Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Spreads to Eighth Province, Raising Alarm
KINSHASA, October 19 — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to an eighth province,…
DeepSeek’s New Flash Model Challenges Claude Opus 5 on Agentic Tasks at a Fraction of the Cost
SHENZHEN, Oct. 19 — A Chinese artificial-intelligence startup has released a new model it says leads Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5…
Trump Waives Key Russia Sanctions Under Graham Act, Citing National Interests
President Donald Trump signed an executive order waiving major sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the Lindsey O. Graham…
France Sees Half‑Million Protesters as Cost‑of‑Living Demonstrations Turn Violent
More than half a million people protested across France on October 17‑18, 2026, leading to hundreds of arrests as demonstrations…
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Pushes Oil Above $100, Renewing Global Supply-Chain Fears
DUBAI, October 17 — Oil held above $100 a barrel on Friday as the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz…
Anthropic Signs First Canadian Data Centre Lease in C$10-Billion Nova Scotia Deal
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, October 17 — Anthropic, the U.S. artificial-intelligence company behind the Claude assistant, has signed a 20-year lease…
NVIDIA Announces RTX Spark Laptops Launching October 16, 2026 with Blackwell GPU and Grace CPU
NVIDIA confirmed that its RTX Spark‑powered Windows laptops will be available beginning October 16, 2026, from leading OEM partners, combining…
Africa Demands Carbon Market Ownership at Kigali Summit, Shifting from Framework to Execution
KIGALI, Rwanda, October 16 — African governments and climate delegates gathered in Kigali this week to press for carbon markets…
Oregon Elementary School Shooting Leaves Four Dead; Teenage Gunman Killed by Bystander
A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, before a local resident…
IMF Raises 2026 Asia-Pacific Growth Forecast to 4.8% as Japan Slips Toward Sixth Place
SINGAPORE, October 16 — The International Monetary Fund raised its 2026 growth forecast for the Asia-Pacific region to 4.8 percent,…