Anika Reyansh

Rwanda Launched Africa’s First Self-Flying Taxi, The EHang EH216-S, At The 2025 Africa Aviation Summit In Kigali. Backed By China, This 2-Passenger Electric eVTOL Drone Hits 130 km/h, 30 km Per Charge, & Reaches 100m Altitude, With 16 Independent Motors Ensuring Safety. With This Debut, Rwanda Joins eVTOL Pioneers Like China, UAE, & The US

Ethiopia Inaugurated The $5B Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) On 9/9/25 In Guba (Blue Nile). Funded 91% By The Central Bank & 9% By Citizens, GERD Generates 5,150 MW, Making It Africa’s Largest Dam. Egypt Fears GERD Could Reduce Nile Flow During Droughts, Threatening Its Water Supply & Dam. In 2022, ~55% Of Ethiopians Had Electricity.

Starting Fall 2026, Tufts’ Tuition Pact Offers Free Tuition To U.S. Undergrads From Families Earning Under $150K, With Full Aid/No Loans For Those Under $60K. Backed By $143M In Donor-Funded Aid To Expand Access, Cut Debt & Boost Diversity, Tufts Joins MIT, Brandeis & Holy Cross In Offering Tuition-Free Education To Qualifying Families.

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Larry Ellison Briefly Surpassed Elon Musk As The World’s Richest, On 9/9/25, After Oracle Shares Surged 40% On Booming AI & Cloud Demand, Lifting His Net Worth To $393B Vs Musk’s $385B. Musk Could Become The First Trillionaire If Tesla’s 10-Yr Ambitious Targets Are Met. Ellison’s Oracle Is A Top Contender For Tiktok Amid U.S. Divestment Pressure.

Argentina’s Kheiron Biotech Created The World’s First Genetically Edited (GE) Horses, Cloned From Champion Polo Pureza, Using CRISPR To Reduce Myostatin & Boost Muscle For Greater Power & Speed In Polo. Following Prometea, The First Cloned Horse Born In Italy In 2003, GE Horses Are Banned In Argentine Polo, Fueling Ethical & Breeding Debates.

UK Scientists (UCL) Set A World Lab Record Of 37.6% Indoor Light-To-Electricity Conversion Using Rubidium-Enhanced Perovskite Solar Cells (SC), Retaining 92% Efficiency After 100 Days. Exeger’s Powerfoyle, Touted As The Most Durable Indoor SC, Lags Behind UCL’s Lab Efficiency. Both Tech Push Toward Battery-Free Devices Like Remote Controls.

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Pope Leo XIV Canonized Carlo Acutis, A London-Born Teen Raised In Milan, As The First Millennial Saint. Known As “God’s Influencer,” He Used Tech Skills To Document Eucharistic Miracles. He Died Of Leukemia At 15 In 2006 & Is Buried In Assisi, Italy. He Joins Youthful Saints Like Maria Goretti (11) & Dominic Savio (14) In Inspiring Modern Faith.

Chinese Scientists Created The First All-Frequency 6G Chip (0.5–115 GHz), Capable Of 100+ Gbps Speeds. Tiny At 11×1.7 mm, It Covers The Full Wireless Spectrum, Unifying All Wireless Systems. It Switches Bands Fast, Avoids Interference, & Adapts With AI. The Chip Could Help Expand Coverage For Remote & Dense Areas & Boost High-Speed Apps.

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UK Researchers Created The First Tested AI Stethoscope That Diagnoses Heart Failure, Valve Disease, & Atrial Fibrillation In ~15 Secs—Up To 3.5× More Effective Than Traditional Methods. Tested On 12K+ UK Patients, It Analyzes ECGs Via Cloud AI. Built By US Firm Eko Health, It Is A Game-Changer For Early Diagnosis Since The 1816 Invention.

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Microbial DNA From 483 Mammoth Remains Revealed 6 Of The Oldest Host-Associated Microbes, Including Relatives Of Actinobacillus, Pasteurella, Streptococcus, & Erysipelothrix. An Erysipelothrix Genome From A 1.1M-Yr-Old Mammoth Represents The Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Ever Sequenced, Providing Ice Age Diseases & Adaptations Clues.

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