Africa Finance Corporation raised 350 million Swiss francs ($430 million) through a five-year digital bond, giving investors another way to back infrastructure across the continent. The deal is the first by an African institution to be listed, traded, and settled on a regulated digital exchange. The bond will be deposited ...
Day: August 19, 2026
Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killedIsrael admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024 The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into ...
Lifeforms Can Survive on ‘Significant’ Regions of the Moon, Study FindsLifeforms Can Survive on ‘Significant’ Regions of the Moon, Study Finds
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Microbes from Earth could survive on parts of the Moon for at least a week, a discovery that suggests that the lunar surface is not as ...
‘I Saw a Shiny Thing’: Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman‘I Saw a Shiny Thing’: Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
Body camera footage obtained by 404 Media shows a police officer explaining why he used police databases and license plate reader cameras to research, stalk, and pull over a woman he met on the set of a TV show. “I mean, I saw a shiny thing, teasing and all that,” ...
Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turnSpain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back Europe live – latest updates The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland. The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed ...
Israel confirms it opened fire on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in GazaIsrael confirms it opened fire on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza
She initially survived the attack but her body was recovered days later in Gaza City in 2024. ...
Track defect found on approach to site of Lewes derailment, initial report saysTrack defect found on approach to site of Lewes derailment, initial report says
Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an “irregularity” at the site near Lewes. ...
White House mix-up delayed SEC crypto ruleWhite House mix-up delayed SEC crypto rule
The News The Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its release of a regulatory framework for certain digital assets following White House officials’ concerns that a separate but related rule could bog down cryptocurrency legislation, people familiar with the process told Semafor. The SEC was set to consider both proposals at ...
Warren sends Democrats $600K for midtermsWarren sends Democrats $600K for midterms
The News Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will announce on Wednesday that she is transferring $600,000 from her campaign account to Democratic committees working on the midterms, according to details first shared with Semafor. The progressive senator will send $300,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, $200,000 to the Democratic Congressional ...
Who is Natalie Harp? Trump’s closest and most devoted aide is in the spotlightWho is Natalie Harp? Trump’s closest and most devoted aide is in the spotlight
Speculation about US president’s executive assistant sparks furious backlash from White House Wearing shoulder-length blonde hair, gold earrings and a red dress, cancer survivor Natalie Harp introduced herself to the 2020 Republican national convention as “a formerly forgotten American from California” and compared Donald Trump with George Bailey, the everyman ...