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Trio Wins Nobel Economics Prize for Work on Technology-Driven Growth ———————————————- Three experts who pioneered the explanation of how technology fuels economic expansion have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, according to The Guardian. The Royal Swedish…

Hong Kong to Get First Halal-Certified Restaurants Under Q-Mark Scheme by Year-End ————————————- Hong Kong is set to introduce its first restaurants officially certified as Halal under the local Q-Mark scheme by the end of the year, a move aimed…

Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer Calls for Ban on Muslims Holding Political Office in US —————————– Far-right political activist Laura Loomer has sparked controversy by calling for a legislative ban that would prevent Muslims from holding political office in the United…

Ghana: Boat Capsizing on Lake Volta Kills 15, Mostly Children —————————— A boat capsized on Lake Volta in northeastern Ghana, resulting in the deaths of 15 people, a majority of whom were children, according to maritime authorities reported on Sunday…

Conflict Sends 300,000 Fleeing South Sudan in 2025: UN Warning —————————————— Approximately 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens a return to civil war, the United Nations warned on Monday,…

UNICEF: 17 Children Killed in Attack on Displacement Center in Sudan’s North Darfur ……………. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that 17 children were killed in an attack on a displacement center in El Fasher, North Darfur, as violence…

African leaders and development experts are calling for immediate international debt relief as a growing public sector crisis hampers vital services across the continent. In a high-level meeting in Addis Ababa, finance ministers from 12 African Union member states pushed…

New Study Finds Deforestation Raises Flood Risk by Up to 700 Percent ………… A new study has found that large-scale deforestation can increase the likelihood of major floods by as much as 700 percent, particularly in watershed regions where forests…

HRW: ISIS Attacks in Niger Kill Over 120, Exposing Military’s Failure to Protect Civilians ……………. Human Rights Watch has accused Niger’s ruling military authorities of failing to protect civilians amid a surge in attacks by ISIS-linked militants in the country’s…

Nearly 8,900 African Migrants Arrived in Yemen in September: IOM ……………… The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 8,878 African migrants arrived in Yemen in September, marking a 27% increase from August’s 6,985 arrivals. According to the IOM’s Displacement…