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An American game hunter was killed by a buffalo he was stalking during a hunting expedition in South Africa over the weekend, according to multiple reports.Asher Watkins, 52, of Texas, died on 3 August while tracking a 1.3-ton Cape buffalo in South Africa’s Limpopo province, according to a statement from Coenraad Vermaak Safaris (CV Safaris), the company that organized the hunting trip.“It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts we confirm the tragic death of our client and friend Asher Watkins from the USA,” CV Safaris said in the statement, obtained by the Metro new outlet and other publications.“On Sunday…

Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a commitment by Apple to increase its investments in US manufacturing by an additional $100bn over the next four years.Apple’s plan to up its domestic investment comes as it seeks to avoid Trump’s threatened tariffs, which would increase the tech giant’s costs as it relies on a complex international supply chain to produce its iPhones. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, warned during an earnings call in May that the tariffs could cost the company up to $900m that fiscal quarter alone.After Cook gifted Trump a US-made souvenir with a 24-karat gold base at the Oval Office…

The resignation is a blow for the Labour government, which trails Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party in polls.Britain’s minister for homelessness has resigned over allegations that she evicted tenants from a property she owns and increased rents by hundreds of pounds.In her resignation letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, Rushanara Ali, a junior minister in the Ministry of Housing, said she had followed all the legal requirements “at all times” in her dealings as a landlord.Ali, the member of parliament for Bethnal Green and Stepney, evicted four tenants from her four-bedroom house in east London…

Leading expert in human and capital development, Dr Chima Mathew Amadi has paid off N20 million naira to offset the hospital bills of 45 patients stuck at the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri. Dr Amadi who quietly walked into the hospital, Tuesday, walked around the hospital wards to interact with the patients before offsetting their bills. In a statement on Tuesday, Dr Amadi, while at the hospital wards, empathized with the patients as well as the thanked the doctors and nurses for treating the patients. According to him, government should always feel the pains of the people. He said, “you…

Kevin PeltonAug 7, 2025, 04:00 PM ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE systemThe WNBA trade deadline has come and gone. But from early trades that indicated that contenders are getting serious about upgrading their rosters to a late move before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline, the week had its newsworthy moments.On Sunday, the league-leading Minnesota Lynx made a key move, picking up reigning Most Improved Player DiJonai Carrington from the Dallas Wings in exchange for Diamond Miller, injured Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 second-round pick.Another standout guard was…

A Muslim American group has sent a letter to the administration of President Donald Trump urging it to investigate the death of United States citizen Khamis Ayyad in a settler attack in the occupied West Bank.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Ayyad’s family has “no confidence in any investigation conducted by Israeli authorities”.The letter, penned by CAIR and its Chicago chapter, was sent on Wednesday, almost a week after Ayyad’s death on July 31.Addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi, it underscored legal provisions, including the US-Israel Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), that would…

A legal salvo from CAA striking at part of Range Media‘s business model has been advanced by a court, potentially setting up a thorny battle challenging the management firm’s dealings that may encroach upon work typically reserved for agencies. A California state court judge on Thursday rebuffed Range’s bid to dismiss arguments that the company has an unfair advantage over agencies while narrowing the scope of the lawsuit. “The ruling confirms what this case is really about: CAA’s attempt to block competition and control the choices of talent,” said Orin Snyder and Ilissa Samplin, lawyers for Range, in a statement.…

Paul NjieBBC News in YaoundéAFP via Getty ImagesCameroon’s constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country’s electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the 12 October presidential election.While the firebrand political figure was sidelined, 92-year-old President Paul Biya whose candidacy also faced opposition, was cleared to run for what would be his eighth term in the oil-rich Central African nation.If he were elected for another seven-year term, he could remain in power until he was almost 100.Kamto was ruled out because a rival faction of the Manidem party which endorsed him presented another individual as a candidate,…

174 Popular Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as K1 De Ultimate or KWAM 1, has denied allegations of misconduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. This comes as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) launches a full-scale investigation into an incident involving the singer during boarding procedures for a ValueJet flight to Lagos. According to FAAN, the altercation happened on Monday, August 5, 2025, while passengers were boarding Flight VK 201 operated by ValueJet Airlines. The agency claimed KWAM 1 attempted to carry a flask containing an unidentified liquid onto the flight, in violation…

Here are the key events on day 1,261 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Friday, August 8:Fighting The Ukrainian military said its drone units hit the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region. It was not immediately clear what the extent of the damage was at the refinery, which, together with the Krasnodar refinery, processed 7.2 million metric tonnes of crude oil in 2024. Local Russian emergency services said they had extinguished a fire at the Afipsky refinery, saying it was caused by fallen drone debris. The Russian Ministry of Defence said air defence systems had…