Nairobi, Kenya – July 9, 2025 – The Kenyan government has enacted significant changes to its tax regime, removing long-standing income tax exemptions for certain expatriate workers, a move that could reshape the country’s appeal to foreign talent. The Finance Act 2025, signed into law by President William Ruto on June 26, 2025, grants the […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A catastrophic flash flooding event that tore through the Texas Hill Country over the Fourth of July holiday has left a trail of devastation, with the death toll tragically rising to over 50 people. As rescue crews continue to scour the debris-laden Guadalupe River for dozens of missing individuals, a story of […]
REDMOND, USA, July 6, 2025 – Microsoft has officially retired the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD), a fixture of Windows operating systems for four decades, as announced on June 27, 2025. The BSOD, known for its abrupt system crash notifications, was last seen en masse during a global outage caused by a CrowdStrike update […]
BEIJING, China, July 6, 2025 – In a landmark achievement for embodied AI, Tsinghua University’s humanoid robots won China’s first fully autonomous 3-on-3 soccer match on June 30, 2025, showcasing advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. The match, held at the university’s Beijing campus, featured robots navigating, strategizing, and scoring without human intervention, marking a […]
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, July 6, 2025 – Google has launched its Veo 3 video generation model globally, a significant upgrade to its AI-driven creative tools, announced on July 3, 2025. The model, designed to compete with OpenAI’s Sora, generates high-quality videos from text prompts, offering improved resolution, motion realism, and creative control for filmmakers, marketers, […]
EUGENE, Oregon, July 6, 2025 – Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, the three-time Olympic 1500m champion, once again etched her name in the history books by breaking her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Prefontaine Classic, part of the Diamond League, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Clocking an astonishing 3:48.68 at Hayward Field, Kipyegon […]
DHARAMSHALA, India, July 6, 2025 – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, marked his 90th birthday today with celebrations in Dharamshala, India, where he has lived in exile since 1959. The milestone was accompanied by a significant announcement regarding the future of the Dalai Lama institution, addressing long-standing speculation about his successor and […]
NAIROBI, KENYA – A sweeping new tariff regime announced by US President Donald Trump, which could see levies on exports to the United States soar as high as 70%, is causing deep anxiety across Africa. The move threatens to upend decades of established trade policy and could effectively dismantle the cornerstone of US-Africa trade, the […]
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The revamped and expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is not just a battle for global bragging rights; it’s a financial game-changer poised to significantly impact the balance sheets of participating clubs. With a staggering total prize pool of $1 billion, the tournament offers a monumental opportunity for teams, particularly those outside […]
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, announced on Saturday the formation of a new U.S. political party called the America Party, aiming to disrupt what he described as the country’s entrenched “one-party system”. The move follows a highly publicized falling out with President Donald Trump, particularly over the president’s recently signed tax […]
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