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Elon Musk has said he likes the idea of a merger of Tesla and SpaceX, two of his most notable companies, and it is under active consideration. “Do I think it would be a good idea? Yes,” Musk said during a call with financial analysts over…
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has won a dismissal of a lawsuit brought against him by his sister that claimed he had sexually abused her more than two decades ago. A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to…
Residents living near South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, have been warned not to drink or cook with tap water after more than 400 people, mostly children under four, fell ill after drinking contaminated water. The cases were detected in…
The UK will deploy RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia in response to escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, the defence secretary has said. The defensive mission will help defend Saudi cities and infrastructure against aerial…
Kisii Governor Simba Arati has launched a blistering attack on his political critics, accusing them of being driven by hatred, envy and malice in what he described as attempts to distract his administration from its development agenda.…
Eva Ngigi Sarwari, the managing director of Finserve Africa and Equity Group’s director of payments and international banking, has died aged 45 while on a business trip to China. Her death was announced on Tuesday by colleagues, who…
Kenya has confirmed one additional case of Bundibugyo virus disease, bringing the total number of confirmed Ebola cases to nine, with the Ministry of Health reporting no evidence of transmission beyond a single known cluster. In an update…
A man is missing after being swept into the ocean while swimming at Congo Beach in Diani, Kwale County. The victim, identified as Paul Gacheru, was among 53 members of St. Stephen PCEA Church in Voi who had travelled to Diani for a leisure…
A singer waits beneath an empty bus shelter while the last daylight catches the edge of a red jacket. The opening guitar phrase has almost finished, but the character has not moved. For an independent musician’s proposed release clip, that…
David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, was born on 9 October 1966 in Marylebone, London, and raised primarily in Peasemore, Berkshire. He is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the…
Safaricom Director of Sustainable Business and Social Impact Karen Khayanje Basiye has been recognised as one of Kenya’s 2026 national heroes in recognition of her contribution to uplifting marginalised communities and advancing…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has praised Safaricom for expanding telecommunications connectivity and mobile money services in Ethiopia, highlighting the growing role of M-PESA in improving access to digital financial services.…
Enrico Letta is an Italian politician and academic born on 20 August 1966 in Pisa, Tuscany. He is the son of Giorgio Letta, a mathematics professor specializing in probability theory at the University of Pisa and a member of the Accademia…
Mario Monti is an Italian economist, academic, and politician born on 19 March 1943 in Varese, Lombardy. He rose to national and international prominence through his work in economics, European institutions, and Italian government.…
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was an Italian banker, economist, and statesman born on 9 December 1920 in Livorno, Tuscany, to Pietro Ciampi, an optician, and Maria Masino. He died on 16 September 2016 in Rome at the age of 95. A graduate in…
The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector. A notice from the Department of Homeland Security…
A wave of drone strikes targeting war-torn Sudan’s army-held capital Khartoum and two western areas controlled by paramilitary forces has killed more than 100 people since Sunday, according to residents, medical workers and paramilitary…
Four Salvadoran soldiers serving with a UN-backed force in Haiti are missing after their armored vehicle was ambushed near the capital Port-au-Prince, officials said Monday. The attack happened on Sunday and targeted members of the Gang…
A suspected gang member was shot and seriously wounded after allegedly attempting to stab a police officer with a sword during a confrontation in Huruma, Nairobi. The incident occurred on Monday, October 19, 2026, after police officers…
Police have recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified middle-aged man from the muddy waters of the Ngong River in the Kianda area of Nairobi. The body, believed to have been swept downstream by the river’s rising waters, was…
A 21-year-old casual worker has died after allegedly falling from the 17th floor of Hillview Apartment and Hotels along Donyo Sabuk Road in Nairobi. The deceased, identified as James Lazarus Bahati, worked as a cleaner at the premises. The…
Police rescued 65 Ethiopian nationals from a house along Gesora Road in Mihang’o, Nairobi, where they were found in an emaciated and weakened state. The discovery was made in the early hours of Tuesday, October 20, 2026, after a caretaker…
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro was an Italian statesman, jurist, and leading figure in the Christian Democracy party. Born on 23 September 1916 in Maglie, in the province of Lecce in Apulia, he came from a modest but culturally engaged southern…
Massimo D’Alema is an Italian politician and journalist born in Rome on 20 April 1949. The son of Giuseppe D’Alema, a communist partisan and long-serving parliamentarian, and Fabiola Modesti, he grew up in a family deeply immersed in the…
