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According to the report, the food inflation rate in July 2025 was 22.74 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Nigeria’s annual inflation rate eased to 21.88 per cent in July from 22.22 per cent in June 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. The statistics office said the July 2025 headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.34 per cent compared to the June 2025 headline inflation rate. Inflation indicators compare prices of goods and services in 12 months. A decline does not necessarily imply a reduction in prices; instead, it shows the rate of price increase…

The e-commerce landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by artificial intelligence technologies that are reshaping customer expectations, operational capabilities, and competitive dynamics. With the AI-enabled e-commerce market reaching $9.01 billion in 2025 and growing at a remarkable 24.34% compound annual growth rate, platforms that fail to embrace these AI-driven transformations risk becoming obsolete. Harvard Business Review research reveals that 70% of e-commerce organizations view AI implementation as very or extremely important to their operations, while 69% of companies already using AI report improved efficiency and faster work processes. The writing is on the wall: AI adoption is no longer…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature11 min: Liverpool counter, and Salah nearly releases Gakpo down the left with a sliderule pass. Smith, taking no chances, slides it out for a corner, and Petrovic claims the set piece. This is bright and relentless, and surely not going to end 0-0.Share10 min: Semenyo feeds the overlapping Smith down the right, and a corner is won off Van Dijk. The set piece is flicked on by Evanilson, and it’s fortunate for Liverpool that Szoboszlai is at the right-hand post, and able to head clear.Share9 min: Liverpool’s pre-season…

The best early Labor Day mattress sales are nearly here, and if you’ve been looking for a sign from the universe to upgrade your bed, consider this it. I’ve been a professional mattress tester for five years, so I’m plugged in to what’s going on in the mattress world (we’re constantly scoping out new additions to our best mattresses list) and can keep track of the sales that really are the ones to watch … and which ones you can skip until Cyber Monday.While white pants are about to be out of season (if you follow that tradition), crisp white…

Trouble flares involving police, government supporters and anticorruption groups.Violence in Serbia has erupted, involving government supporters, police and anticorruption demonstrators who have been on the streets for months, demanding electionsPresident Aleksandar Vucic says the protests are part of a foreign plot to oust him.Why has violence flared up – and what’s next?Presenter: Adrian FinighanGuests:Mirko Dautovic – International affairs commentator for Balkan mediaFlorian Bieber – Professor of Southeast European history and politics at Graz UniversityTatyana Kekic – Correspondent covering Serbia for bne IntelliNews

In the decade between the late 90s and mid-2000s, Bosnian director Srdan Vuletic helmed several award-winning films such as “Summer in the Golden Valley” and “It’s Hard to Be Nice,” which premiered in major festivals such as Toronto and Berlin. After the latter, the director did not helm a project for 17 years, returning to cinema last year in quite the prolific comeback with “Gym” and now “Otter,” which will have its world premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival.  The coming-of-age drama is adapted from Stefan Bošković’s (also the film’s scriptwriter) short story and trails Hana (Maša Drašler), a shy…

My friend Anne Merriman, who has died aged 90, was a pioneering doctor and founder of the Hospice Africa charity, which aims to offer “palliative care for all those in need” across the continent.While working in Singapore in the 1980s, Anne devised an affordable morphine-based painkiller, and took it to Africa in the 90s. In 1993 in Kampala, Uganda, she founded Hospice Africa, establishing a hospice model that could be adapted for other countries. By 2023, Hospice Africa had cared for more than 37,000 patients in Uganda, and today it helps provide home-based palliative care in more than 35 countries…

Root causes of malnutrition such as insecurity, reduced food production, and harmful marital practices to be examined alongside immediate relief efforts The Katsina State Government has inaugurated a Special Committee to assess and address malnutrition across the state, following recent reports highlighting the severity of the challenge. The ceremony, held at the Muhammadu Buhari Government House, Katsina, was presided over by Deputy Governor Malam Faruq Lawal Jobe, representing Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, who joined the event virtually. The committee is tasked with reviewing the recent Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) malnutrition report, identifying the most affected areas and households, recommending urgent…

Footage shows Israeli police in Haifa arresting protesters who were condemning the killings of journalists in Gaza.

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human…