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President Mnangagwa visited Zimbabwe's central bank vaults to see the country's gold reserves backing their new currency. The Reserve Bank showed him 3,400 kilograms of gold collected from mining royalties over two years. Zimbabwe started with just 1,500 kilograms of gold when the program began...

The International Monetary Fund praised Zimbabwe for making major economic improvements that help stabilize the country's finances. IMF officials visited Zimbabwe in June and found that government leaders successfully reduced inflation and strengthened their local currency called the ZiG. The...

Zimbabwe delivered new medical equipment to 25 rural hospitals to help patients avoid long trips to major cities. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora told lawmakers the government spent part of a $44 million budget on anesthetic machines and digital X-ray devices. The equipment helps doctors...

Zimbabwe's government began reviewing its first major development plan to help create the next strategy. The Office of the President and Cabinet wants to hire local consulting companies to study how well the National Development Strategy worked from 2021 to 2025. Officials need to know which...

Zimbabwe's First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa attracted a major health partnership during her visit to Dubai. A top eye care foundation from the United Arab Emirates wants to work with her country to fight blindness. The Noor Dubai Foundation met with Dr Mnangagwa at a health summit and promised...

Education ministers from southern Africa have promised to take quick steps to boost basic reading and math skills across their region. The officials gathered in Harare yesterday for talks about fixing learning problems that affect millions of children. They agreed these core abilities help fight...

St. Petersburg leaders are building major transport projects across the city. Governor Alexander Beglov met with Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin to discuss road repairs and new subway stations. The officials want better transport links to attract more investment and housing development...

Russia plans to launch a massive satellite internet system called Rassvet starting this December. Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov announced the project during a major economic forum in St. Petersburg. The space agency will work with Bureau 1440 to build and deploy these satellites across low...

St. Petersburg ranks sixth among Russian regions for housing costs per square meter. The city's real estate prices average 165,315 rubles per square meter according to a draft order from Russia's Ministry of Construction. Five regions beat St. Petersburg's numbers this year. The portal erzrf.ru...

Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak has officially become a Russian citizen. The artist received her Russian passport on June 9, 2025, according to RIA Novosti. She had waited more than a year after submitting her application in February 2024. The 45-year-old performer was born in the Chernivtsi region...

Japan's geisha tradition spans over 400 years as skilled entertainers who master music, dance and conversation. The word geisha means "person of the arts" and describes performers who entertain guests without offering sexual services. Male entertainers called Taikomochi actually started the...

Mia Malkova became one of adult film's biggest stars after starting her career working fast food jobs. The Canadian-born performer decided adult entertainment offered the safest way to explore her sexuality with proper testing and health protocols. She began performing in 2013 and quickly...

Japan has long dealt with sex work despite strict laws against it. The country's anti-prostitution rules contain major loopholes that businesses exploit to stay legal. These gaps allow the industry to flourish across the nation. Religious beliefs don't heavily restrict sex work in Japan...

Carol Kaye turned down her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame award. The legendary bass player was set to receive a Musical Excellence honor at the 2025 ceremony. She made her decision public through a Facebook post that she later removed. Kaye said she refused the individual recognition because studio...

The Prodigy nearly became trapped by their first hit single back in 1991. Charly used a sample from a children's safety cartoon that featured a talking cat warning kids about dangers. The song reached number three on UK charts and helped bring underground rave music to mainstream radio...

Expressive E released four new software instruments called Soliste that work with MPE controllers. The company built virtual versions of violin, viola, cello and double bass using physical modeling technology. Musicians can control bow movements through hand gestures instead of regular keyboard...

Pulsar Modular released P19 IGLOO, a new audio compression plugin that fights back against heavy processing. The company designed the software around a recoil compression engine that keeps punch and clarity when signals get squeezed hard. Musicians can switch between different compression types...

NoiseAsh updated its NEED Collection plugins to version 1.5.9. The British console preamp and equalizer software adds new display features for easier use. Musicians can expand the interface to see filter settings better and save their custom presets. The company also added a standard menu design...

Sound Magic updated its Piano One software to version 7.0 for Windows computers. The company built their first professional piano model and gives it away free to users. Musicians receive high-quality piano sounds without paying money for the software. The new version uses Sound Magic's Neo...

Sound Radix updated its Auto-Align Post software to version 2.3.1 with several fixes and improvements. The audio alignment tool works better with video editing programs like DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere. Users can save their aligned audio files to custom folders for better organization...