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Allied Gold Reports Q2 2026 Results, Nears Kurmuk Start-Up and Strengthens Financial Position
Allied Gold Corporation reported its financial and operational results for the second quarter of 2026, producing 97,429 ounces of gold.
Oct 29, 2026
Satheesan Namboothiri is new Guruvayur melshanti
P M Satheesan Namboothiri, 58, was selected as Guruvayur Temple melshanti by draw of lots; his six-month term begins Oct 1, from 33 shortlisted.
Oct 29, 2026
Tens of thousands flee Ethiopia fighting into neighbouring Kenya
Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Kenya, fleeing fighting between regional forces in Ethiopia’s Moyale town.
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia Says It Must Defend Itself Against Eritrea's 'All-Out Invasion'
Ethiopia's government said it had no option but to defend itself against what it called an 'all-out invasion' by Eritrean forces, in a letter to the UN Security Council.
Oct 29, 2026
Guruh's dedication, legacy for Indonesian cultural advancement
Guruh Soekarnoputra leaves behind a legacy that connects Indonesia’s artistic heritage with its political life, particularly through his work in music, ...
Oct 29, 2026
Dangote, Botswana hail NGX over cross-border collaboration
Dangote Industries and the Botswana Stock Exchange have praised the Nigerian Exchange Group for its initiative to expand cross-border investment in Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/dangote-botswana-hail-ngx-over-cross-border-collaboration/
Oct 29, 2026
32 Kenyan Families to Receive $87.3 Million from Boeing After Bishoftu Crash
Nearly seven years after Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed, families of the 32 Kenyan victims will receive $87.3 million in compensation. This amount is linked to Boeing's settlements with the…
Oct 29, 2026
Bilats, brush-bys, pull-asides: The secret art of summitry at BRICS
The BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi will showcase the art of summit diplomacy, from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s key bilaterals with Vladimir Putin and a possible Xi Jinping…
Oct 29, 2026
In 1974 in Ethiopia a team dug up a skeleton that pushed the human story back millions of years: ‘Lucy,’ about 3.2 million years old, showed that our ancestors walked upright long before they ever grew big brains
The discovery of Lucy overturned a century of assumptions about what made us human—and revealed that walking upright was our first, not final, evolutionary gamble. The post In 1974 in…
Oct 29, 2026
BRICS 2026: Who’s coming and what’s on the agenda?
Indian capital New Delhi will host the BRICS summit on September 12-13. A phalanx of leaders from the emerging economies is expected to attend and deliberate on shaping the future…
Oct 29, 2026
Labour paid foreign criminals £6.5million of taxpayer cash to persuade them to leave the country
Some £6.5million has been paid out to foreign criminals from when Labour came to power in July 2024 until October 2025, including £500 to convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu (pictured).
Oct 29, 2026
IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Non-mobile statistics
The report presents key trends and statistics on malware that targeted personal computers running Windows and macOS, as well as internet of things (IoT) devices, during Q2 2026.
Oct 29, 2026