October 9, 2025

VATICAN CITY, ROME – Newsaktuell – 9 October 2025 – Domino’s Pizza caused a sensation in Italy with its “Pardoned Pineapple Pizza” campaign: An employee carried a pineapple pizza through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica – a door that is only opened once every 25 years. Those who pass through it are freed from all sins. Pineapple Pizza in the Vatican Domino’s seized the opportunity and interpreted this symbolic act in the Holy Year 2025 in a humorous way. A conciliatory gesture towards all those who have considered Hawaiian pizza a culinary sin for decades. With this unusual campaign, the controversial pineapple pizza was symbolically absolved of all “sins.” This caused quite a stir in the land of the Pope and pizza. “We know that pineapple on pizza polarizes people around the world and is considered almost a culinary sin in Italy, the home of pizza,” said Matthias Maier, Chief Marketing Officer of Domino’s Germany. “By walking through the Holy Door with our Waikiki, we want to ask for forgiveness with a wink and show that taste is also a matter of tolerance.” It’s finally official: eating pizza with pineapple is no longer a sin The stunt is intended to make people smile and think, and proves that Pizza Hawaii can bring people around the table. From now on, culinary enjoyment meets divine forgiveness – with a wink.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced that Zoom Phone, its AI-first, cloud phone system, recently surpassed 10 million seats globally, marking a major milestone in the company’s mission to modernize business communications. Since its launch in 2019, Zoom Phone has become one of the fastest-growing cloud telephony solutions in the market. Its growth reflects the shift from legacy PBXs and fragmented solutions to unified, AI-first communications. Built on Zoom’s reliable, scalable, and open platform, Zoom Phone offers enterprise-grade features, flexibility, and AI-first innovation to help businesses of all sizes improve collaboration and customer engagement. “Reaching 10 million seats isn’t just a milestone for Zoom, it demonstrates that organizations across the globe are rethinking what their phone system can do for their business,” said Chris Moss, general manager of Zoom Phone. “Customers are realizing tangible value via simpler management, reduced costs, and smarter interactions powered by AI. Zoom Phone isn’t just replacing old PBXs; it’s redefining what connected, intelligent communication looks like in the modern workplace.” “The achievement of 10M phone seats in such a short period of time is remarkable, but shouldn’t come as a surprise,” said Zeus Karravala, principal analyst, ZK Research. “Zoom’s constant innovation, customer happiness, and infusion of AI made the company a leader in meetings, and it took this same approach to phone.” “Moving to Zoom has been an absolute game changer,” said Brock Taffe, head of operations and events, Sydney Film Festival. “The main goal was to reduce the phone bills and, with Zoom Phone, we achieved 81% cost savings during the festival’s core period.” Zoom Phone’s latest milestone builds on broader momentum across Zoom’s communications ecosystem. With innovations in AI, mobility, and integrations, Zoom Phone enables businesses to unify calling, meetings, messaging, contact center, and more

Over the next three years, an estimated 60,000 screenings and 6,000 cataract surgeries will be performed, offering thousands the chance to regain their sight—and with it, renewed opportunities for work and a better quality of life Advancing Sustainable Outcomes, the multi-year project will Strengthen Ophthalmic Capacity in Sierra Leone through Ministry of Health Collaboration Over 1,500 cataract surgeries have been carried out in the initiative’s first year—delivering vital eye care to some of Sierra Leone’s most underserved communities, helping restore vision and dignity where it’s needed most DUBAI , UAE – EQS Newswire – 9 October 2025 – In a concerted push to reduce avoidable blindness, Choithram International Foundation (www.Choithrams.com) and Noor Dubai Foundation (a member of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives), working in coordination with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health (MOH), has embarked on a sweeping three-year cataract outreach programme. Teaming up with Choithram Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Freetown and boosted by proven expertise of India’s Choithram Netralaya (Eye Hospital), the programme sets its sights on reducing the prevalence of avoidable blindness in the West African nation. A 2021 Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) study revealed that 5.4% of Sierra Leoneans aged 50 and above suffer from blindness, affecting more than 43,000 individuals. The leading cause—untreated cataracts—accounts for nearly 60% of cases, yet less than a third of those affected receive effective surgical intervention. Further, deep gender-based disparities exist for both coverage and surgical outcomes. Over the next three years, an estimated 60,000 screenings and 6,000 cataract surgeries will be performed, offering thousands the chance to regain their sight—and with it, renewed opportunities for work and a better quality of life. Beyond immediate relief, the programme takes a long-term view, with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health sending two ophthalmologists and four nurses each month to re-train under

Over the next three years, an estimated 60,000 screenings and 6,000 cataract surgeries will be performed, offering thousands the chance to regain their sight—and with it, renewed opportunities for work and a better quality of life Advancing Sustainable Outcomes, the multi-year project will Strengthen Ophthalmic Capacity in Sierra Leone through Ministry of Health Collaboration Over 1,500 cataract surgeries have been carried out in the initiative’s first year—delivering vital eye care to some of Sierra Leone’s most underserved communities, helping restore vision and dignity where it’s needed most DUBAI , UAE – EQS Newswire – 9 October 2025 – In a concerted push to reduce avoidable blindness, Choithram International Foundation (www.Choithrams.com) and Noor Dubai Foundation (a member of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives), working in coordination with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health (MOH), has embarked on a sweeping three-year cataract outreach programme. Teaming up with Choithram Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Freetown and boosted by proven expertise of India’s Choithram Netralaya (Eye Hospital), the programme sets its sights on reducing the prevalence of avoidable blindness in the West African nation. A 2021 Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) study revealed that 5.4% of Sierra Leoneans aged 50 and above suffer from blindness, affecting more than 43,000 individuals. The leading cause—untreated cataracts—accounts for nearly 60% of cases, yet less than a third of those affected receive effective surgical intervention. Further, deep gender-based disparities exist for both coverage and surgical outcomes. Over the next three years, an estimated 60,000 screenings and 6,000 cataract surgeries will be performed, offering thousands the chance to regain their sight—and with it, renewed opportunities for work and a better quality of life. Beyond immediate relief, the programme takes a long-term view, with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health sending two ophthalmologists and four nurses each month to re-train under