As tech companies and scientists invest in technology that interacts with our brains, some experts say we’re far from being able to map moods and thoughts in a meaningful way. Others, however, say brain data is the next frontier of privacy, and we need to pass laws to protect our brain data now.
A fancy shawl dancer from Thunder Bay, Ont., says she's grateful for the community's support after her powwow regalia was stolen from her family's vehicle this summer. Here's how the community came together to help, so the Grade 10 student can keep on dancing.
The system for testing truck drivers in Ontario has been compromised by bribes, forged documents and rigged testing, says a memo leaked to CBC's Marketplace by an industry insider.
Libreville, le 10 octobre 2024 – Depuis le mercredi 9 octobre 2024, une vidéo est devenue virale et circule sur les réseaux sociaux en lien avec la campagne d'éducation civique pour le référendum 2024. Cette vidéo montre un membre de la Commission Nationale de Campagne de sensibilisation Populaire pour le Référendum 2024 tenant des propos hors du contexte de ladite campagne dont les objectifs, à la lumière de l'arrêté n°0612/PM/MIS du 25 septembre 2024 portant mise en place, composition (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Head of Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU), Dr. Janet Banda, has expressed satisfaction with engagements involving energy stakeholders which have brought forward progressive solutions to addressing key challenges in the sector. Banda, who is also Deputy Secretary to the President and Cabinet-(DSPC), made the remarks on Thursday during the closing of the Main Delivery Lab on […] The post PDU satisfied with engagements to addressing energy sector challenges appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
As Malawi gears up for its pivotal general elections in September 2025, the decision by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to partner with Smartmatic, a controversial election machine supplier, is raising significant concerns among electoral stakeholders and civil society. This choice has sparked a heated debate about the integrity of the electoral process, revealing deeper […] The post MEC decision to partner with controversial election machine supplier, Smartmatic, raises alarm bells appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has given K10 million to this year’s Presidential Charity Golf Initiative. The Presidential charity initiative seeks to raise funds to aid tropical cyclone victims and support university students facing financial hardships. Presenting the cheque in Blantyre on Wednesday, NBM plc Head of Corporate Banking, William Chatsala described the initiative as […] The post NBM plc Injects K10 Million into Presidential Charity Golf Tourney appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
President Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Blantyre to a raucous welcome from a passionate crowd of supporters who filled the streets, chanting “Chakwera is alive!” The president, accompanied by the First Lady, made his way from the clock tower, where an enthusiastic gathering had assembled to greet him. As he proceeded towards Sanjika Palace, the […] The post President Chakwera arrives in Blantyre, enthusiastic supporters chants “He Is Alive” appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Emmanuel Kaunda, says value addition to various crops is key to sustainable market relevance globally. He made the remarks in Lilongwe during a stakeholders’ inception meeting of the Value Chain and Market Systems Development project among government, World Food Programme (WFP), and other stakeholders […] The post LUANAR stresses value addition for sustainable market relevance appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocates for global peace and stability at the East Asia Summit, emphasizing the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and respect for sovereignty. He calls for united efforts against terrorism and highlights India's commitment to global peace. Modi's visit to Laos underscores India's Act East Policy.
A crown of goddess Kali, gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari Temple in Bangladesh. The silver, gold-plated crown went missing on Thursday afternoon after the day’s rituals were completed. This temple is significant in Hindu mythology as one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, historically dating back to the 12th century.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticizes the Uttar Pradesh government and BJP for obstructing his visit to the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre in Lucknow, accusing them of using barricades to thwart his homage on Narayan's birth anniversary. The Lucknow Development Authority cites security concerns, which Yadav rejects.
Lee Hsien Yang — the younger son of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew — and his wife Lee Suet Fern are free to return to Singapore, the police said on Friday (Oct 11). «They are and have always been free to return to Singapore,» they said in response to media queries. Lee had said on Wednesday that he would not attend his sister's — Dr Lee Wei Ling's — wake and funeral in Singapore after announcing her death earlier that day. «I am organising the funeral remotely with the help of my son Huanwu in accordance with Ling's wishes,» he told CNA. Lee and his wife are currently living in the United Kingdom. Following Dr Lee's death, the subject of her younger brother's return to Singapore has resurfaced this week. On Friday, the police also said that they had asked the couple to assist in investigations in June 2022 by attending an interview.
An Indonesian maid who was hired to take care of an elderly woman was sent home on Tuesday (Oct 8) for allegedly abusing the latter. The 77-year-old woman died on the same day, reported Shin Min Daily News. The elderly woman's daughter, surnamed Wang, told the Chinese evening daily she had hired the domestic helper in June last year to take care of her mother, who was bedridden after suffering a stroke. Wang had no issues with the maid until she checked CCTV footage of her mother's room on Sept 23, which revealed that the helper had been mistreating the elderly woman. The maid reportedly pushed the elderly woman's head against the bed, and shook her body roughly. She also tried to pulling her eyelids. Enraged by what she saw, Wang made a police report. Although the police arrested the maid, there was insufficient evidence found, according to Wang. The maid agency also urged her to buy a plane ticket to send the helper home. As she was busy taking care of her mother, whose condition was deteriorating, Wang only purchased the maid's plane ticket in early October.
High-level security coordination in recent weeks has been under way between Egypt and Somalia on the deployment of Egyptian troops as part of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), amid regional concerns over Cairo's mounting strategic and military influence in the Horn of Africa.
Kenya pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti to help fight gangs controlling capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas.
The Yemeni Houthi group said Thursday it targeted two ships in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
[New Times] Director General of Africa-CDC Dr. Jean Kaseya has said that Rwanda has almost zero risk of exporting the Marburg outbreak, thanks to a number of serious measures put in place.
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Lower turnout suggests voter boycott
In a display that can only be described as a circus of desperation, Thursday’s press briefing by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) unveiled a party teetering on the brink of accountability. What should have been a moment for political engagement instead morphed into a pathetic attempt by a group of scared individuals, each grappling with […] The post What could have been good DPP presser was darkened by angry faces facing corrupt charges appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the adverse impact of global conflicts on the Global South at the 19th East Asia Summit, calling for peace and stability in Eurasia and West Asia. Simultaneously, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concerns over China's actions in the South China Sea during the US-ASEAN summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocates for global peace and stability at the East Asia Summit, emphasizing the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and respect for sovereignty. He calls for united efforts against terrorism and highlights India's commitment to global peace. Modi's visit to Laos underscores India's Act East Policy.
Nouvobanq S.I.M.B.C. (Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation) has announced that its main British banking partner, Standard Chartered Bank, and a consortium of Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank and SWC Limited, have entered into an agreement for the sale of Standard Chartered’s 22 percent minority shareholding in Nouvobanq, according to the bank's press statement on Thursday. “The agreement with the Consortium for the sale of the Bank’s stake in Nouvobanq is in line with Standard Chartered’s global strategy, aimed at achieving operational efficiencies, reducing complexity, and driving scale. The transaction remains subject to applicable regulatory approvals. Nouvobanq, Standard Chartered and the Consortium will work closely together in the coming months to complete the transition, with the transaction expected to be completed within 6 months,” it said. Nouvobanq will continue to operate its business as usual throughout this period, the bank assured. Nouvobanq is a commercial bank, founded in 1991, in a joint venture between the Seychelles’ government and Standard Chartered Bank.
A man went on an arson spree in Krefeld, Germany, before being shot by police as he attempted to storm a cinema Read Full Article at RT.com
A dead 11-year-old boy, a grieving father, and a society that is shocked before moving on. Occult rituals still thrive in 21st century India Read Full Article at RT.com
[The New Humanitarian] Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 'We fear for the future of these abandoned children.'
[Africa CDC] Africa CDC continues to support Mpox response in Africa through the strengthening of diagnostic capacity, surveillance, case detection and management, contact tracing, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) among other efforts. In strengthening laboratory diagnostic capacity for mpox and other pathogens, the Africa CDC supported the Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP) with sample management and referral, biosafety and biosecurity trainings, and enhancing molecular testing and sequencing
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The condition and exact whereabouts of Cameroon's President Paul Biya remain unclear Thursday, two days after the government was forced to announce Biya was alive in Geneva, Switzerland, in response to rumors on social media that he had died.
Loud bangs sounded, thick columns of smoke rose and ambulance sirens rang throughout the night as deadly Israeli strikes hit residential areas of central Beirut on Thursday evening. The Israeli attacks hit two central Beirut locations, killing 22 people and injuring over 100, Lebanon's health ministry said. They were the deadliest such attacks to target central Beirut since Israel intensified its bombardment campaign on the country two weeks ago. In the working-class district of Basta, whose inhabitants are largely Sunni and Shiite Muslim, two old buildings of three or four floors had collapsed. Around a kilometre away (less than a mile), a Beirut resident was still reeling from the terrifying sound of the blast. «I'm not scared usually, but it was like an earthquake,» she said, adding that she wanted to flee the area. Rescuers pointed large spotlights at the rubble to see in the dark. Dozens of men, some in yellow vests, worked to clear the debris with shovels, some stepping in mud after a pipe appeared to have burst. «Watch out, there's a hole over there,» one called out. Several wounded people lay by the side of the road, while others collected their clothes in bags as they prepared to flee the area. - Injured hand - Israel has repeatedly pounded Beirut's southern suburbs, the bastion of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, over the last two weeks but Thursday's raid was only the third time the city centre has been targeted. At the site of the second strike in the Nweiri neighbourhood, a brand new eight-storey building had been damaged. Ayman, who lives across the street and declined to give his last name, said he «heard three explosions». «The kitchen windows exploded... and my son started crying,» he said. Firemen worked to put out the blaze after the strike on what the National News Agency described as a «residential building». They worked to evacuate residents from the upper floors using a ladder. Hassan Jaber, who lives in a nearby building, said he was wounded in the hand and leg. «I went out to throw out the rubbish, opened the door of the lift and the strike hit» and he was propelled to the ground, he said. «It was such a big shock,» he said, bewildered. The atmosphere was tense after Hezbollah and the Lebanese army set up a security cordon around the area. Hezbollah said it was cancelling a press conference planned for Friday, «in view of current developments». - Other strikes - After almost a year of cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel increased its air strikes against what it said are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on September 23. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed upwards of 1,200 people and displaced more than one million, according to official figures. A massive Israeli strike on September 27 killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburbs, for which there was no Israeli military warning. A five-minute drive away in another part of town, another person said the strikes sounded incredibly close. Two other strikes have hit central Beirut in the past few weeks. Earlier this month, Israel carried out a deadly air raid in Beirut, hitting an emergency services rescue facility run by Hezbollah, killing seven workers, the service said. That strike was a short drive away from a commercial area in downtown Beirut and the seat of government. On September 30, an Israeli drone strike on a building in Beirut's busy Cola district killed three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the leftist armed group said. The damaged building can be seen from the main highway bridge linking the Beirut city centre to the airport. © Agence France-Presse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will on Friday meet Pope Francis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he ends a whirlwind tour of Europe aimed at drumming up support ahead of a tough winter. Zelensky is seeking a military and financial boost during a 48-hour trip to London, Paris, Rome and Berlin, amid fears of dwindling support if Donald Trump wins the US presidency next month. Zelensky will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday morning before flying to Berlin, where he is due to meet Scholz, whose government plans to halve its bilateral military aid to Ukraine next year. The Ukrainian president travelled to Rome Thursday for a working dinner with Giorgia Meloni, after which the Italian prime minister announced the city would host the next «recovery conference» to help Ukraine's reconstruction on July 10-11, 2025. «Ukraine is not alone and we will stand with it for as long as needed,» Meloni told reporters after the supper. Zelensky also held talks with France's President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, after which he denied media reports that he was discussing the terms of a ceasefire with Russia. «This is not the topic of our discussions,» he told the press in the French capital. «It's not right. Russia works a lot with media disinformation so it (such reports) is understandable,» he added. Zelensky has rejected any peace plan that involves ceding land to Russia, arguing Moscow must first withdraw all troops from Ukrainian territory. Zelensky also said he and Macron had discussed Kyiv's «victory plan» to defeat Russia. «Before winter we need your support,» he added, acknowledging «a difficult situation in the east» and a «big deficit» in terms of some equipment. Without elaborating, Macron said Zelensky had outlined Ukraine's «plan for the next weeks» and the pair had discussed strategy for the coming «weeks and months». Macron emphasised he had reaffirmed France's support «for the Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion». Zelensky said later on Telegram that they had discussed the possibility of France and Ukraine jointly producing arms. - Tough winter - Ukraine is facing its toughest winter since the full-scale invasion started in February 2022, as Russia launches strikes on the country's power grid and advances across the eastern front line. Zelensky arrived in Paris from London where he had had talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO chief Mark Rutte. Speaking after his Downing Street meeting, Zelensky said he had «outlined the details of our victory plan», adding that it «aims to create the right conditions for a just end to the war». The meeting, Starmer said, had been a chance to «go through the plan, to talk in more detail». Zelensky has said Ukraine desperately needs more aid to fight back after Russia captured dozens of small towns and villages in the east. He is also pushing for clearance to use long-range weapons supplied by allies, to strike military targets deep inside Russia. Washington and London have stalled on giving approval over fears it could draw NATO allies into direct conflict with Russia. Zelensky said he had raised the subject at the Downing Street meeting. Rutte told reporters: «Legally, Ukraine is allowed to use its weapons, if they can hit targets in Russia, if these targets present a threat to Ukraine.» A planned meeting of Ukraine's allies in Germany on Saturday was postponed after US President Joe Biden called off his visit to focus on the threat from Hurricane Milton. © Agence France-Presse
The Indian Medical Association has urged West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to address the concerns of junior doctors on a hunger strike in Kolkata, stating that a safe work environment is essential. Protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a colleague, doctors seek justice and better facilities. The IMA supports their 'just demands.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 10-point plan to bolster the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Partnership at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit to enhance connectivity and resilience.
