Kenya caps carbon credit exports in bid to protect its own climate targets
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has introduced a cap on the amount of carbon emissions credits it will…
Hairdressers selling ‘Ozempic’: SA’s wild weight loss market
A recent high-profile court judgment halting a Pretoria pharmacy from selling GLP-1 drugs at scale has seemingly done…
Icelandic coast guards seize Paul Watson Foundation anti-whaling ship and its 21 crew
LONDON (AP) — Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by…
Burnham sets out a 10-year plan to transform Britain’s economy
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, pledged Monday to give away a…
Luxury consumers seen nudging sector back to growth despite global tensions
MILAN (AP) — Luxury consumers are cautiously resuming purchases of apparel, handbags and cosmetics despite continued geopolitical uncertainty,…
UAE’s dark desert spot offers a rare view of the Milky Way galaxy
AL QUAA DESERT, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab…
China’s Tencent to open payments network for PayPal users
HONG KONG (AP) — PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China using QR codes…
The AI hospital is already here, says Netcare
Netcare says it is confident that it’s on the ‘right side of history’ as AI begins to make…
Rwanda begins collecting DNA in the wild to track mountain gorilla and other species
MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal…
Eastern Congo sees a third attack on health centers treating Ebola
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the…
Brazil’s instant payment system PIX under US scrutiny
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is a politically divided country, but there’s one thing that those on all…
South African authorities declare national disaster over deadly flooding
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding caused by torrential…