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At least 194 people have died in the last 24 hours in heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.Most of the deaths, 180, were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. At least 30 homes were destroyed and a rescue helicopter crashed during operations, killing its five crew.Nine more people were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, while five died in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, it said.Government forecasters said heavy rainfall was expected until 21 August in the northwest of the country, where several areas have been declared disaster zones.In Buner, one survivor…

Like all love triangles, Celine Song’s new film Materialists places you at a fateful fork in the road, peering at two points in the distance and evaluating the different futures that lie in wait. In Materialists, the first destination looks like this: a glossy Manhattan penthouse; regular dinner dates at five-star restaurants; few if no apparent friends; a lot of money, and being the object of envy of New York’s society women. What you lack in warmth you make up for in status. The second, meanwhile, is much less glamorous: a dingy shared apartment in south Brooklyn with two slob…

Yankuba Minteh’s talents have taken him all the way to the Premier League but it was on a sandy pitch in Bakoteh, West Africa, where he honed his skills.And while his mother did not approve of how much time Minteh, now 21, spent playing football in The Gambia, the future Brighton & Hove Albion winger was driven by the desire to improve his family’s fortunes.Five years ago he took the decision to leave his parents, six siblings and friends to chase his dream in Europe.”I wanted to change their life and take them out of poverty,” Minteh told BBC Sport…

90 Africa’s share of global trade is still less than three percent, and one of the biggest reasons is the persistent trade finance gap that leaves exporters struggling to invest in local processing. This was the warning from Dean Adansi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana International Bank (GHIB), during an interview with the BBC on the sidelines of the GHIB CONVERGE 2025 conference in London. Mr. Adansi said the continent’s current export model is costing billions of dollars in potential earnings every year. According to him, the problem is structural — Africa’s capital markets remain shallow, working capital is…

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion.

Back in 2005, nothing felt more high-powered and sophisticated than ending a call by snapping shut a clamshell flip phone.Now, two decades since they hit peak popularity, they’re back – with Apple rumoured to be working on its first ever flip phone.Little is known about how it will look. It could resemble Samsung’s Flip design – closer to a 2000s-style clamshell phone – or its Fold, more like a foldable iPad.A JPMorgan report has suggested that the first foldable iPhone will be revealed in September 2026, priced at $1,999 (£1,474), and will likely expand a foldable phone market expected to…

Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says President Cyril Ramaphosa did not sanction Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Rudzani Maphwanya’s visit to Iran. At a media briefing on Thursday, Magwenya said the SANDF was enabled by bilateral and multilateral frameworks to forge ties with other military forces around the world. “The exchange of knowledge and the strengthening of professional military to military cooperation is encouraged within our system of government, this includes joint training drills with other countries, cooperation on peacekeeping and rescue mission during natural disasters. “However, senior military officers do not engage outside of their…

In a landmark victory for civil society and coastal communities, the Western Cape High Court has set aside the South African government’s decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the South-West Coast. Judge Mangcu-Lockwood delivered her judgment  on Wednesday, 13 August. Following an intense legal challenge by The Green Connection and Natural Justice that exposed serious flaws in how the environmental and social risks were evaluated, the court has now returned the matter to the Department of Minerals and Petroleum, requiring fresh assessments, additional information, and public participation. While the authorisation was initially granted to…

Alden GonzalezAug 15, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.WHEN SUMMER ARRIVED and his pitching progression intensified, Shohei Ohtani essentially stopped running. In an attempt to preserve his body for the added stress it was about to endure, Ohtani stole just two bases throughout June and July.Now, even as he approaches the workload of a traditional starting pitcher, the aggressiveness that helped make him the first 50/50 player in baseball history is showing up again. In 12 games in August, Ohtani…

In the if-these-walls-could-talk sweepstakes, the Ed Sullivan Theater might never shut up. Built in 1927, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between 53rd and 54th Streets, and in more or less continuing operation ever since, it has been home to virtually every great entertainment medium — theater, vaudeville, silent cinema, radio, and television — that is not rendered in pixels. The upcoming eviction of the latest tenant (as of May 2026, CBS is tossing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Show to the curb) prompts a look back at the storied history of the house named for one of the least charismatic people…