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The Taliban government in Afghanistan have imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications, weeks after they began severing fibre-optic internet connections to prevent what they call immorality.The…

Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentAakriti Thapar / BBCWhen Shahnaz went into labour, her husband Abdul called a taxi to take them to the only medical…

An exciting discovery on Mars is being overshadowed by turmoil at NASA, with budget cuts threatening to destroy a scientific legacy that has been built over…

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe price of ether smashed through its 2021 record on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The international aid system is under pressure, beset…

Carys Herbert inspects a telescope used in citizen-science projects at the University of Kent’s Beacon Observatory in Canterbury, UK — while she also scans the horizon…

Apple has announced a $500 million investment in MP Materials, a rare earth mining company based in the US. With the deal, the two companies will…

The United States has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Nigeria, cutting the duration and conditions under which most Nigerian travellers can enter…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters as he walks back to his office as the House of Representatives waits to vote on…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024.Adek Berry | AFP | Getty ImagesMicrosoft said Wednesday that…