Author: News Desk

According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) joint report with the European Union, 74% of countries in the bloc use AI tools in medical imaging, disease detection and to assist in clinical decision-making. The study also found that 63 per cent of EU countries offer a chatbot service for patients, part of an effort […]

  Are you 18 years old, living in one of the EU or Erasmus+ countries, and want to explore Europe? This is your chance!  The EU is offering DiscoverEU travel passes to selected young people to travel and explore the EU and countries associated with Erasmus+. Applications are now open – apply before 22 April 2026. You […]

A Florida man, formerly employed as a ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit ransomware attacks against U.S. companies in 2023. According to court documents, Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, collaborated with the operators of the Blackcat/ALPHV (“BlackCat”) ransomware variant used by cybercriminals to attack and extort institutions and companies. Beginning in […]

U.S. law enforcement arrested three members of an alleged conspiracy running a prostitution ring and harboring illegal aliens in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. A federal judge in the District of the Virgin Islands issued a criminal complaint and authorized arrest warrants charging Hussein Jamil, also known as Hussian Jamil Suarez, also known as Tony, 56; Magda […]

The Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a civil complaint in federal court today against the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) and the District of Columbia for claims of Clean Water Act violations from the collapse of the Potomac Interceptor resulting in the discharge of […]

More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the latest session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) – the platform that has placed their concerns at the centre of international debate over the past 25 years.  “From the Amazon to Australia, and Africa to the Arctic, you are the great guardians of nature, a living library of biodiversity conservation, and champions of climate action,” UN Secretary-General […]

A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted a Georgia man Friday of sexually and physically abusing two minors. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Adam Schlueter, 37, of Atlanta, was stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany while a member of the Army from 2009 until 2013. While there, he physically, emotionally, […]

That’s according to the final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), jointly conducted with the UN-partnered World Bank. The assessment says $26.3 billion will be needed in the first 18 months to restore essential services, rebuild critical infrastructure and support economic recovery. Since full-scale war erupted in Gaza following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel […]