Pulp Mill Waste Becomes Green Solution to Remove Toxic Dyes

Russell Cothren David Chem, chemical engineering graduate student, holds on the right a vial of water with methyl orange dye. On the left, the water is clear after modified lignin bonds with the dye and falls to the bottom of the vial. Dyes like...

NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report for 1H 2025 Uncovers W/Africa’s DDoS Endurance Test

West Africa is facing a new dimension of cyberthreats. While the number of attacks often dominates headlines, a quieter but equally dangerous trend is emerging: prolonged, ‘slow burn’ distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that can hold...

One woman’s ancestral journey of self-discovery reveals her royal destiny

‘Nzinga’ tells the eye-opening tale of finding the missing link in one’s ancestral thread Finding your purpose in life often leads back to your roots. Tapping into a deep connection with your ancestors to discover something you never realized was...

The Hotel Visionary Behind Italy’s Sextantio Sets His Sights On Africa

The Capanne Huts Project in Rwanda Courtesy of Sextantio More than two decades ago, Swedish-Italian philosopher-entrepreneur Daniele Kihlgren set out on a hotel project that would change the way people think about luxury travel. By restoring a...

New Orleans artists are struggling. Here's how political candidates say they'll help.

As someone who runs a nonprofit, New Orleans musician and educator Troy Sawyer stays out of politics, but he sees the drama on social media and has heard the candidates talk about repairing streets and getting the city back on track. Still, he...

Morning Brief: Senate Questions Trump’s Caribbean Strikes; Israel, Hamas Agree to First Peace Phase

Good morning, it’s Thursday, October 9, 2025. The Senate pushes back on Trump’s military strikes in the Caribbean, the Pentagon faces heat over press restrictions, and a fired US diplomat sparks a China-linked scandal. Israel and Hamas reached the...

Cuba remembers Che Guevara on the anniversary of his death

Havana, Oct. 8 - In schools, workplaces, and institutions across Cuba, people are recalling the legacy of Ernesto Che Guevara, on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of his capture and assassination in Bolivia. With the customary tributes...

Hatzilazaros Group: Strong return and strategic expansion outside Rhodes – Record turnover of 114.2 million euros for 2024

2024 was a landmark year for the Hatzilazaros family's H Hotels Collection Group, which managed to almost double its turnover, marking a spectacular comeback after the devastating fires of 2023 in Rhodes. According to the published consolidated...

Nigeria ranks high in electricity reform, but issues linger

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains fragile. About 85 million Nigerians (43% of the population) lack access to grid electricity. This is one of the biggest energy access gaps in the world. Generation capacity is roughly 12,000MW–13,500MW, but far...

OPINION | Nobel Peace Prize – a fighting chance

Considering the number of conflicts around the world which the United States has engineered, instigated or participated in with gusto, it’s strange that four of its presidents and one vice-president have bagged the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, 119...

Copper prices expected to stay high through 2026, says Morgan Stanley

Copper prices are likely to remain strong over the next two years as global supply tightens and the U.S. dollar weakens, according to a new report from Morgan Stanley. In a note to investors on Wednesday, the bank said that supply disruptions at...

Viktor Wynd: The dark storyteller of Suffolk

This autumn, listen out for a charismatic voice talking in the hedgerow-lined lanes of Suffolk at night. It could just be the one and only Viktor Wynd spinning his dark tales to the fairy folk of our fable-laden county. This is not a Halloween...

Niger plans to build two nuclear reactors in partnership with Russia

Niger plans to build two 2,000-megawatt nuclear reactors in partnership with Russia’s state-owned nuclear company, Rosatom, Mining Minister Ousmane Abarchi announced on Thursday. Speaking at a nuclear forum in Moscow, Abarchi invited Russia to...

How Africa’s diaspora can reshape global partnerships at the G20.

Abdou Samb|Published 2 days ago 4min NEXT month, a significant milestone in global governance will unfold on African soil as South Africa hosts the G20 summit. As the only permanent African member of the forum, South Africa’s presidency represents...

Jaden And Willow Smith Get Into Voice Acting Bag As Siblings Executive Produce Anime Films

The siblings will star and produce multiple films with N Lite, a black-owned anime studio. Jaden and Willow Smith are jumping into voice acting as the famous siblings star and executive produce anime-style films. The children of fellow actors Will...

Canadian junior appoints Gabon veteran

Toronto-listed minnow Record Resources, which has just entered a promising exploration block offshore Gabon, has appointed Alain Mizelle as president and chief operating officer. ReconAfrica will fully carry its partner through commitments in the...

Bits & Bites: Restaurants ask on social media for support; Little Hungarian Bake Shoppe opens

Struggling restaurants take to social media to ask for help, Little Hungarian Bake Shoppe opens in Canton, and the Amma's Kitchen founder shares how food and faith intertwine. Originally Published: October 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT

Many a knotty issue awaiting unravelling in Mid-East peace plan

By Jayantha Somasundaram (Part II of this article appeared yesterday) The attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001, drew an enraged and catastrophic counterproductive response. It triggered a war of terror on a subhuman enemy. A...

Copper retreats after touching 16-month peak

LONDON: Copper prices briefly hit a 16-month peak on Wednesday due to worries about potential shortages from a series of mine disruptions, but it later retreated under pressure from a stronger dollar. Aluminium also touched its highest in 16...

Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. The Trump administration continues its grim dismantling of U.S. public health. Among an avalanche of public health reversals these...