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WEDNESDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2025, 22:36

Africa

Mbeumo & Wissa ‘inspiring’ – Ouattara

Today at 00:11 AM, via BBC News

As he competes at Afcon 2025 with Burkina Faso, Dango Ouattara says Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa inspired him to become the latest African to star for Brentford.

Sport

Impossible to replace Fernandes – Amorim

Today at 18:04 PM, via BBC News

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says it is “impossible” to replace captain Bruno Fernandes, who is set for up to a month out with injury, but other players “must step up”.

Sport

Barcelona cool Guehi interest – Thursday’s gossip

Today at 17:35 PM, via BBC News

Barcelona cool their interest in Marc Guehi after meeting his agents, but Marcus Rashford wants to remain at the Spanish club, and Crystal Palace rival West Ham for Wolves’ Jorgen Strand Larsen, plus more.

Education

Mixed Grades for Home-Schooling

Today at 19:39 PM, via New York Times

Readers offer personal stories in response to a guest essay critical of home-schooling.

Entertainment

Weather alert: A wet Christmas Day ahead

Today at 19:11 PM, via The Citizen

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 25 December 2025.

Science/Tech

Looking for 1000x Cryptos? APEMARS Emerges as 2026’s Top Whitelist Contender Along With 6 Others

Today at 22:15 PM, via Tech Financials

Each week, social platforms like X and Telegram are flooded with bold predictions from self-proclaimed crypto experts claiming to have discovered the “next 1000x coin.” The hype of this next 1000x crypto often follows a familiar pattern: rocket emojis, screenshots of massive gains, and urgent calls to buy before it’s too late. While a few […]

Science/Tech

An Amateur Codebreaker May Have Just Solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac Killings

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

Los Angeles Times (non-paywalled source): When police questioned Marvin Margolis following the murder of Elizabeth Short — who became known as the Black Dahlia — he lied about how well he had known her. The 22-year-old Short had been found mutilated in a weedy lot in South Los Angeles, severed neatly in half with what detectives thought was surgical skill. Margolis was on the list of suspects....

Science/Tech

European Leaders Condemn US Visa Bans as Row Over ‘Censorship’ Escalates

Today at 21:30 PM, via Slashdot

European leaders including Emmanuel Macron have accused Washington of “coercion and intimidation,” after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech companies. From a report: The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, the former EU commissioner and one of the architects of the bloc’s...

Science/Tech

Russia Plans a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon Within a Decade

Today at 21:01 PM, via Slashdot

Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth’s only natural satellite. Reuters: Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go into space in 1961, Russia has prided itself as a leading power in space exploration, but in...

Health

What Is a Grief Attack?

Yesterday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful.