Posts by Riah Stelmack
Mozambique’s new president sworn in despite opposition boycott
Mozambique’s new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in at a low-key ceremony in the capital, Maputo, that was marred by an opposition boycott following heavily disputed elections. In his first presidential address, Chapo, 48, pledged to “devote all my energies” to promoting unity and human rights in a nation scarred by post-election violence. A…
Read MoreIndia’s ISRO carries out successful space docking mission
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) -India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share in the rapidly growing $400 billion global space market. At around 9 a.m. IST (0330 GMT), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) carried out the…
Read MorePosts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy
Nigeria’s economy has struggled in recent years due to lower oil prices and tough economic reforms, resulting in a severe cost-of-living crisis. Posts circulating on social media claim this has caused Ethiopia to replace Nigeria as Africa’s fourth-largest economy. This is false: the International Monetary Fund ranked Ethiopia’s economy sixth and Nigeria’s fourth in Africa…
Read MoreData readiness is the biggest AI challenge for global life insurers
Data readiness is the biggest challenge in getting value from AI reported 78% of global life insurers. Australia was top in terms of data readiness with 38% of carriers being “Optimal”, which in Latin America, 82% of carriers were “Progressive”. However, 66% of US life insurance carriers feel unready for AI, with organisational alignment as…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s suspended president Yoon detained
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was detained for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported.…
Read MoreHotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
Travel can be tough for unmarried couples looking for a bit of privacy in India. Accommodations routinely decline to let this growing segment of the population share rooms — especially those looking to book a hotel in the city where they already reside. Which is why a change to a budget hospitality booking platform’s policy…
Read MoreImage of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash
Following the Jeju Air disaster that left 179 people dead in South Korea, reports emerged about a couple thought to have shared an embrace at the moment of the crash. The discovery of their remains sparked online discussion, with a photo of a pair of skeletons appearing to be holding each other spreading on social…
Read MoreRescuers pull six more bodies from South Africa mine
Six more bodies have been pulled up from a South African mine as efforts continue for a second day to help scores of illegal miners still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground, a national umbrella body for NGOs, Sanco, has told the BBC. Eight people came out alive on Tuesday adding to…
Read MoreChina’s vehicle export growth set to slow in 2025: CAAM data
China’s vehicle export growth is expected to temper to 5.8%, reaching 6.2 million units this year, a significant deceleration from the 19.3% surge experienced in 2024, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) data. The forecasted slowdown is set against the backdrop of a modest rise in vehicle sales within China, where policy incentives…
Read MoreTaliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid” on Sunday and urged Muslim leaders to speak out against the Taliban government’s repressive policies on women and girls’ education. “Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings,” she said, speaking in Islamabad…
Read MorePakistani security forces kill 27 insurgents during raid in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout on Monday, killing 27 insurgents, the military said. The operation in southwestern Pakistan was conducted in Kachhi, a district in Balochistan province, the military said in a statement. Security forces were acting on intelligence. The slain “terrorists were involved in numerous terrorist activities against…
Read MoreEU’s executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Von der Leyen, 66, is the EU’s most high-profile political figure. In September, she marked…
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