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ODM opens membership registration ahead of 2027 party primaries

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has launched a party membership registration and verification exercise ahead of its 2027 party primaries, urging supporters to ensure their details are captured…

  • Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) launches membership registration campaign.
  • Supporters instructed to update details by September 29, 2026.
  • Registered members allowed to participate in 2027 party primaries.

Business

Absent teachers

Teacher shortages are putting pressure on education systems across the OECD. Teacher shortages affect most OECD education systems to varying degrees, with recruitment challenges particularly acute in…

Business

How can we create more Indianapolises and fewer San Franciscos?

The Soviet Union famously churned out tens of thousands of new apartment buildings in the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s — some assembled in as little as 12 days — together comprising tens of millions of individual apartments. Such speed is not unique to communist command economies, or even to grim concrete mega-blocks. In Sweden and […]

Business

Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through Oct. 31

Russia’s government on Wednesday extended the ban on exports of diesel, marine fuel, and gasoil for all fuel producers by October 31, which effectively extends the period in which the tightening…

  • Russia extends diesel export ban until October 31
  • Ban aims to stabilize domestic fuel market
  • Diesel exports previously accounted for 10% of global supply

Business

America Is Building Factories. Who Will Supply Them? | Opinion

America's manufacturing revival needs more than new factories. Small suppliers, skilled workers and modern production are crucial.

  • U.S. manufacturing PMI at 54.6 in August 2026, highest since May 2022
  • Supplier deliveries slowing for ninth month, critical inputs like electrical components scarce
  • SBA addressing domestic supplier capacity for critical components and specialized manufacturing

Business

Nakilat adds latest LPG/Ammonia vessel to its fleet

<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) celebrated the naming of the latest LPG/Ammonia carrier to join its fleet during a special ceremony held at the HD Hyundai Samho shipyard in Yeongam, the Republic of Korea.</p> <p>In a statement, Nakilat said that the new vessel "Energy North", which is set to enter service on…

Tech

"Ultimately, we asked 'why are we doing this?'": the creators of Arc Raiders wildly underestimated how hard it is to make a live service game

Arc Raiders developers Embark heavily underestimated the challenges of creating a full-blown live service game, executive producer Aleksander Gr&oslash;ndal has conceded in a new interview. The extraction shooter launched with an ambition for monthly post-release updates that ultimately proved untenable, resulting in an exhausted and…

Health & Medicine

Pomegranate-Linked Substance Shows Heart Benefits in New Study

A compound associated with pomegranates could have a notable impact on heart health, scientists at King's College, London, found.

  • Urolithin A, produced from pomegranates, improves heart function in heart failure patients.
  • Study shows urolithin A enhances heart relaxation, reduces scarring, prevents heart enlargement.
  • Urolithin A activates PKGIα protein, improving calcium handling and heart relaxation.
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