Health
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to 282, with Ituri accounting for most confirmed infections in the eastern outbreak.
Uganda confirmed five Ebola cases in a Bundibugyo outbreak, with contact tracing focused on exposure, travel and border surveillance.
Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has passed 60,000 suspected cases, with confirmed and suspected child deaths nearing 500.
DRC health authorities confirmed an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Ituri, reporting 80 deaths, 246 suspected cases and a widened response.
Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign.
DR Congo has ended its national mpox emergency after two years, with officials reporting sharply lower weekly cases while surveillance stays in place.
Technology
NVIDIA RTX Spark brings Microsoft Windows PCs into local AI computing, pairing Blackwell graphics, Grace CPU and Surface Laptop Ultra.
Samsung Electronics led the 2025 automotive memory chip market with 40% share, ahead of Micron, as vehicle electronics demand grew.
The UAE tracks its shift from early government computing to AI infrastructure, with cloud, data systems, models and digital services.
South Korea’s US$665.5 million Industrial Growth Fund expands financing for manufacturing AI, R&D commercialization and regional industry growth.