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Bahamians will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, after Prime Minister Philip Davis announced that Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow (Wednesday, April 8) with writs of election to be issued the following day.

DataBeyond, a global leader in AI-powered intelligent sorting equipment, recently revealed that its flagship project in Taichung, Taiwan—Asia's largest unmanned intelligent sorting centre for all-category mixed plastics—has entered a phase of routine, high-efficiency operation.

The "intensifying conflict" in the Middle East reached a critical flashpoint today following Iranian drone strikes on a fuel storage facility at Kuwait International Airport.

Tradeify, the global trader evaluation platform, is thrilled to announce a long-term partnership with Australian cricket star Travis Head, coinciding with the start of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

Marking a monumental step in its sustainable development and tourism ambitions, AlUla has produced more than 1 million native seedlings that will be integrated into the fabric of the Saudi destination.

Senegal and Nigeria are strengthening bilateral energy cooperation following a high-level working visit by Senegal’s Minister of Energy Birame Soulèye Diop and representatives from national oil company (NOC) Petrosen to Abuja this week.

After NASA’s Artemis II lifted off on Wednesday, people worldwide watched the launch - as crowds gathered along beaches near Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the United States, to catch a glimpse of history.

Statia is taking a decisive step toward improving service quality across its tourism sector through a new partnership with The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C.

From 1 July, The Netherlands have introduced truck toll, with truck owners now having to pay per kilometre.

In northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, a team of workers is carefully restoring a centuries-old royal kitchen that once fed the rulers of the former princely state of Awadh.

Ernesto Kesar, Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago, has officially joined the upcoming Caribbean Energy Week (CEW), reinforcing the country’s commitment to upstream growth at a time of renewed momentum in the oil and gas sector.

The AfDB’s (African Development Bank Group’s) Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to pilot the Peace Renewable Energy Certificate (P-REC) Aggregation Facility, a pioneering initiative that will, for the first time, deploy renewable energy certificates as a direct funding instrument for a portfolio of mini-grids across Africa’s most fragile and energy-poor countries.

The fourth edition of "Climate Goals: winning the challenge of climate goals through the creation of skills and competences worldwide" (Addendum 3: Focus on Germany) has been presented at the Italian Embassy in Berlin.

Hundreds of transport workers in the Philippines' capital Manila have gone on strike over rising fuel costs.

Aviator Airport Alliance, the largest independent ground handling provider in the Nordics and part of Avia Solutions Group, has joined Swedavia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) procurement initiative, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions from its business travel.

Brian McKnight is taking legal action against a North Carolina radio station and its host, claiming they falsely painted him as an abusive and neglectful father.