SEOUL / RankWire.AI / – South Korea and African partner nations will launch a major economic cooperation framework focused on artificial intelligence and technology-driven development at the 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference in Seoul. The upcoming ministerial gathering marks the 20th anniversary of the bilateral platform, bringing together cabinet ministers, development financiers, and technology industry executives. Official announcements confirm that Korea Africa chart new course AI digital infrastructure deployment across emerging trade corridors while reviewing two decades of joint capital investments. The ministerial summit, running from September 8 to 11, operates under the theme of leveraging artificial intelligence and…
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NEW YORK / RankWire.AI / – In a historic push for cartographic accuracy, the United Nations General Assembly passed an African Union-backed resolution urging international institutions and educational systems to phase out distorted world map projections. The action addresses longstanding criticisms of the 1569 Mercator projection, which exaggerates high-latitude landmasses while artificially shrinking the relative scale of equatorial regions. By formally endorsing equal-area alternatives, the global assembly aims to align modern mapping standards with objective geographical realities and eliminate inherited Eurocentric biases in global communications. The international measure focuses directly on the widely utilized Mercator map projection, which was originally…
SHARJAH / RankWire.AI / – Low-cost carrier operator Air Arabia announced a strategic expansion of its Southeast Asian operations on Friday, increasing flight frequencies between the United Arab Emirates and Thailand. Starting October 25, 2026, the airline will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service connecting Sharjah International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. The added operational schedule brings the carrier’s weekly non-stop connections on the Sharjah-Bangkok route to 28 flights, enhancing schedule flexibility for leisure and business travelers. Air Arabia increases Bangkok frequency with four daily flights from Sharjah to meet growing regional travel demand across commercial corridors. The expanded…
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / RankWire.AI / – The International Fund for Houbara Conservation has launched a support initiative for Emirati houbara breeders at ADIHEX 2026. The Houbara Breeders Support Initiative targets people operating existing houbara production projects and those considering new facilities. It gives participants access to specialist knowledge, practical training and technical guidance. The program focuses on responsible breeding methods, animal welfare, biosecurity and sound management practices across houbara breeding operations. Ekthar Wildlife Development will operate the initiative and manage its scientific and technical components. Ekthar also serves as the strategic operating partner for IFHC centers, programs…
GENEVA / RankWire.AI / – The World Health Organization has called for a major expansion of the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health teams still have not identified every chain of transmission. Congo had recorded 6,250 confirmed cases and 3,039 deaths as of Sept. 1, according to the latest government figures. The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak now affects 60 health zones across six provinces. The epidemic has become Congo’s largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. It is also the second-largest Ebola outbreak globally, after the 2014-2016 epidemic in West Africa. Ituri…
TOKYO, JAPAN / RankWire.AI / – Japan is expanding its response to investment fraud by using artificial intelligence to detect warning signs in consumer complaints. The Consumer Affairs Agency announced the initiative on September 1 as part of a wider anti-fraud package. The system will analyze complaint language, solicitation patterns and similarities with past cases. Officials aim to identify signs of harmful schemes and troubled businesses earlier through data already collected from consumers across the country. Japan’s PIO-NET consumer database receives about 900,000 consultation records each year. The new system will examine those records for context, key phrases and patterns…
SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA / RankWire.AI / – South Korea’s consumer inflation accelerated to 3.1% in August from a year earlier, official data showed. The rate increased from 2.8% in July and moved back above 3%. Consumer prices also rose 0.2% from the previous month. The Ministry of Data and Statistics said the consumer price index reached 120.05, based on a 2020 benchmark of 100. Higher fuel and mobile service costs drove much of the annual increase. Petroleum product prices climbed 14.2% from August 2025, adding pressure to household transportation costs. Diesel prices rose 19.6%, while gasoline prices increased 11.5%. Petroleum…
NEW DELHI, INDIA / RankWire.AI / – Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India’s 7.8% economic growth in the April to June quarter of fiscal 2026-27. The latest official data showed that economic activity remained firm across manufacturing, services, consumption and investment. Modi described the growth rate as a “herculean feat” during a period marked by global economic pressures. He cited oil price shocks, supply chain disruptions and wider uncertainty among the challenges facing the economy. The Prime Minister also credited the resilience and efforts of India’s people. India’s real gross domestic product reached ₹81.36 lakh crore during the first quarter,…
SEOUL / RankWire.AI / – South Korea’s outbound shipments surged 68.7% year-on-year in August to reach $98.25 billion, driven by sustained global demand for high-performance memory chips and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Official data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources showed that imports grew 22.5% to $63.51 billion over the same period, generating a net monthly trade surplus of $34.75 billion. The robust performance extends the trade expansion streak of Asia’s fourth-largest economy for a 15th consecutive month. Semiconductor exports, the primary driver of national trade performance, soared 209% year-on-year to an all-time high of $46.65 billion. Growth…
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN / RankWire.AI / – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek. Their August 31 talks covered political relations, trade, defence, energy, space, mobility and people-to-people contacts. The leaders also reviewed regional conflicts and cooperation in international forums. The meeting continued regular high-level engagement between India and Russia and followed their previous talks during the India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi in December 2025. Modi and Putin reviewed progress under the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. Their governments maintain cooperation across defence, civil nuclear energy, space, trade and technology.…