Thursday 04 - 07:01
Evangelos Marinakis told shipping executives that paying Iran a transit fee of 100,000 to 200,000 dollars per vessel would be preferable to a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz. He delivered the remarks at an industry forum in Athens held during a major maritime gathering. He argued that a predictable fee system would reduce disruption......
Alibaba launched Qwen3.7-Plus on Tuesday, introducing a multimodal large language model designed to unify visual and language capabilities into a single interactive system. The model is available through an API on Alibaba Cloud’s Model Studio platform and supports integration with OpenAI and Anthropic compatible endpoints. The system......
US stock futures moved lower after recent record highs in major indices, but technology shares held firm as investor appetite for artificial intelligence continued to support market sentiment. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 had closed at fresh peaks in the previous session, reflecting sustained momentum in equity markets driven by large-cap......
The United States plans to sharply reduce the number of embassies and consulates across Africa authorized to process visas, cutting operations from nearly 50 locations to 20. The decision follows an internal directive approved by senior leadership at the State Department and is expected to be implemented in the coming weeks. Officials familiar......
Perplexity has introduced a hybrid inference system that distributes artificial intelligence workloads between personal computers and cloud servers. The company presented the technology at Computex 2026 in Taipei, describing it as an agentic orchestration layer that decides in real time where each AI task should run. The system evaluates......
Russia plans to produce between 480 and 500 tonnes of gold in 2026, according to official projections from the country’s natural resources authorities. Estimates for 2025 place output at 480 to 485 tonnes. If confirmed, these figures would position Russia as the world’s largest gold producer, ahead of China. The projections mark......
Satya Nadella addressed growing scrutiny over the environmental impact of artificial intelligence infrastructure during a keynote at a major developer conference in San Francisco. He positioned the rapid expansion of cloud and AI data centers as essential for technological progress while arguing that new designs are reducing pressure on local......
Anthropic has launched a new Services Track and Partner Hub as part of the expansion of its enterprise partner ecosystem around Anthropic and its AI model Claude. The move formalizes a consulting and deployment layer designed to support large organizations integrating the technology at scale. The Services Track introduces a structured tier......
Bolivian Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas resigned on Tuesday after a month of anti-government protests that have blocked major highways and disrupted access to the country's largest urban centers. His departure marks the most significant resignation within President Rodrigo Paz's administration since unrest erupted in early May, intensifying......
A banana attached to a wall as part of Maurizio Cattelan’s conceptual artwork Comedian was stolen from a museum in eastern France on May 30. Security staff at the Centre Pompidou-Metz noticed the disappearance during routine monitoring of the exhibition space. The museum later confirmed the theft and filed a formal complaint against......
Morocco has appointed 21 new consuls general as part of a 2026 diplomatic mobility operation aimed at renewing its consular network and expanding administrative coverage for Moroccan communities abroad. The appointments followed an open call for applications and account for 35 percent of the kingdom’s consular posts. The new postings......
Donald Trump stated that Iran has already agreed not to develop nuclear weapons, framing the claim as part of ongoing efforts to secure a preliminary understanding between Washington and Tehran. He made the remarks during a podcast interview as tensions in the Gulf region continued to escalate, marked by renewed military exchanges. The statement......
The wave of technology initial public offerings expected in 2026 is drawing comparisons with the period that preceded the collapse of the dot-com bubble, according to research firm TS Lombard. The warning comes as some of the world's most valuable artificial intelligence companies prepare to enter public markets, potentially adding trillions......
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At the Heart of the 2026 World Cup
Monday 18 May 2026 - 13:30
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GITEX Africa: The New Frontiers Of African Innovation
Monday 06 April 2026 - 13:04
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Les Impériales Week 2026: Under the Theme “Daba or Never”
Tuesday 31 March 2026 - 10:03
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Iran under the lens
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 08:30
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AFCON 2025: Morocco at the heart of African football
Friday 19 December 2025 - 11:16
