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An 11-year-old boy has allegedly shot and killed a farm worker while attempting to shoot at guinea fowls on a farm in South Africa, police say.According to the police, the child “accidentally discharged” the firearm, though the exact circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation.His 43-year-old father has been arrested and is expected to be charged with negligent handling of a firearm. The two are due to appear in court on Monday.Police said they were alerted to the shooting and on arrival at the scene discovered the body of a man believed to be in his 30s lying on…

TLDR Ghana’s inflation slowed to 9.4% in September, marking its ninth consecutive monthly decline and the first single-digit reading since August 2021 The rate now sits within the Bank of Ghana’s medium-term target band of 8% ±2%, reaching the end-2025 target three months ahead of schedule Food inflation decreased to 11% from 14.8%, while the rate of imported goods slowed to 7.4% and services to 4.8% Ghana’s inflation slowed to 9.4% in September, marking its ninth consecutive monthly decline and the first single-digit reading since August 2021, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. The rate now sits within the Bank…

NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump told Israel’s parliament that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had often asked him for weapons during the Gaza war, including “some I’d never heard of.” More than 67,000 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.Published On 13 Oct 202513 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

Renewed fighting between rival leaders forces mass exodus across South Sudan’s borders as fears of wider war rise.Published On 13 Oct 202513 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAbout 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens civil war, the United Nations warns.The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The report cautioned that the conflict between President Salva Kiir and suspended First Vice President Riek Machar risks a return to full-scale war.The commission’s report called for an urgent regional intervention…

Last week, a ceasefire was announced after two years of genocide in Gaza. The bombs have stopped falling, but the devastation remains. The majority of homes, schools, hospitals, universities, factories, and commercial buildings have been reduced to rubble. From above, Gaza looks like a grey desert of rubble, its vibrant urban spaces reduced to ghost towns, its lush agricultural land and greenery wiped out.The occupier’s aim was not only to render the Palestinians of Gaza homeless but also unable to provide for themselves. Uprooting the dispossessed and impoverished, those who have lost their connection to the land, is of course…

The pharmacists’ watchdog has promised to investigate and “take action” after the BBC exposed illegal and potentially harmful practices in the aesthetic Botox industry.Under UK law, Botox can only be supplied under prescription by a qualified medic following a face-to-face consultation with the patient, to check it is safe for them.But undercover BBC researchers caught several pharmacists trying to prescribe the medicine to beauticians to use on people who had not been clinically assessed.The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) said it was continuing to review the BBC’s evidence for its own investigation. Its chief enforcement officer Dionne Spence said: “We will…

Three experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics.Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University secured half of the 11m Swedish kronor (£867,000) prize, with the rest split between two other academics: Philippe Aghion of the Collège de France, Insead business school and the London School of Economics; and Peter Howitt of Brown University.Announcing the prize against a backdrop of rapid development in artificial intelligence and fierce debate over its impact on society and living standards, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the trio had pioneered the explanation of “innovation-driven…

No 10 says claims it concealed evidence or withdrew evidence or witnesses to stop China spy trial ‘all categorically untrue’At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson took questions for about 45 minutes on the collapse of the China spying prosecution. The briefing did not provide answers to all the questions raised by Kemi Badenoch (see 10.20am) and others, but it did move things on a bit. Here are the main points. The government has provided the evidence that was drawn up under the previous government – evidence that was drawn up consistent with the previous government’s…

Movie audiences will soon witness Kiernan Shipka having trouble getting some shut-eye. Shipka stars in a Halloween-focused campaign for sleep wellness brand Hatch, and her faux trailer, which is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, can be seen below. Directed by Meredith Alloway, “Goodnight, Phone” will run in select AMC and Cinemark theaters for the spooky season. “Goodnight, Phone” centers on Ava (Shipka), who has recently moved into a new home and finds herself drawn to doom-scrolling on her phone when she should be getting rest. As she battles the demons coming to life from her phone, Ava’s partner is able…

Oct 12, 2025, 02:31 PM ETLess than a month ago, Penn State had legitimate national championship aspirations. Now, the school is looking for a new coach after firing James Franklin on Sunday.Franklin’s fall was stunning, swift and historic, beginning with a type of loss (Oregon) that has come to define his Penn State tenure, and continuing with two other losses (against major underdogs UCLA and Northwestern) that have not. A season-ending injury to starting quarterback Drew Allar against Northwestern added even more anguish to an awful afternoon in Happy Valley.The enhanced ESPN AppWatch your favorite events in the newly upgraded…