The Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) has announced plans to review existing laws and regulations to enable workers in the informal sector to benefit from social security schemes, including pension and health insurance. Today, many informal workers in Rwanda earn daily or irregular incomes without knowing where their money ultimately goes, unlike public…
Amazon has unveiled new details about its ambitious plan to develop nuclear energy facilities in Washington State, where its global headquarters are located. Last year, the company signed an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of state-owned power utilities in Washington, to support the construction of at least 12 nuclear energy plants by the early…
Technology offers many opportunities innovation, learning, communication, efficiency, and capacity-building for the 21st century. However, it also brings challenges, especially for children who often lack the maturity to make sound choices about what they view online. Children face online risks grouped into four main categories: content-related, contact-related, conduct-related, and contract-related risks. Content-related risks include exposure…
For the first time in three years, Samsung Electronics is set to announce strong profits for the third quarter, driven by a sharp rise in prices for memory chips — key components used to store data in digital devices. The growth comes as companies around the world invest heavily in building and expanding powerful servers…
This week, Spotify rolled out updates to its AI-powered DJ feature, previously available only to Premium users, making it easier to request songs using typed text instead of just voice commands. How Spotify DJ Works: What’s New: The updated AI DJ feature is now available in over 60 countries, offering a more personalized and interactive…
A U.S. federal court has permanently barred NSO Group, the Israeli tech company behind the Pegasus spyware, from targeting WhatsApp users. The ruling follows a 2019 lawsuit by Meta, which accused NSO of exploiting WhatsApp’s encrypted messaging system to spy on journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders. Evidence showed that NSO manipulated and bypassed WhatsApp’s…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to serve his prison sentence in solitary confinement after being convicted of illegally using campaign funds during his 2007 re-election campaign. The announcement was made by the Agence France-Presse (AFP), which reported that Sarkozy will be held in a nine-square-meter cell in the section designated for prisoners kept…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s long-serving Prime Minister, announced that he will run again in the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2026. In an interview with Channel 14 on Saturday, October 18, 2025, Netanyahu confirmed his candidacy and expressed confidence in victory, saying, “No one else can protect Israel the way I do.” The Likud party leader…
The United States announced that it has “reliable intelligence” indicating that Hamas is planning a major attack on civilians in Gaza, calling it a violation of the ongoing truce between Hamas and Israel. The U.S. State Department said that such an attack would be “a serious breach of the progress achieved in mediation talks,” particularly…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the war in Gaza will not cease until Hamas is fully disarmed and Gaza is restored to a state free of military operations. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 14 on Saturday, Netanyahu said that disarming Hamas is crucial for implementing the second phase of the truce agreements…
