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The impact and legacy of global football icon Mo Salah on Egypt and beyond

Compare Our Top 6 GrindersMore Excellent GrindersConical-burr all-rounders:Baratza Encore for $150: Baratza’s original Encore is the Honda of the conical burr grinder world: easy to maintain, runs great, easy to use, lasts forever, replacement parts are easy to find. It’s been on the market largely unchanged for more than a decade. For not much more, the ESP offers beautiful adjustment on espresso settings, so I tend to recommend the added versatility. But the original Encore remains a solid entry-level choice.Photograph: Matthew KorfhageOxo Compact Burr Grinder for $75: Just when you thought Oxo had already cornered the market on affordable conical…

KAMPALA, UGANDA — In April, dozens of students gathered at the Kyambogo University’s student center. The then-student council president, Akiso Benjamin, called the meeting to address growing frustrations with the university’s administration over issues such as penalties for late registration, missing academic results, and students being blocked from exams, despite paying most of their tuition fees. Eight days prior, he’d formally written to the administration about these issues, but they didn’t respond, he says. Midway through the meeting, police stormed in. “Students started panicking, running out of the building,” he says. The police fired live ammunition and tear gas that…

Kid Cudi was asked for the first time about his experience testifying at the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial. The rapper and actor, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, was subpoenaed by federal prosecutors and was required to testify against the Bad Boy Records founder in regards to a home invasion and car explosion allegedly linked to Combs. Discussing the trial with “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper in a podcast interview, Cudi said, “I hated every minute of it. I did not want to do it.” But he knew that his purpose in the courtroom was to “support Cassie,” aka…

We claim to value privacy, but surrender it daily, often without knowing.We say we care about privacy, but this episode examines whether our actions reflect that.In The Privacy Paradox, we unravel the disconnect between our stated values and our digital behaviour.From mindless clicks to routine app permissions, this episode exposes how everyday online habits feed a vast, invisible data economy, often without our knowledge or consent.

The artificial intelligence revolution is no longer approaching—it has arrived, and it’s fundamentally reshaping the e-commerce landscape. While the promise of AI transformation captivates business leaders worldwide, a sobering reality emerges from recent research: only 13% of companies globally are ready to leverage AI to its full potential, according to Cisco’s 2024 AI Readiness Index. This stark figure represents both a challenge and an unprecedented opportunity for online stores. The companies that successfully navigate AI integration today will secure lasting competitive advantages, while those that delay risk falling irreversibly behind. McKinsey research reveals that organizations implementing AI effectively can generate…

Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Pebble smartwatch, on Wednesday showed off the new designs for the upcoming watch, now known as the Pebble Time 2. Although the company originally branded its new watches as the Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 when it first announced its plans to return to the market in March, Migicovsky says the company has since been able to regain the Pebble trademark. That means the new watches will instead be called the Pebble 2 Duo and the Pebble Time 2. Migicovsky’s company, Core Devices, had also shown off early ideas for the…

There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing.At least 20 people have died in a shipwreck off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, and a United Nations agency says more refugees and migrants could be missing as search operations continue.Rescue services on Wednesday found 20 bodies, while 60 survivors, 56 men and four women, were brought ashore to Lampedusa, according to the Italian Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).The disaster, involving people travelling from Libya, was the latest to befall refugees and…

Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from their homes.The state of emergency activates crisis funds and urgent infrastructure repairs in the Atlantic Ocean islands off the west coast of Africa.Monday’s flash floods were triggered by Tropical Storm Erin, leading to 193mm (7.6in) of rain in just five hours, far above São Vicente’s annual average. Deputy Prime Minister Olavo Correia told the BBC the floods were “catastrophic”.Rescue teams are desperately searching for missing people, while roads, homes and…

53 In Tanzania, a new champion is emerging in the fight for cleaner kitchens and a healthier environment. It is not solar panels or wind turbines, but a small, mighty innovation called Rafiki Briquettes. These briquettes are made from coal waste but refined to burn cleanly, last longer, and cost less than traditional charcoal. The product took centre stage at the recent Nane Nane Agricultural Exhibition in Dodoma, Tanzania’s biggest agricultural and technology fair. The State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) used the event to show how clean energy can be affordable and practical for ordinary households. Instead of pickaxes and heavy…