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A human rights activist and the Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Anambra State, Vincent Ezekwueme, has embarked on a seven-day hunger strike as his means of protest. Ezekwueme said the hunger strike was his way of expressing dissatisfaction with the current socio-economic situation in the country. “The escalating hardship, hunger, anger, poverty, unemployment, high

Love Island’s Samantha Kenny has shocked fans after being exposed as a ‘secret smoker’ in a new TikTok.

"The enemy, and those who are behind the enemy, must await our inevitable response," he said in a speech broadcast at the funeral of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr. "You do not know what red lines you crossed," he said, addressing Israel after separate strikes in Beirut and Tehran killed Shukr and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, describing the latter's killing as a "dangerous assassination". Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was prepared for any "aggression"... Читать дальше...

(Telecompaper) Quickline Communications, UK rural broadband provider, has secured a new GBP 125 million term loan and GBP 100 million debt guarantee from the UK...

1. Do Not Say The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Are Stranded In Space, Which They Cannot Presently Return From Due To Problems With Their Spacecraft  Defector
2. The life of two Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck indefinitely in space  The Washington Post
3. Wonder what it feels like to be stuck in space like NASA's Sunita Williams? Check out these top movies that capture the experience!  Business Today
4. Boeing bleeds another $125M on Starliner program, bringing total losses to... Читать дальше...

Despite spreading voter conspiracies, Musk claims that he would recognize a Harris victory. He also called me a jackass.

Flagship Founders and Studio 30 50, the two leading maritime technology venture studios, are combini...

Iran is right in holding Israel responsible for the murder. Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear, by words and deeds, that he isn’t interested in ending the genocide of the Palestinians. Only when Palestine is rid of Palestinians will a ceasefire happen. And there is a pattern, too, to Israel’s heinous crimes. What it can’t negotiate, it will exterminate, even if it means in the sovereign territories of other nations. 

1. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon sues Elon Musk and X over cancelled show  Financial Times
2. Commodity bulls’ dash for the exit sends prices tumbling  Financial Times
3. VW and BMW chiefs warn on EU’s China EV tariffs amid falling profits  Financial Times
4. Maersk raises guidance for the third time since May on the back of Red Sea disruption  Financial Times
5. Prada defies luxury slowdown with surging Miu Miu and Japan sales  CNA Luxury

Lawsuit says Lemon’s name was ‘dragged through the mud’ by executives from social media platform

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, pummelled her Italian opponent in 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Nikhat Zareen vows to come back stronger after her heartbreaking 0-5 loss to China's Wu Yu at the Paris Olympics.

Katie Ledecky, of the United States, reacts after winning the women's 1500-meters freestyle final at the 2020 Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Soil liquefaction that results in infrastructure damage has long been a point of contention for urban planners and engineers. Accurately predicting the soil liquefaction risk of a region could help overcome this challenge. Accordingly, researchers applied artificial intelligence to generate soil liquefaction risk maps, superseding already published risk maps.

New York — A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president's argument that his May conviction "constitutes a change in circumstances" that warrants lifting the restrictions. A five-judge panel in the state's mid-level appellate court ruled that the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, was correct in extending parts of the gag order until Trump is sentenced, writing that "the fair administration... Читать дальше...

Mikaela Shiffrin is supporting fiancé Aleksander Aamodt Kilde after his recovery from a ski accident earlier this year hit a snag. Months after sustaining several injuries—including a dislocated...

I would've paid more attention in history class if we got to see cool stuff like this.

Car-loan interest rates should begin easing off their two-decade highs once the Federal Reserve starts decreasing its benchmark rate, auto-industry experts say. The bad news is that vehicle prices remain steep.

Just two days after taking home the gold in the team event final at the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles and Suni Lee competed in the individual women's gymnastics all-around on Thursday and, wouldn't ya know! Biles, who won gold in 2016 in Rio, and Lee, who won gold in Tokyo in 2021, both made it to the podium, with Biles (further) cementing her place as the GOAT by winning gold, and Lee taking the bronze. This marks the sixth consecutive Olympics where the U.S. has won gold in the individual all-around, in no small part thanks to these two. Читать дальше...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) on Thursday said the Biden-Harris administration "betrayed the American people" by striking a "sickening" plea deal that lets the three terrorists behind 9/11 avoid the death penalty.

1. Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Might Be Its Thinnest Foldable Yet  Gizmodo
2. What to expect from Google’s Pixel 9 event  The Verge
3. Pixel 9 Pro Fold: US Pricing, Promo Video Details All  Droid Life
4. Exclusive: Google Pixel 9’s Tensor G4 is the smallest upgrade to the series so far  Android Authority
5. Google Pixel 9 key specs just leaked before launch — there’s good and bad news  Tom's Guide