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Yaounde, July 12 (UNI) Cameroon will hold its presidential election on Oct. 12, according to a decree signed Friday by President Paul Biya. Polling stations will open at 8:00 a.m. local time (GMT 0700) and close at 6:00 p.m. local time (GMT 1700), said the decree. As outlined in the previously announced electoral calendar from…

Addis Ababa, July 11 (UNI) Africa has recorded more than 4,200 deaths due to ongoing cholera and mpox outbreaks in different parts of the continent in 2025, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said. During an online media briefing on Thursday night, Yap Boum II, deputy incident manager for mpox…

Islamabad, July 11 (UNI) At least nine passengers were abducted and shot dead after gunmen intercepted at least two buses in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, the spokesperson for the provincial government confirmed today. The attack occurred last night in Loralai, a district in northern Balochistan, where armed assailants stopped the passenger buses, removed several individuals…

Brussels, July 11 (UNI) The European Commission has released the final version of a voluntary code of practice for general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI), aimed at helping companies align with the European Union’s AI Act. The code offers guidance in three key areas: transparency, copyright, and safety and security. It applies to major GPAI models such…

Seoul, July 10 (UNI) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken back into judicial custody just a short while after his release, pending an independent investigation into his declaration of martial law last year. According to the independent counsel leading the probe, the Seoul Central District Court approved a warrant for Yoon’s…

Mexico City, July 10 (UNI) Mexican officials will meet their U.S. counterparts in Washington next week to hold “the best possible negotiation” on the newly imposed Trump trade tariffs, President Claudia Sheinbaum said yesterday. At her daily press conference, the president said a government delegation will travel to DC tomorrow to begin talks on several…

Canberra, July 10 (UNI) Australian scientists are leading research to harness jadarite, a rare mineral originally discovered in Serbia, as a key resource for the transition to clean energy. Australian scientists are developing advanced methods to extract and process jadarite’s lithium and boron – key materials for batteries and renewable energy, the Commonwealth Scientific and…

Windhoek/New Delhi, July 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Namibia’s highest civilian award, ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’, in the Namibian capital Windhoek today. The Prime Minister who is paying a State Visit to Namibia, was given the award by Namibian President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. He is the first Indian leader…

Windhoek/New Delhi, July 9 (UNI) India and Namibia today held discussions for strengthening cooperation in areas including defence, security, digital technology, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals, among other things. The matters were discussed at the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in the Namibian capital Windhoek. The Prime…

Jerusalem/Washington, July 9 (UNI) In a surprise development during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, he was reported to have held an unscheduled 90-minute meeting with US President Donald Trump, and US Vice President JD Vance yesterday evening, intensifying efforts to secure a 60-day ceasefire and a hostage deal in the ongoing Gaza…