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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) urges immediate action by government to reduce the increasingly unaffordable price of electricity to stop a jobs bloodbath. This is not a matter that workers or the economy can afford for government to continue to philosophise about. Since the advent of loadshedding in 2006, electricity prices have increased by more than 450% with endless promises of short-term pain. The consequences have been that electricity tariffs are squeezing working-class families, taking monies needed to buy food and other essential goods, as well as starving the economy of badly needed stimulus. It is not…

BBCElissa says constipation needs to be screened for in every area of healthcare A mother who feared her two-year-old son’s untreated constipation could have killed him is calling for access to children’s continence services to be made a national priority. Elissa Novak said Ivan was constantly vomiting, losing weight and in severe pain when it was at its worst, and a doctor said 2kg of his 10kg (22lb) body weight was estimated to be stool.The number of children aged up to 16 admitted to English hospitals suffering with constipation, among other symptoms, is at a 10-year high, with more than…

Amanda Anisimova conjured the performance of her career on Wednesday afternoon in New York, banishing the ghosts of her Wimbledon nightmare with a sensational 6-4, 6-3 quarter-final victory against Iga Swiatek in 1hr 36min. Less than eight weeks after she had been double-bagelled by the Polish star in the final at the All England Club, the 24-year-old American struck back with fearless ball-striking and nerveless resolve to reach her first US Open semi-final.Swiatek, a six-time major champion and the 2022 US Open winner, looked intent on reprising the script when she broke immediately to extend her personal run to 13…

Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long represented one of the most disturbing forms of cybercrime. Now one specimen of widely available spyware has turned that relatively manual crime into an automated feature, detecting when the user is browsing pornography on their PC, screenshotting it, and taking a candid photo of the victim through their webcam.On Wednesday, researchers at security firm Proofpoint published their analysis of an open-source variant of “infostealer” malware known as Stealerium that the company has seen used in multiple cybercriminal campaigns since May…

new video loaded: Putin Sends a Message With ‘Limo Diplomacy’ in ChinaBy Chevaz Clarke•September 3, 2025During the Eurasian summit in China, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had conversations with leaders in the backseat of his presidential state car, offering him an ideal setting for deepening ties.Recent episodes in InternationalInternational video coverage from The New York Times.International video coverage from The New York Times.Show more videos from International

It’s hard to be a movie star and a dad at the same time — just ask Channing Tatum. On the latest episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Daniel D’Addario, Variety chief correspondent, details his reporting for Variety’s Sept. 2 cover story featuring Tatum and director Derek Cianfrance discussing how they brought a stranger-than-fiction true crime story to life in Paramount Pictures’ “Roofman.” Tatum and Cianfrance came together as collaborators at a time when both of them were regrouping in their careers. Tatum is extremely open in discussing the challenges of juggling movie shoots around the world with his most important…

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that military attacks on alleged drug traffickers will “happen again”, brushing aside concerns over the legality of such attacks and the sovereignty of Latin American nations.Speaking during a news conference in Mexico City on Wednesday, Rubio pledged continued security coordination with countries like Mexico, but suggested the US would not hesitate to take extreme measures on its own.His remarks, in part, were a response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US had blown up a vessel in the Caribbean Sea a day earlier.Trump and Rubio identified the small boat as a…

French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a post-money valuation of $14 billion, reports Bloomberg, positioning the company as one of Europe’s most valuable tech startups. The two-year-old OpenAI rival, founded by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, develops open source language models and Le Chat, its AI chatbot built for European audiences. Mistral isn’t commenting on the report, but the round would represent Mistral’s first major raise since June 2024, when it was valued at €5.8 billion. The company has previously raised over €1 billion from prominent investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. The…

When Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir became the first sitting head of state indicted by the International Criminal Court, reactions in Africa were mixed. Some victims cheered the prospect of accountability, but many on the continent saw something unsettling: yet another African leader in the dock of a court far away in Europe. Over two decades, the ICC has trained its sights disproportionately on Africa – charging politicians and warlords from Sudan, Kenya, Libya, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond – while seeming to ignore equally grave crimes elsewhere. This lopsided pattern has fueled accusations that the court…

Military service may be a national commitment, but the level of support veterans receive after their service often depends less on the uniform they wore and more on their ZIP code. New research from CCK Law sheds light on striking inequities in how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) distributes benefits across states. The study shows that geography plays a defining role in determining whether veterans access robust disability compensation, quality medical care, and timely claims assistance—or face gaps that leave them struggling to secure the resources they were promised. In some cases, the differences in per-veteran spending are…