces involved in dozens of killings.

Business
The decision allows Instagram’s parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up

Business
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) said it will enforce a lockdown around the FNB Stadium and Nasrec Expo Centre.

Business
South Africa’s official unemployment rate of 31.9% is five times higher than the average of the other G20 countries.
Business

Politics
De Haas is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Politics
Ramaphosa will not leave his office before the end of his five-year tenure.

Politics
The G20 Social Summit opened at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Centre in Boksburg, East Rand.

Politics
Mary de Haas has been testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Monday.

Sport
Watch Scott McTominay’s stunning overhead kick give Scotland an early lead in their decisive World Cup qualifier with Denmark.

Sport
Legendary Spanish coach Jose Riveiro has answered the question every Orlando Pirates fan has on their mind.

Sport
Former Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro is back in South Africa. The 50-year-old has explained why he returned after six months.

Sport
Great Britain’s women get their EuroBasket 2027 qualification campaign back on track with a comfortable victory against Norway in Bergen.
Education
Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] Jays International School emerged as winners at the second edition of the C4K Coding Competition, held on Wednesday during the National Digital Education Conference 2025. This marks the second time in a row the school has won the competition.
Education
[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican Minister of Economy, Basílio Muhate, believes that advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and data analysis, are crucial instruments for companies interested in monitoring the quality of their products and services in real time.
Education
[U.S. Embassy Algiers] The TESOL DZAIR Association is proud to announce its upcoming 3rd International Conference, themed “AI in the Classroom: Transforming Teaching and Learning.”

Lifestyle
Did Makazole Mapimpi’s rumoured wife – Sasha de Sousha – respond to viral reports about the Springbok’s romantic life?

Lifestyle
Anni Dewani’s family have yet to move on from her death 15 years ago after repeatedly begging her husband Shrien Dewani for answers…
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Science/Tech
Klarna has claimed that AI-related savings have allowed the buy now, pay later company to increase staff salaries by nearly 60%, but hinted it could slash more jobs after nearly halving its workforce over the past three years. From a report: Chief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski said headcount had dropped from 5,527 to 2,907 since 2022, mostly as a result of natural attrition, with departing...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: It’s too soon to be talking about the Curse of OpenAI, but we’re going to anyway. Since September 10, when Oracle announced a $300 billion deal with the chatbot maker, its stock has shed $315 billion in market value. OK, yes, it’s a gross simplification to just look at market cap. But equivalents to Oracle shares are little changed over the same period...
Science/Tech
Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant in Windows 11 fails to replicate the capabilities shown in the company’s TV advertisements. The Verge tested Copilot Vision over a week using the same prompts featured in ads airing during NFL games. When asked to identify a HyperX QuadCast 2S microphone visible in a YouTube video — a task successfully completed in Microsoft’s ad — Copilot gave multiple...

Science/Tech
Thanksgiving can be daunting. Meal kit boxes from Sunbasket and Blue Apron offer the satisfaction of making a home-cooked feast with a lot less stress.

Motoring
Backdraft Racing has been successfully competing on circuits in various series across Southern Africa over the past twenty years and…
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Health
The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.

Health
William from Bath, has had his jaw rebuilt using his own ribs allowing him to breathe independently.
Health
If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Health
The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.