Recent data from CEIC indicates that the number of tobacco smokers in Malawi is decreasing. According to the data, by 2023, an estimated 11.2 percent of adult Malawians were smoking tobacco, with a higher proportion of men (83 percent) than women (17 percent). It is also estimated that 3.7 percent of boys and 0.3 percent […] The post PMI takes pace in investing in, advancing THR technologies appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Beijing has condemned the strikes as a violation of the UN Charter and joined Russia in warning of global consequences Read Full Article at RT.com

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has approved necessary measures to deal with environmental crises caused by the war imposed by the Zionist regime on the country.

TEHRAN – Development of a comprehensive care plan to support the elderly has been placed on the top agenda of the National Council for the Elderly.

TEHRAN – The 22nd edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR), 2026, has placed nine Iranian universities among the world’s top institutes, unchanged from the 2025 ranking.

A pregnant woman was rushed to a hospital after flames swept through her apartment, according to the local governor Read Full Article at RT.com

Garowe (HOL) — Former Somali presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed have condemned Iran’s missile strike on a U.S. military base in Qatar, warning it violates international law and risks further destabilizing the Gulf region.

Albie Amankona, a 31-year-old Conservative activist and broadcaster, has launched a crowdfunding appeal as he says he was racially harassed and victimised.

Brown bears Mish and Lucy, both five years old, broke free from their enclosure at Wildwood Devon at Escot Park near Ottery St Mary yesterday afternoon.

Officers rushed to the scene in Eastbourne, East Sussex, just before 5.30pm yesterday after a bottle was found by contractors clearing the house.

Onlookers watched as crews tackled the fireball outside St Pancras rail station in London this morning - as travellers were told to stay away.

Paul Shortt, 52, is one of the group's leading protesters who was convicted of breaking into an international defence technology firm in May 2022.

A new policy statement from the Ontario Human Rights Commission calls on employers hiring for Indigenous-specific positions to find ways to verify candidates' Indigenous identities, with help from Indigenous communities.

A key player in global lobster markets has found itself a willing partner on the other side of the Atlantic. Madrid is importing lobster from Newfoundland and Labrador. Eight tonnes were flown out of Gander last week.

The catastrophic slide at Yukon's Eagle gold mine in June 2024 gave another black eye to the territory's mining industry, which has seen its share of large and costly mine failures over the years. 

A Gimli, Man., flight school was banned from training pilots «in the interest of public safety,» Transport Canada says. Four lawsuits against LS Airways allege it faked flying hours logs, altered maintenance records and told students to fly with jerry cans of gasoline on board.

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) took employee wellness to another level with its recent Wellness Fair, combining health, education, and a little friendly competition, all aimed at empowering staff to live healthier, more balanced lives....

Last week, Tricia-Ann Smith DaSilva was installed as the new president of the Rotary Club of Kingston (RCOK) for the 2025-2026 administrative year. She was inducted during the club’s 66th Installation Banquet at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, and...

ON FRIDAY, June 20, the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), the nation’s central bank, announced an “impact investment” of $15 million for over a three-year period, as part of Kingston Creative’s Adopt-A-Block initiative, which seeks “to ensure the creation of...

In a passionate address to stir up urgency, Claudine Allen, general manager of the JN Foundation, kicked off the Heads-Up Regional Think Tank at the AC Hotel in St Andrew with a call for countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to shift the...

As motorcycle fatalities increase and continue to claim the lives of Jamaica’s young men, local road safety advocates are calling for more efforts to tackle the dangerous mix of rebellion, misinformation, and weak enforcement. At a recent forum...

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in coordination with international partners, carried out a targeted operation in the Hiiraan region on Monday night, killing 13 al-Shabab militants, officials said.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has announced that all services it provides will now require the use of a National Identification Card issued by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), in a nationwide effort to unify identity verification across public institutions.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s government has ruled out placing young Al-Shabaab and ISIS fighters in rehabilitation centers, arguing that the militants are too dangerous to be housed outside secure detention facilities.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) airlifted a sick crewman on board a container ship to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) on Tuesday (June 24).AsiaOne was at Woodlands Health Campus and observed a H225M medium lift helicopter taking off at around 10.40am from Sembawang Air Base. It arrived at SGH at around 1.40pm. The helicopter flew to a container ship to rescue a crewman who was suffering from serious medical complications, according to a Facebook post by the RSAF on Tuesday.He was evacuated to SGH for urgent treatment. The casualty was reported to be conscious and in stable condition, the RSAF said.

SINGAPORE — It has more than 285,000 members and over a thousand posts and comments a day discussing everything about student life in Singapore — from O-level study tips and university admissions to suggestions on how best to ask your classroom crush out. Behind /r/SGExams, Singapore's largest Reddit forum focused on student life in Singapore, is a team of six young volunteers aged 20 to 26 who spend their free time managing and moderating the forum.Among them is Emmeline Kao, who, like many other Singaporean students, first began using the forum in 2021 while she was in secondary school to discuss school work with peers.«I first started using /r/SGExams during my O levels to discuss the answers to the papers on the (forum) megathreads,» said Kao, 19.She continued to frequent the forum thereafter, as she found its content both helpful and entertaining.«Not only were the study tips and revision advice helpful, I also enjoyed reading the 'slice-of-life content' that other students would post about their lives,» she said.

Solar installations in China soared to a record 93 GW in May, but analysts warn growth could falter under regulatory and trade headwinds Read Full Article at RT.com

Mark Alexandre Doumba, Ministre de l'Économie Numérique, de la Digitalisation et de l'Innovation, a représenté le Gabon au Congo Digital Economy Summit – CODES Africa 2025 à Kinshasa (RDC), placé sous le thème « Souveraineté, Sécurité, Prospérité ». Cette rencontre stratégique, tenue à l'Espace événementiel Kemesha sous le haut patronage du Ministère des Postes, Télécommunications et du Numérique de la RDC, a réuni gouvernements, investisseurs, startups, régulateurs et partenaires du (...) - ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

[New Times] A new malaria control strategy launched in April has started to bear fruits as health officials report to have detected at least 30 per cent of new cases that had not been reported to health facilities or shown any symptoms of the tropical disease.

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Andrew Cuomo, seeking a political comeback, is facing off with progressive Zohran Mamdani in a race that candidates call a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party.

“It’s just a more lonely position. And nobody likes being in a lonely position,” she said in an interview last week to promote her new book, “Far From Home.”

A 21-year-old man was found dead outside United Square shopping mall on Tuesday morning (June 24).Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to a case of unnatural death at 101 Thomson Road at around 6.50am.The man was found lying motionless near a taxi stand and was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.Photos and videos posted on social media show several police cars parked outside the mall near the taxi stand, with a large area cordoned off by police.A blue tent was seen near the gantry of the mall's car park.Based on preliminary investigations, the police said they do not suspect foul play and investigations are ongoing.[[nid:719367]]eriko.lim@asiaone.com

Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, India successfully evacuated its citizens from both countries under Operation Sindhu. An IAF C-17 flight brought 165 nationals from Israel via Amman, while 161 were evacuated from Iran. Evacuees expressed gratitude for the government's swift action, with officials reaffirming their commitment to the safety of Indians abroad.