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There are “no signs of life” under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people are still missing, rescuers have said.Hundreds of students, most of them teenage boys, were inside the two-storey Islamic boarding school in the town of Sidoarjo when it collapsed on Monday. At least five students were killed and about 100 injured, officials said. Thirteen people have been freed from the debris since rescue efforts began, though two later died in hospital. Rescue operations had been challenging due to the unstable structure of the building. On Thursday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNBP) said rescuers using…

Paul NjieBBC Africa, Saint-LouisMichel Mvondo / BBCEvery day, Gora Fall, a fisherman in Senegal’s northern city of Saint-Louis, heads to sea with a mix of emotions: hope and frustration.He hopes he will get a better catch than the previous day, yet he is frustrated by the thought that whatever he finds might not meet his needs.”Before, we worked to live, but now we just work to survive,” says the 25-year-old.Like him, many other small-scale, traditional fishermen in Saint-Louis – a major fishing hub – are facing hard times.The BBC has spoken to several fishermen and people linked to the fishing…

If you are trying to catch out a chatbot take care, because one cutting-edge tool is showing signs it knows what you are up to.Anthropic, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, has released a safety analysis of its latest model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and revealed it had become suspicious it was being tested in some way.Evaluators said during a “somewhat clumsy” test for political sycophancy, the large language model (LLM) – the underlying technology that powers a chatbot – raised suspicions it was being tested and asked the testers to come clean.“I think you’re testing me – seeing if I’ll…

Nairobi — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, health officials, clinicians, advocates, and survivors are renewing calls for urgent action to address Kenya’s rising breast cancer burden. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines breast cancer as “a disease in which abnormal breast cells grow out of control and form tumors. If left unchecked, the tumors can spread throughout the body and become fatal.” The disease typically starts in the milk ducts or lobules. In its earliest form (in situ), it is not life-threatening if detected early. However, once invasive, cancerous cells spread into surrounding tissue, forming lumps or thickening that…

At the heart of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is the image of one young man carrying another. Early in the film, we see the piggyback as a moment of laughter and joy. By the end of the film, it’s a desperate attempt to defy death. The man shouldering the burden is Shoaib (Ishaan Khatter). He is carrying his childhood friend, Chandan (Vishal Jethwa). Both are attempting to traverse the last few hundred miles to their village in the midst of the COVID pandemic. One is Muslim, the other Dalit. Both have spent their lives fighting bigotry and poverty, only to be further marginalized by disease and a…

  EFF Leader Julius Malema  to Appeal Firearms Conviction Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is preparing to appeal his conviction on charges related to using a firearm in public, reports EWN. The East London Magistrate’s Court ruled that he breached the Firearms Control Act. The case stems from a 2018 rally in Mdantsane, where he fired shots into the air in close proximity to thousands of people. The State argued that he recklessly endangered lives. Malema argued the gun was a toy. The court also ruled that some of the defence witnesses did him no favours, saying they were…

Lokoja — Kogi State Government has flagged off the Health Insurance intervention and the access to care to over 76,000 enrollees, the distribution of equipment, andthe the distribution of 62,000 direct solar refrigerators by the Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development. The flag-off ceremony which took place yesterday at the Government House in Lokoja was spearheaded by the Kogi State Health Insurance Agency, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KSPHDA), and the coordinating State Ministry of Health. The Governor, Usman Ododo, explained that his administration is committed to the welfare of the people of the state, noting that that was why the…

The 2025 MLB division series matchups are starting to take shape after the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to advance out of the wild-card round.L.A.’s sweep sets up a division series showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies starting Saturday in Philadelphia.What have we learned about each team so far? What does each remaining team need to do to move on to the league championship series? Which players could be October difference-makers? And which favorites should be on upset watch in the round ahead?ESPN MLB experts Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield are here to break it all down…

Making for a mouth-watering program, heavy-hitter U.S. writer Alan Ball, showrunner of “Six Feet Under” and “True Blood” and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Sam Mendes’ “American Beauty” will be one of the guests of honor at Barcelona’s fast-expanding Serielizados festival and market, running over Nov. 3-12. “To welcome Alan Ball is an absolute honour and he was on our short list of guests for a long time,” Serielizados co-founder Victor Sala told Variety. “Six Feet Under” is a masterpiece and we are really happy to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the last episode of the series. It’s a much beloved series…

Sam Surridge converted a penalty in the 60th minute and Nashville SC won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Wednesday night.Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville, who secured a spot in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup with the victory. It was the first major trophy for the club, which joined Major League Soccer in 2020.The US Open Cup, which dates to 1914, is the oldest soccer competition in the United States.“I think it is important for us that we know that we can do it, that we can win a trophy,” said…