WINDHOEK, 02 November 2026 - The Performance Management System (PMS) Workshop for Local Authorities is officially underway at NIPAM, supported by the Prime Minister's Charity Foundation Programme for Local Authorities. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 September 2026 - The Windhoek City Council has approved a range of resolutions addressing housing shortages, traffic safety, and technology-enhanced policing. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - Namibia's Under-15 player (in blue) while in action during the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo: Contributed)

BAKU, 30 October 2026 - Namibia's Under-15 players celebrate a goal during the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo: Contributed)

BAKU, 30 October 2026 - Namibia's Under-15 players celebrate a goal during the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo: Contributed)

BAKU, 30 October 2026 - Namibia (in blue) took part in the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo: Contributed)

IIKOLOGO VILLAGE, 01 November 2026 - Seven people have died and one remains critically injured following a head-on collision between a VW Amarok and a Toyota Fortuner near Iikologo Village on the Oshakati-Okahao road. (Photo by Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 31 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and former President Hifikepunye Pohamba at the gravesite of his wife, former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

(261102) -- WUZHEN, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The "BrainCo Intelligent Bionic Hand: Core Technology Development and Large-Scale Assistive Applications" is introduced at the award ceremony for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 2, 2026. A total of 20 projects on Monday received 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in east China's Zhejiang Province, celebrating their breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields. The winning projects span frontier fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and aerospace information. The 2026 awards received more than 430 valid submissions from applicants across 43 countries and regions. Inaugurated in 2023, the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology aim to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

(261102) -- WUZHEN, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Microsoft Copilot Cowork is introduced at the award ceremony for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 2, 2026. A total of 20 projects on Monday received 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in east China's Zhejiang Province, celebrating their breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields. The winning projects span frontier fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and aerospace information. The 2026 awards received more than 430 valid submissions from applicants across 43 countries and regions. Inaugurated in 2023, the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology aim to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(261102) -- WUZHEN, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 2, 2026 shows a scene at the award ceremony for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province. A total of 20 projects on Monday received 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in east China's Zhejiang Province, celebrating their breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields. The winning projects span frontier fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and aerospace information. The 2026 awards received more than 430 valid submissions from applicants across 43 countries and regions. Inaugurated in 2023, the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology aim to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(261102) -- WUZHEN, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The "Key Technologies and Applications of High-Performance Distributed Storage Systems" is introduced at the award ceremony for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 2, 2026. A total of 20 projects on Monday received 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in east China's Zhejiang Province, celebrating their breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields. The winning projects span frontier fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and aerospace information. The 2026 awards received more than 430 valid submissions from applicants across 43 countries and regions. Inaugurated in 2023, the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology aim to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(261102) -- WUZHEN, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The "Jiuzhang 4.0" Photonic Quantum Computer is introduced at the award ceremony for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 2, 2026. A total of 20 projects on Monday received 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in east China's Zhejiang Province, celebrating their breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields. The winning projects span frontier fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and aerospace information. The 2026 awards received more than 430 valid submissions from applicants across 43 countries and regions. Inaugurated in 2023, the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology aim to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(261102) -- WUZHEN, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The "China9S Intelligent Computing Ecosystem Alliance" is introduced at the award ceremony for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 2, 2026. A total of 20 projects on Monday received 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology in east China's Zhejiang Province, celebrating their breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields. The winning projects span frontier fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and aerospace information. The 2026 awards received more than 430 valid submissions from applicants across 43 countries and regions. Inaugurated in 2023, the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology aim to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(261102) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2026 shows Wizz Air aircrafts at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled on Monday to escort a Wizz Air passenger plane to Budapest after a bomb threat forces the plane to divert, Hungarian Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said. The aircraft, which was scheduled to fly from London to Sofia, was forced to divert and requested a permission to land at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport, the minister said in a Facebook post. (Xinhua/Hu Zhixuan)

(261102) -- CAIRO, Nov. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (3rd L) attends the opening-bell ceremony marking the start of trading in Banque du Caire's shares at the Egyptian Exchange in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 2, 2026. Egypt has completed an initial public offering (IPO) of 45 percent of Banque du Caire, raising more than 36.3 billion Egyptian pounds (about 650.7 million U.S. dollars) in the largest-ever offering on the Egyptian Exchange, the government announced Monday. TO GO WITH "Egypt completes record 650-mln-USD IPO of Banque du Caire" (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)