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An iPhone 17 Pro Max owner has documented rear glass misalignment on a device purchased from AT&T, adding to quality concerns affecting the flagship model priced from $1,199. The defect appears on the top left corner, where the back panel fails to sit flush with the frame, prompting discussion...

Ubisoft's city-building strategy title Anno 117: Pax Romana has achieved the strongest franchise debut across seven installments spanning 25 years. The release from Ubisoft Mainz secured second position on Steam's sales rankings, surpassing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 despite launching ahead of...

Intel has achieved significant advancement with its 14A manufacturing process while already engaging external partners during the definition phase, according to company Vice President John Pitzer at a recent technology conference. The chipmaker reports superior development metrics compared to...

A World Bank report examining Gambian public debt highlights sustained risks despite recent improvements in revenue collection that reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio from 83.2 percent to 71.2 percent over two years. The analysis warns that servicing obligations consume approximately one-third of...

Gambia marked six decades of collaboration with UNICEF at an event bringing together government ministers, UN officials, and children to assess achievements while pressing for stronger action on remaining challenges. Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow praised the partnership for strengthening...

A Nigerien man received a conviction from the Kanifing Magistrates' Court after admitting to selling unregistered pharmaceutical products without authorization in Serekunda. Essaka Ibrahim pleaded guilty to illegally peddling medicines as an itinerant supplier during his appearance before...

Gambian students from senior secondary schools, colleges and universities will compete in a national reading contest at Motherland as organizers attempt to strengthen the country's literacy culture. Founder Modou Lamin Almusaf Sowe expressed concern that Gambia has never participated in...

Gambian journalists received specialized training from the National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons to enhance their coverage of human trafficking cases affecting vulnerable populations. The capacity-building session at NaNA Conference Hall emphasized accurate and sensitive reporting on...

Zimbabwe's annual scholarship allocation from Merck Foundation has doubled to 40 following seven years of partnership with First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who serves as the organization's More Than a Mother Ambassador. The philanthropic entity has provided 166 training scholarships to Zimbabwean...

A critical water supply in Insiza District has been fully restored after Cyclone Dineo destroyed Wanezi Dam eight years ago. The United Nations Development Programme partnered with Zimbabwe's government to rebuild the facility, which now provides water to educational institutions, a health...

Zimbabwe's transport sector will anchor economic growth as the nation shifts to its second National Development Strategy beginning next year, according to Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona. Speaking at a corporate governance oversight session in Bulawayo, the...

A Chinhoyi entrepreneur has challenged his criminal conviction for allegedly occupying farmland owned by white commercial farmer Bosman Daniel Brink in Makonde. Thomas Chidzomba contests both the guilty verdict and penalty at the Chinhoyi High Court, arguing insufficient evidence supported the...

An opposition senator has criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent State of the Nation Address as heavy on promises but light on meaningful content. Citizens Coalition for Change lawmaker Labanny Munemo told the Upper House that the presidential speech contradicted observable conditions...

Zimbabwe's president has elevated Lieutenant General Emmanuel Matatu to the position of full General and named him the new commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, taking over from General Phillip Valerio Sibanda, whose tenure concludes shortly. The 72-year-old Matatu had only assumed...

A suspect in an alleged fraudulent armed robbery died at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital after sustaining injuries when community members attacked him during an escape attempt while in police custody. Tawanda Marumahoko had been detained following accusations from Kenneth Tsvarisai, a bread...

A Zimbabwean farmer drove more than 200 kilometers to deliver an endangered pangolin directly to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, risking a mandatory nine-year prison sentence for possessing the protected species. John Mapurazi transported the animal from his Kwekwe property through multiple police...

Nairobi authorities are investigating the murder of Anthony Otieno, an online delivery agent whose body was discovered in a short-stay apartment in South B. The boda boda rider was found beneath a bed with his hands and feet bound, having sustained fatal head trauma from a blunt instrument...

Kenya National Highways Authority will temporarily shut down a section of the Eldoret Bypass to accommodate a cycling competition organized by Ceder Sports Academy. The closure affecting the stretch between Cheplaskei Interchange and Maili Tisa Interchange will last nine hours, with motorists...

Kenya's legal community honored seven judicial officers during a ceremony at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, with Chief Justice Martha Koome leading proceedings to recognize colleagues who died over the past two years. The departed included Timothy Ole Tanchu, Jacqueline Muthoni Ojwang, Monicah...

Authorities in Kisii Central Sub-County have escalated operations against illegal alcohol production after raiding a location in Riangombenene Village. Officers from Kiogoro Police Station recovered 2,000 liters of Kangara, a substance used for distilling Chang'aa, along with 40 liters of the...