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The Chadian government has terminated its agreement with a controversial conservation organisation that has the Duke of Sussex on its board of directors. It accused the charity African Parks of failing to curb poaching, ending a 15-year mandate to manage two of its protected sites in the central African country. The environment ministry said African Parks had displayed an arrogant and disrespectful attitude towards the government, failing to co-operate fully with authorities. The charity said it had “begun talks with the ministry to understand the government’s position and explore the best way forward to support the continued protection of these…

Nigeria must convince the rest of the world that it is desirous of attracting foreign direct capital into its economy. That conviction will best be conveyed through acts, not mere words or proclamations. Without concrete actions to improve on the country’s rating among the international community, Nigeria risks being consigned to the fringes of the booming investment flows into Africa The statement by the Chairman of Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Niyi Yusuf, that the country’s FDI drive has remained weak could not have been put in a better form. We may have received some trickles of investments into some areas…

We’re one week into the 2025 MLB playoffs, with two games having now been played in all four division series matchups.In the small-sample-size world of October baseball, it might seem like that means we’ve seen enough to know a lot. But the reality for a sport that combines 162-game seasons with the chaos of short playoff series is: Things can change in a hurry this time of year.As we do early in every MLB regular season, we asked our MLB experts to go all-in on one thing they’ve noticed by giving us their boldest prediction for the rest of the…

British fintech Revolut — now launching in India — says cross-border payments remain one of India’s most underserved financial services. By its estimate, Indians spend about $30 billion overseas every year and lose around $600 million in bank charges — fees its India head calls “criminal.” “It has been the preserve of banks,” Paroma Chatterjee, Revolut India CEO, told TechCrunch. “You go to your bank to take currency, foreign exchange out from your bank, or you take a travel card that is issued by your bank when you’re traveling overseas … there have been humongous charges which have been levied…

Labour says Badenoch’s further education promises worthless because apprenticeship starts ‘collapsed’ under ToriesThe Conservatives are proposing to cut the number of students going to university so that they can save £3bn a year which they can spend on apprenticeships. This would double the apprenticeships budget.In her speech, Kemi Badenoch will says she knows from personal experience the value of apprenticeships. She will say: Nearly one in three graduates see no economic return, and every year taxpayers are writing off over £7bn in unpaid student loans. Wasted money, wasted talent. A rigged system propping up low-quality courses, while people can’t get…

Renowned experimental film-maker Ken Jacobs, whose works such as Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son made him a key member of the underground film circuit of the 1960s, has died aged 92. His son Azazel Jacobs, also a film-maker, told the New York Times that he died of kidney failure in hospital on Sunday.Described by the New York Times as “the éminence grise of the American avant garde”, Jacobs and his wife Flo, with whom he collaborated on much of his work, straddled the worlds of experimental art and American new wave film-making, along…

The Government has received high acclaim from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for its commitment to safeguarding child health, specifically through a substantial US$1,9 million allocation from the national treasury for the 2025 Measles-Rubella Campaign. Speaking at the official launch of the national Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign, which was presided over by Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Douglas Mombeshora, at Stoneridge Clinic in Harare on Monday, UNICEF Country Representative Mrs Etona Ekole hailed the country’s vaccination efforts. “UNICEF commends the Government of Zimbabwe for its strong national ownership and commitment to protecting children’s health by contributing approximately US$1,9…

Nolberto Solano has become accustomed to firsts. He was the first Peruvian to feature in the Premier League after he joined Newcastle in 1998, and the first to play in an FA Cup final the following year. In April 2001 he became the first Premier League player to be sent off by Mike Dean. Now, in the latest stop on a peripatetic coaching journey, the 50-year-old is hoping to lead Pakistan’s men to their first Asian Cup.After taking the lesser trodden path from Lima to Lahore, Solano faces crucial back-to-back qualifiers for the 2027 tournament against Afghanistan, beginning at home…

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday.Their arrival comes as a second day of indirect talks on Tuesday ended without tangible results, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told the BBC.Trump struck a positive tone as Israelis marked the second anniversary of the 7 October Hamas-led attacks on their country, saying “there’s a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East”.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not comment on the status of the talks, but…

Amnesty International says the military launched a paraglider attack on a nighttime civilian gathering.Published On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMore than 20 people were killed in central Myanmar after the military launched motorised paraglider attacks during an antigovernment candlelight vigil, according to Amnesty International and media reports.The attacks hit a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region twice on Monday night as community members gathered to mark a Buddhist festival and call for the release of political prisoners, among other demands, the reports said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“This would be the latest in…