Author: Editorial Team
NAIROBI — Hundreds of young residents in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki staged a protest on Monday against the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and isolation facility for US citizens exposed to the virus at Laikipia Air Base, amid growing debate over the country’s readiness to manage cross-border spread of the disease. The demonstrators initially marched toward the perimeter of Laikipia Airbase but were blocked by heavily armed Kenya Air Force personnel, who denied them access to the military installation. Security forces established a cordon around the facility, forcing the crowd to retreat and redirect their procession toward Nanyuki…
NAXXAR, Malta — Prime Minister Robert Abela’s Labour Party claimed an unprecedented fourth successive general election victory in Malta on Sunday, riding voter confidence in a strong economy, although the size of its overall majority was reduced. “This is a victory of all the people based on the programme we presented for all the people,” theoutgoing prime minister told reporters after results showed his party had “won a strong mandate”. “Today we have written a page in history, together,” Abela told cheering crowds from the balcony of the party headquarters, as supporters chanted “Robert is our leader, Hallelujah!“ The 48-year-old…
The General Directorate of Passports at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah has completed departure procedures for the first pilgrim flight following the completion of their Hajj journey 1447 AH, enabling them to return to their home countries with ease and convenience. The directorate affirmed its readiness to facilitate and complete departure procedures for pilgrims through all of the Kingdom’s ports of entry, including land, air, and sea crossings, urging pilgrims to adhere to their departure schedules. Source: Riyadh Daily
Samsung Electronics recently began sampling its latest high bandwidth memory (HBM) units among selected customers. This chip is asserted to help maximise computing performance for large language models (LLMs) and next-generation AI systems. Claiming an industry first with the 12-layer HBM4E unit, the company noted the release followed mass production and commercial shipment of its HBM4 earlier this year. The latest release is said to achieve transfer speeds of up to 16Gb/s with improved energy efficiency and thermal performance. Samsung head of memory development Sang Joon Hwang said the company had “once again demonstrated its distinct technological edge with HBM4E”.…
TOKYO — People who litter on streets or in parks and other places in central Tokyo will now face an on-the-spot fine of 2,000 Japanese yen ($13) as part of its campaign to clean up the area. The fine collection system kicked in on Monday in Shibuya Ward, a commercial and entertainment center that is home to the famed Shibuya Crossing amid the country’s tourism boom. In certain districts, authorities are also handing out fines for food and beverage shop operators who do not install waste bins. Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, and its government…
TABUK — The first birth of onager (Equus hemionus) on Saudi soil in more than 100 years was recorded at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, thanks to the intensive Saudi wildlife conservation efforts. These efforts mark the return of a species that had disappeared from the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula for over a century. The reserve noted that the male onager was born in June 2025 as part of the Arabian rewilding program launched to reintroduce 23 native species to their former natural habitats. The birth has only now been announced after the onager successfully completed its first…
While the world counts down to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, another football celebration is already taking shape thousands of miles away — in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On May 16, the 2026 Xinjiang Football Super League officially kicked off, bringing together 14 local teams from across the region for a season that runs through the summer and into autumn. But this league means far more than competition. In Xinjiang, football has become part of everyday life. A League Built by Ordinary People The players stepping onto the pitch are not…
Anthropic recently raised $65 billion in its latest funding round, which took its valuation to $965 billion as investor money continues to pour into AI companies. Financial Times reported Anthropic’s valuation overtook OpenAI’s following the round. Anthropic plans to use the latest funds to advance “safety and interpretability research, expand compute to meet growing demand” for AI assistant Claude “and scale the products and partnerships our customers rely on”. The financing was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital. Other investors include private equity funds and the company’s partners. The $65 billion includes $15 billion in previously-committed cash…
LONDON — Britain will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over a canceled asylum agreement, an international court ruled on Monday. The Hague-based the Permanent Court of Arbitration said it had rejected all financial claims made by Rwanda, which had argued Britain still needed to honor the terms of the deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer canceled in 2024. Shortly after he took office, Starmer scrapped the Conservative government’s asylum plan, under which Rwanda would have been paid to take in migrants who had illegally arrived in Britain. Lawyers representing Britain during the three-day hearing in…
PARIS — France has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Atlantic with UK support, President Emmanuel Macron has said. Officers boarded the Tagor, which maritime authorities said had been flying a false flag, on Sunday morning in international waters more than 400 nautical miles (740km) west of Brittany with the help of the UK and other partners, said the French president. According to French authorities, the vessel was on its way from Murmansk in north-west Russia when it was seized. Macron said the French navy boarded an oil tanker that…