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Malawi is facing a critical shortage of tuberculosis drugs, with health officials warning that stocks will run out by the end of September.It comes just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the country had successfully reduced tuberculosis (TB) cases by 40% over the past decade.In March, the WHO’s country representative, Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, announced that Malawi had also seen a high rate of success in treating TB and a significant reduction in the number of deaths.But the health ministry, which was already badly hit by the cuts in aid from the US, UK and other donors,…

The intersection of artificial intelligence and investing is moving beyond the realm of back-office tools and algorithmic trading desks. FINQ AI LLC, a next-generation fintech company founded by Eldad Tamir and backed by Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk, has filed a preliminary prospectus for two actively managed U.S. large-cap exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Both are advised by Tidal Investments LLC and sub-advised by FINQ, designed to bring institutional-grade AI strategies to everyday investors. The proposed funds are the FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF (proposed ticker: AIUP) and the FINQ DOLLAR NEUTRAL U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF…

Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025Russia has launched a drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, including a rare hit on the city centre, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens of others, authorities said.Powerful explosions illuminated the predawn sky on Thursday, leaving columns of smoke as Russian projectiles damaged buildings across multiple districts in the Ukrainian capital.The assault marked the first major combined attack on Kyiv in weeks, occurring as United States-led peace initiatives struggle to gain momentum in the three-year conflict.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least eight people were killed in the assault.Interior Minister Ihor…

A self-proclaimed leader of an online group linked to the violent extremist network The Com tells WIRED he is responsible for the flurry of hoax active-shooter alerts at universities across the US in recent days as students return to school.Known online as Gores, the person says he coleads a group called Purgatory, which is offering its followers a menu of services, including hoax threats against schools—known as swatting—for just $20, while faked threats against hospitals, businesses, and airports can cost up to $50. The group also offered “slashings” and “brickings” for as little as $10, according to a review of…

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China has said, in what will be a landmark visit.This is Kim’s first multilateral international meeting, making the event a diplomatic win for China’s Xi Jinping who has been pushing for a new Beijing-led world order. It allows Xi to signal his influence – although limited – on both Putin and Kim at a time when Washington is attempting to make a deal with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is not attending but said earlier…

Kate Winslet‘s directorial debut is getting ready to say hello to audiences. Goodbye June hits select theaters in the U.S. and the U.K. on Dec. 12 before it begins streaming on Netflix on Dec. 24. Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Winslet, Helen Mirren, Stephen Merchant, Fisayo Akinade, Jeremy Swift and Raza Jaffrey round out the cast. The film centers on four siblings whose lives change when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season. Winslet helmed Goodbye June from a script by her son Joe Anders. Winslet and Kate Solomon serve as…

Fifteen-year-old sentenced for attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons after shooting Miguel Uribe in June.Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025The 15-year-old shooter of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was attacked in June and died in August, has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention.The right-wing politician was shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogota by the teenager, who “must remain in a specialised care centre for seven years, deprived of liberty”, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday.The teen was charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons – not homicide –…

Ty for he participants were drawn from the 193 wards in Kwara and trained during a nine-day programme held in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, has trained 100 newly recruited health workers to strengthen the delivery of effective, safe, and timely healthcare services across the state. In a statement on Wednesday, the Press Secretary of the agency, Alade Opeyemi, said the participants were drawn from the 193 wards in Kwara and trained during a nine-day programme held in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area.…

A staggering 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing, according to a recent report published by MIT’s NANDA initiative. But rather than giving up on the technology altogether, the most advanced organizations are experimenting with agentic AI systems that can learn and be supervised. That’s where Maisa AI comes in. The year-old startup has built its entire approach around the premise that enterprise automation requires accountable AI agents, not opaque black boxes. With a new, $25 million seed round led by European VC firm Creandum, it has now launched Maisa Studio, a model-agnostic self-serve platform that helps users…

National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has accused the judiciary of frustrating justice after the High Court dismissed a bail application for detained party member Anthony Agaba, alias Bobi Young. On Wednesday, Justice Emmanuel Baguma ruled that the High Court could not hear the application because Agaba’s case had not been properly placed before a civilian court. He explained that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had not initiated proceedings in the High Court, despite a Supreme Court directive issued eight months ago requiring that civilians charged in military courts be transferred to civil…