[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Republics of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are set to deliberate on the final selection and readiness of hosting venues for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the 1st, 2nd and third-place playoff of the upcoming African Nations Championship
Former Rep. George Santos, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft, is seeking clemency from President Trump, who has shown a willingness to pardon like-minded politicians facing jail time.
RIKEN chemists have hit upon a fast and easy way to combine so-called nanobelts of carbon with sulfur-containing functional groups. The work is published in the journal Nature Communications.
The Department of Education opened a foreign funding investigation into the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday. The department's Office of the General Counsel is requesting records from the university after a review allegedly revealed “inaccurate and incomplete
In our recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, our team from the National University of Singapore has developed a rapid and eco-friendly method for synthesizing imide-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) using a water-assisted microwave
Smith says he’s a fiscal conservative and a social liberal, but doesn’t like the left wing of the Democratic Party or the “woke” culture it has fostered — the kind of talk that helped Trump win a second term.
Just over a month before her tragic death, Sobule dashed off a cutting song about the VP that thrust her back into the national conversation
Fox News anchor Bret Baier says President Trump is partly responsible for the decline in trust among Americans toward the mainstream media. “Of course, yeah, he kind of broke the system," Baier told Politico Playbook this week when asked about Trump's influence on media. " ...
Falling vulture numbers in the Americas could have serious implications for public health and ecosystems, new research has found.
Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the spaceways. They're hard to spot with current technology, but the upcoming Nancy Grace
From the powdered wings of a butterfly to the icy spines of a snowflake, symmetry is a common feature in nature. This often even holds true down to the smallest bits of matter, which helps nuclear physicists ensure their measurements of the inhabitants of the subatomic world
Farmers are raising questions over how checks will ensure US beef produced using hormones doesn't enter the UK market.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a Thursday interview said President Trump’s new nominee for surgeon general turned away from modern medicine because "she was not curing patients." Surgeon General nominee Casey Means, an ally of Kennedy's "Make
Eight World Warriors from Street Fighter 6 are coming to Overwatch 2 in May, Blizzard Entertainment announced Friday (as Evo Japan 2025 kicks off in Tokyo). And like past Overwatch 2 collabs, the choices are inspired: Zenyatta will cosplay as Dhalsim, and Sigma will cosplay as
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday, the court announced. He was 85. The court’s announcement did not list a cause of death but said Souter “died peacefully” at home in New Hampshire, where he has lived since stepping down from the court in 2009. “Justice
The son of Milken's partner in building Drexel into a powerhouse investment bank has been quietly making a name for himself in the burgeoning crypto business.
As of right now, the most read post on Stereogum dot com is all about Evanescence’s 2003 smash “Bring Me To Life.” On the recent season premiere of his show The Rehearsal last weekend, Nathan Fielder put forth the theory that the chorus of “Bring Me To Life” helped inspire
President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line." But experts say just because it was man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.
President Trump spoke late Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron after Trump called for Russia and Ukraine to agree to a 30-day ceasefire or face potential sanctions. Macron posted on the social platform X that he spoke "several times" with Trump and praised his
Aid workers have criticised the plans, saying the proposal can't meet the needs of Gaza's large population and would forcibly displace large numbers of Palestinians by forcing them to move nearer aid hubs.
Findings show for first time how plastic chemicals throw off the body’s internal clock by up to 17 minutes Chemicals in everyday plastics may disrupt the body’s natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle and circadian rhythm in a way similar to coffee, which increases the risk of sleep
Getting rid of so-called DEI will be a prerequisite for any media deal that needs FCC approval, sources tell On The Money.
It can be difficult to find the right words to show you really mean it when you apologize. But there are linguistic cues you can use to get your message across. My recent research suggests that the length of the words that we choose influences how sincere the apology seems.
BC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko reflects on the Victory Day spectacle in Moscow.
Italian auteur Mario Martone, who last competed for the Cannes Palm d’Or in 2022 with “Nostalgia,” will soon be back on the Croisette with “Fuori” a drama set in 1980 Rome that depicts a specific period in the life of feminist writer Goliarda Sapienza who is best known for
There was a significant post-Brexit reduction in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural and peripheral areas, a new study has revealed.
Matthew Hughes, 32, was previously found guilty of breaking into the rapper's home and threatening to kill him in 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described himself as a "renegade" but did not directly answer a question in a Thursday interview about his former running mate accusing him of being "controlled." The battle concerns President Trump's new nominee to
In this episode of Focus, we attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan — a key institution that has united the country’s diverse ethnic communities.
Diddy could be set to score a significant win in his trial as it is reported a key witness never wanted to testify against the record executive.
At the end of the day, a democracy can survive bad drivers. What it can’t survive is nobody driving at all.
“I Really Love My Husband,” a well-received romantic comedy from this year’s SXSW Film Festival, has been swooped up by indie distributor Entertainment Squad. Writer-director G.G. Hawkins’ project about the complexities of modern love (and one claustrophobic honeymoon) has sold
After a few months of celebrating Donald Trump’s astonishing political comeback by offering the president near-unanimous support, Republicans are going squishy.
Red Animation Studios has announced the opening of its newest facility, Red Canarias, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary Islands. The move is a major step in the studio’s 20-year journey and strengthens its presence in the European animation market. With
Kid Cudi took the stage at Snapchat’s Santa Monica studio to perform his brand-new single, “Neverland” — and the app’s users will be able to watch it next week. The rapper, singer and songwriter is the first artist to be featured in Under the Ghost, Snapchat’s new music
The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi , which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.
The transfer of "Gagarin's Start", the launchpad for the world's first spaceflight, will be finalised by June.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated each other via their aides on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet and allied victory in World War Two over Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Friday.
“Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,” Netflix’s groundbreaking interactive movie, is fading to black. The streamer will remove “Bandersnatch,” released in December 2018, as well as the interactive special “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs The Reverend” on May 12, 2025. Those were
[TI] Creating a fairer, more stable world: 2024 highlights
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, has called for decisive and intensified investment in the water sector to secure Southern Africa's future in the face of climate change and growing water demands.
Rilo Kiley aren’t just back to the point where they’re playing shows. They’re back to the point where they’re playing late night shows. They’ve got product to promote. At the beginning of this year, we learned that Rilo Kiley would return to headline this year’s Just Like
FYI, this doesn't actually apply to cracking an egg for breakfast.
Just a few weeks after releasing “Plaything,” a sequel to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix will remove the award-winning interactive special from the platform. Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend will both be delisted from the Netflix platform
John Cena vs. Randy Orton isn’t just a rivalry. It is the rivalry of a generation, and it will be rekindled again—perhaps for the final time—at WWE Backlash. Read more...
Quasars represent some of the most luminous and energetic phenomena in the universe. These distant powerhouses are driven by supermassive black holes—colossal gravitational engines with masses millions to billions of times that of our sun—which actively devour surrounding
