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Grayson Perry’s life story to be told in ‘outrageous’ musical
Grayson the Musical will explore ‘identity, creativity and self-acceptance … with life coaching from a six-foot teddy bear named Alan’Grayson Perry’s life story is to be told in an “outrageous”…
رياضة محلية
Rizwan and Agha resist but Bangladesh on course for 2-0 sweep
Going into the fifth day in Sylhet, the hosts need three wickets to wrap up victory
Politics
Trump’s Trip to Beijing: When Style Became Substance
Trump was looking for a breakthrough, but not necessarily in the form of major trade deals. Trump’s mission was to insert charm and his own personality into the relationship with…
World
Hovercraft Accident Kills 5 Russian Tourists on Lake Baikal
Emergency service sources said the vehicle was believed to have been heavily overloaded beyond its passenger capacity when it capsized.
رياضة محلية
Member’s Only: The secret of Florentino Pérez’s Real Madrid power base
Money talks. Especially at Real Madrid. If you can't personally guarantee €187 million and boast 20 years of club membership, there's no way to take over the club, which has…
Politics
Asian Banks Hide Behind a Coal Funding Smokescreen
People across Southeast Asian countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore – want bank funding to end for all companies, including coal, that are making climate change worse.
رياضة محلية
Injuries rule De Kock and Bawa out of remainder of MI’s IPL 2026
While Quinton de Kock has sustained a tendon injury in his left wrist, Bawa suffered a ligament tear in his right thumb
World
Councillor has pro-Palestinian rally charge dropped
A judge said Shaun Harkin had no case to answer but a case against four other defendants will continue.
Botswana
SA, Botswana Eye Stronger Regional Trade Ties At BNC
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and Botswana are set to use the 6th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Gaborone this week to accelerate efforts aimed at deepening regional trade, improving…
Science & Tech
Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa
Colossal Biosciences, the company that says it resurrected the dire wolf, now says it has developed artificial eggshells so it can replicate the huge eggs of the moa. Independent experts…
رياضة محلية
Top 2027 Rugby World Cup final ticket to cost £1,035
The top-priced ticket for next year's Rugby World Cup final will exceed £1,000 for the first time in the tournament's history.
Conflict, Peace and Security
UN Says Closely Monitoring Somalia Political Talks, Urges Continued Dialogue
[Shabelle] New York -- The United Nations has said it is closely monitoring Somalia's political situation, particularly recent high-level talks between the federal government and opposition figures.
Aid and Assistance
EU Announces Fresh €138 Million Support Package for Somalia Amid Security and Humanitarian Challenges
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The European Union has announced a new financial support package for Somalia combining security assistance and humanitarian aid, as the country continues to face complex political and…
East Africa
Somalia Participates in Arab Health Ministers’ Meeting in Geneva
[Shabelle] Geneva -- Somalia took part in the 64th session of the Council of Arab Health Ministers held in Geneva, which ran alongside the 79th World Health Assembly.
East Africa
Somalia and Sudan Pledge to Deepen Cooperation During Talks in Baku
[Shabelle] Baku -- Officials from Somalia and Sudan have held talks in the Azerbaijani capital aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation between the two countries.
East Africa
Somalia Launches 10-Day Police Trainers’ Programme in Mogadishu With Japan Support
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Interior Security Minister, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail, has launched a 10-day training programme in Mogadishu for trainers of the Somali Police Force.
Justice
Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters
Putting January 6 rioters on the dole is a new kind of corruption — and it definitely won’t help the American working class. The post Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a…
Environment
Lake Malawi Water Levels Continue Rising, Submerge Homes, Resorts and Farmlands Across Lakeshore Districts
[Nyasa Times] Lake Malawi's water levels are continuing to rise at a worrying rate, triggering widespread flooding that has already submerged homes, tourism facilities and farmland across multiple districts, including…
Governance
Parliamentary Committee Visits Chilima Crash Site As Probe Into Tragic 2024 Military Plane Crash Intensifies
[Nyasa Times] The Parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash that claimed the lives of former Vice President Saulos Chilima and eight others is today…
Malawi
Dedza Dynamos Chairperson Defends Sponsor, Blames Administrative Delays for Player Payment Concerns
[Nyasa Times] Goshen City Dedza Dynamos chairperson Gerald Kampanikiza has moved to clarify growing concerns over delayed player payments, stressing that the challenges being reported around signing-on fees and Castel…
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A FOMO Moment for Mythos
Those without access to Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model worry they’re more vulnerable to cyber attacks, a concern the company is seeking to address.
World
Whitby Harbour Dredger: The Yorkshire barge which removes thousands of tonnes of silt from Whitby’s harbour every year
Whitby has been a port since at least the 7th century, initially as home to small fishing boats and a safe haven for North Sea shipping.
Coronavirus
Malawian-Linked Couple, Relative Face Over 4,000 Fraud Charges in South Africa’s R26 Million Covid-19 Scandal
[Nyasa Times] A Malawian-linked couple and their relative are facing an uncertain legal future in South Africa after being accused of orchestrating a massive Covid-19 relief fund fraud scheme involving…
Legal and Judicial Affairs
Police, MDF Raid Nsundwe in Major Crackdown, Arrest 14 Over Suspected Illegal Fuel and Counterfeit Beer Operations
[Nyasa Times] A major overnight security operation by the Malawi Police Service and the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has led to the arrest of 14 people in Nsundwe Trade Centre…
Athletics
Botswana Ready for Continental Showpiece
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The year 2028 will see Africa's elite stars converging in Botswana for the 25th African Senior Athletics Championships 2028.
Pasta
How to stop pasta sticking together | Kitchen aide
Don’t just tip it into boiling water and leave it, says our pasta panel – it needs a bit of attentionWhen I cook pasta with a hollow (eg, orecchiette), how…
World
California’s Joshua trees are disappearing. There’s hope these fungi can help them
The Joshua tree has been featured in poetry and music and represented a burning bush in the latest episode of "Euphoria." A small group of scientists hope the key to…
World
Vietnam breaks ground on $910M expressway to landlocked Laos
Vietnam broke ground on May 18 on a roughly 60-kilometer expressway costing VND23.94 trillion (US$910 million) to the Laos border, advancing a long-planned highway corridor between the two countries' capitals.
Science & Tech
Pictured: First chicks hatched from artificial eggs, according to de-extinction firm
What came first: the chicken or the egg? Controversial de-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences claims to have answered that question by hatching its first chicks from an entirely artificial egg.
World
‘I had a good life and I lost it’: How one man survived four years on the streets
A missed warning sign. A forged cheque. A passport confiscated in a foreign country. Within months, the life Latyr Thioye had built began to unravel.
World
Ukraine war ‘becoming deadlier by the day’, Security Council hears
The war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year, “is becoming deadlier by the day”, a senior UN official warned in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
World
How the Hormuz crisis keeps disrupting kitchens, ports and paychecks
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran may have eased fears of a wider regional war, but persistent instability around the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global…
World
Security Council LIVE: Concerns grow over nuclear safety after UAE drone strike
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East following reports of a drone strike near the Barakah Nuclear…
World
World News in Brief: Geopolitical tensions impact global economy, Gaza aid funding shortfall, violence in South Sudan, UN condemns deadly mosque attack
The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and trade.
World
Star-studded refugee football team takes the pitch for UN
A symbolic team of famous footballers with first hand experience of life as a refugee was announced on Tuesday by UNHCR, just weeks ahead of the world’s biggest sporting event…