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Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests.London’s Metropolitan Police say at least 60 people will face prosecution for “showing support” for Palestine Action, the activist group outlawed as a “terrorist organisation” last month for protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Three others have already been charged.“We have put arrangements in place that will enable us to investigate and prosecute significant numbers each week if necessary,” the force said in a statement on Friday.Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests, including 522…

At 74 years old, Tamil legend Rajinikanth remains effortlessly suave, making him worthy of not one, but two of his own logos prior to “Coolie,” his 170th film. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s latest is a cheer-out-loud crime saga in which hyper-violence has the gracefulness of dance. It has a lead character so magnetic that even its story’s messiest, most convoluted parts remain fixed around his orbit, as he goes supernova once more. Kanagaraj’s grimy, lurid approach may seem like a strange bedfellow for mass-appeal hero worship. But if his films have proved anything, it’s that he’s incredibly adept at striking balance,…

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.Created by the cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, the projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles like North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America. “It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,” the African Union Commission deputy chair, Selma Malika Haddadi, told Reuters, saying the Mercator fostered a false impression that Africa was “marginal”, despite being…

The e-invoicing system, also known as the Merchant-Buyer Model, is aimed at making tax compliance easier, faster and more transparent for all categories of taxpayers. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that over 1,000 large taxpayers have successfully onboarded and commenced integration on its new electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) platform. However, the agency said more than 4,000 large taxpayers still need to complete the onboarding process. The Project Manager for the FIRS e-invoicing implementation, Mohammed Bawa, disclosed this while speaking at a post-go-live e-invoice workshop for stakeholders on Thursday. “Between the 1st of August to date, we have over…

LaToya Cantrell is accused of ‘defrauding’ the city, paying Jeffrey Vappie as if he were on duty while on trips and trysts.The mayor of New Orleans has been indicted on conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges by a federal grand jury after a long-running investigation.The charges released on Friday against LaToya Cantrell were based on accusations that she tried to hide a romantic relationship with bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie, who was paid as if on duty while the pair conducted their affair.The indictment states that Cantrell and Vappie “developed a personal and intimate relationship” in 2021, defrauding the city as they attempted…

I’m looking out at Alcatraz Island from a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco with hundred-dollar fish entrées on the menu. As I make small talk with other reporters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman jumps through the door on my left. Altman’s looking down at his bare iPhone to show us all something, and an intrusive thought slips out of my mouth: “No phone case is a bold choice.” Of course, I immediately realize that the billionaire CEO of OpenAI, who employs Apple veteran Jony Ive, cares more about preserving the iPhone’s original design than the $1,000 it costs to replace one.…

Bournemouth fight back from two down but Liverpool secure late win on emotional Anfield night.Liverpool talisman Mo Salah and fellow forward Federico Chiesa struck late goals as the Premier League champions began the defence of their title by beating Bournemouth 4-2 in a thriller on the opening night of the season at Anfield.On a bittersweet Friday evening charged with emotion after the July death of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, newcomer Hugo Ekitike bagged a goal on his league debut to put the hosts ahead after 37 minutes, and Cody Gakpo doubled the lead in the 49th.But Antoine Semenyo, who was…

More than 200 companies showcase their latest innovations at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China.

Brighton and The Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh says he was driven by the idea of helping his family out of poverty when learning his football skills on a sandy pitch in Bakoteh.Five years ago he took the decision to leave his parents, six siblings and friends to chase his dream in Europe. Now one of the Premier League’s rising stars, BBC Sport Africa’s Isaiah Akinremi followed Minteh on a journey home.Produced by Isaiah Akinremi & Caleb OjewaleEdited by Brian KhisaFilmed by Joshua Akinyemi

The heads of the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have acknowledged recent months have been “challenging” for staff as the charity undergoes “substantial” change.It comes after staff raised “serious and escalating concerns” in a whistleblowing complaint this week submitted to the Charity Commission.They warned that the body – which receives £100m from the government – is at risk of collapse after Technology Secretary Peter Kyle instructed it to prioritise defence, and threatened to pull its funding if it did not.In a letter seen by the BBC, Chair Dr Doug Gurr said the Turing Institute would “step up at…