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The International Air Transport Association says airlines spend over $24.5bn annually on payment processing, urging digital innovation to cut costs. Read More: https://punchng.com/airlines-annual-payment-processing-cost-hits-25bn/

Amazon’s stock price is down after the ecommerce giant missed Q3 earnings estimates and ad revenue growth slowed in the quarter — while investors are rattled by its continued massive investment in AI infrastructure, which put a crimp in free cash flow. But on the company’s earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy called out bright spots […]

The African Union and its member states have been urged to make concrete financial and policy commitments to expand Africa’s community health workforce, “with an estimated $4.3bn required annually to achieve the target of two million workers by 2030.” The Acting Deputy Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Raji Tajudee

Ava is coming for the Critics. Janelle James, the five-time Emmy nominee and Critics Choice winner for her role as Principal Ava Coleman on ABC’s comedy series Abbott Elementary, has been named host for the 32nd annual Critics Choice Awards, which kicks off the televised awards-show season January 3, 2027. She follows Chelsea Handler, who […]

L’accélération de la hausse des prix à la consommation aux États-Unis s’est par ailleurs confirmée, avec la publication de l’indice d’inflation PCE, en hausse de 3,6% sur un an au mois de septembre.

Egypt’s per-capita water availability has fallen to around 472 cubic metres a year, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam said, as the government expands the use of technology in water management and prepares to establish an electronic monitoring network to track saltwater intrusion along the Mediterranean coast. Sewilam made the remarks durin

The United Nations is set to vote on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist government

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign tourist arrivals in South Korea this year are...

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has opened its autumn trade fair in Pyong...

Move could mean passengers set to absorb 15% price hikes in January face increased fares in future

A non-invasive geophysical survey found high-temperature geothermal resources several kilometres underground that may be suitable for electricity generation.  

Justices Anita Sumanth and Sunder Mohan hold that prison authorities cannot compel the convicts to avail the leave only once a year

Egypt aims to expand its cultivated area to 12.5 million feddans, increase annual domestic car production to more than 100,000 vehicles and raise local content in automotive manufacturing to 60%, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a speech at Egypt Forum 2026. Madbouly outlined the government’s development achievements over the past 12 years and its […]

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If not for public sector pay agreements, may workers would suffer serious erosion of their standard of living

State approves proposal of DGP to engage outsourced sanitary workers to ensure cleanliness

Value of lost productivity due to conflict more than €239m, with in excess of €187m in the private sector and almost €52m in the public sector, according to NUIG study

Much has been made of the recent success of Obsession and Backrooms, which both came from filmmakers who honed their craft on YouTube. In fact, there’s been a land rush of sorts among agencies, networks and studios to tap into creator talent, both in front of and behind the camera. This year’s annual Teens & […]

The Latino Film Institute has unveiled its seventh annual cohort of directors for the LFI Inclusion Fellowship supported by Netflix. Ten emerging filmmakers join the program to produce live-action narrative short films through $50,000 production grants, mentorship and industry engagement opportunities. Fellows participate in a studio-style environment and wi

Italy’s audiovisual sector saw its first decline in content investment since 2018 last year, the annual APA report revealed at the MIA Market today. Overall, the audiovisual (read entertainment) sector generated €16.8B ($18.9B) in 2025, up 3.1% on the previous year, but inward investment in cinema, TV and on-demand fell to €2B, down 7.4%. Even […]