Author: Solomon Alaka

Johns Hopkins Achieves Breakthrough in Autonomous Robotic Surgery with 100% Success Rate

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šŸ“ Baltimore, July 9, 2025 ā€” Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have reached a major milestone in surgical robotics, successfully performing eight autonomous gallbladder removal procedures on pig organs with 100% accuracy, without human intervention. The achievement marks a significant step toward clinically viable autonomous surgery, potentially within the next decade. šŸ¤– Advanced AI System: […]

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Landmark Autism Study Identifies Four Biologically Distinct Subtypes, Advancing Precision Diagnosis and Care

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šŸ“ Princeton, July 9, 2025 ā€” In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four biologically and clinically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a major advance in understanding the conditionā€™s genetic complexity and paving the way for more personalized diagnosis and treatment strategies. šŸ§  Study […]

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Africa Continental Brief: Business, Geopolitics, and Policy Insights. July 11, 2025

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Business & Macroeconomy šŸ‡§šŸ‡¼ Botswana has adjusted its currency strategy, allowing the pula to depreciate by 2.76% over the next year amid reduced global diamond demand. This is a steeper devaluation than the initially planned 1.51%. šŸ‡°šŸ‡Ŗ Kenya faces mounting debt obligations, allocating $531 million for external debt repayment in July alone. Of this, $432 […]

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Minister Announces ā‚¬330,000 Funding to Boost Outdoor Swimming Across Ireland

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šŸ“ Dublin, July 11, 2025 ā€” Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Jennifer Murnane Oā€™Connor has announced ā‚¬330,000 in funding to support outdoor swimming initiatives nationwide. The investment is part of the Healthy Ireland programme, now in its second year, and aims to improve accessibility, safety, and inclusivity at designated swimming […]

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Gaza: ā€˜Unacceptableā€™ choice between getting shot or getting fed

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UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters inĀ Geneva on Friday that ā€œwe’ve raised concerns about atrocity crimes having been committedĀ and the risk of further atrocity crimes, where people are lining up forĀ essential supplies such as food and medicine and where they are being attacked, whereĀ againā€¦ they have a choice between being shot […]

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European Commission endorses Air France-KLMā€™s cooperation with EASA on EU Flight Emissions Label

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BRUSSELS/COLOGNE/PARIS/AMSTERDAM, July 11, 2025 ā€” The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Air France-KLM signed an agreement to launch the airline groupā€™s preparations to partner on the EU Flight Emissions Label (FEL). Air France-KLM is working closely with experts from EASA to implement the label as a means to enhance communication on the decarbonisation […]

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Capgemini Acquires WNS for Ā£2.4 Billion to Lead AI-Powered Intelligent Operations

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šŸ“ Paris, July 7, 2025 ā€” French technology and consulting firm Capgemini has announced a definitive agreement to acquire WNS Holdings, a global leader in digital business process services (BPS), for Ā£2.4 billion ($3.3 billion) in cash. The acquisition marks a strategic move to position Capgemini at the forefront of Agentic AI-powered Intelligent Operations, a […]

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OSCE Leaders Mark 30th Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide with Call for Justice and Reconciliation

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šŸ“ Helsinki/Vienna, July 11, 2025 ā€” On the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Secretary General issued a joint statement honoring the memory of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys killed in July 1995. The leaders expressed solidarity with survivors and families, emphasizing that nearly 1,000 victims remain missing, […]

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Veolia to Launch UKā€™s First Closed-Loop PET Recycling Facility in Ā£70 Million Investment

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šŸ“ Battlefield, Shropshire ā€” July 10, 2025Veolia has announced plans to build the UKā€™s first closed-loop PET recycling plant, investing Ā£70 million in a state-of-the-art facility set to open in early 2026. Located in Battlefield near Shrewsbury, the site will process up to 80,000 tonnes of plastic annually, converting used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) trays and […]

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Fight to end AIDS: ā€˜This is not just a funding gap ā€“ itā€™s a ticking time bombā€™

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The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS ā€“ the global bodyā€™s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection ā€“ warns that a historic funding crisis now threatens to unravel decades of hard-won gains unless countries radically rethink how they fund and deliver HIV services. Yet even amid these challenges, many of the most-affected […]

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