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Miller hairpiece punched off during fight

Today at 12:32 PM, via BBC News

In an unusual moment on the undercard of a title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez, American Jarrell Miller threw his toupee into the crowd after it was dislodged late in the second round.

South Africa

Government delivers relief to flood-affected communities in Limpopo

Today at 12:34 PM, via SAnews

Government delivers relief to flood-affected communities in Limpopo

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has delivered essential supplies to individuals and communities affected by the recent floods across Limpopo.

The intervention underscores government’s commitment to supporting affected communities during a challenging period, while emphasising the values of...

South Africa

Government brings relief to flood affected elderly woman

Today at 11:14 AM, via SAnews

Government brings relief to flood affected elderly woman

The Department of Social Development has urgently deployed Deputy Minister Ganief Hendricks to Mpumalanga to assist an elderly woman heading a household of five, including two grandchildren, following the recent floods.

The children recently lost their mother, and their house collapsed during heavy rains in Acornhoek,...

World

At a clown school near Paris, failure is the lesson

Today at 13:00 PM, via NPR

For decades, students at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier have been paying to bomb onstage. The goal isn’t laughs — it’s learning how to take the humiliation and keep going.

Sport

Scotland beat USA to clinch T20 World Cup place

Today at 13:02 PM, via BBC News

Scotland book their place at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a comfortable 41-run win over the United States in the final Super Six qualification game in Nepal.

Education

Private school parents targeted by fraudsters stealing fee payments

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to fraudsters’ bank accounts

Foreign students attending independent schools in the UK are being targeted by fraudsters seeking to intercept their fee payments, according to new research.

Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to the bank account of a criminal, after receiving a fake...

Education

When the Doctor Needs a Checkup

Yesterday at 17:25 PM, via New York Times

The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.

Education

Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault

Yesterday at 14:09 PM, via The Guardian

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip

The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school...

Motoring

South Africa goes quiet on new bullet trains

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The government has made no formal announcement regarding the National Rail Masterplan, which was supposed to be finalised by the end of 2025.

Health

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

Yesterday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.