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Boxing Day shopping falls flat once again

Today at 18:26 PM, via BBC News

Although shoppers are still bargain-hunting, fewer people headed to the high streets and shopping centres compared with last year.

Africa

Mbeumo & Wissa ‘inspiring’ – Ouattara

Wednesday 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.

Business

Petrol price joy for South Africa in January

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) at the end of the fourth week of December shows that motorists are in store for an even bigger cut in prices in the new year.

Education

Nigeria: PSSDC Boss Eyes Public Service University, As Centre Marks New Phase

Today at 12:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The Director-General of the Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Lagos, Adekunmilola Adio-Moses, has outlined a long-term vision for the institution to evolve into a public service university, as part of efforts to strengthen civil service capacity and modernise governance in the state.

Education

Nigeria: Akano Bags Distinguished OAU, Baptist Alumni Awards

Today at 12:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Renowned entrepreneur, technologist, and philanthropist, Mr. Tim Akano, has been honoured with two Distinguished Alumnus Awards by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Baptist Day School, Oluponna, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, mentorship, technology, innovation, and community development at large. Both awards, which were conferred recently, mark a...

Education

Brown shooting suspect: gruelling academic climate may have taken mental toll, say ex-classmates

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Cláudio Valente and one of victims, Nuno FG Loureiro, both studied at notoriously challenging Técnico in Lisbon

As investigators in Massachusetts work to piece together a motive for the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT physics professor, former classmates of the suspected gunman and one of the victims have been asking if the roots of the tragedy lie in their shared experience...

Science/Tech

As AI Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary

Today at 19:37 PM, via Slashdot

While stock investors have pushed AI-related shares to repeated highs this year, debt markets are telling a more cautious story as newer AI infrastructure companies find themselves paying significantly elevated interest rates to borrow money. Applied Digital, a data center builder, sold $2.35 billion of debt in November at a 9.25% coupon — roughly 3.75% above similarly rated companies, or about...

Science/Tech

The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial

Today at 19:30 PM, via The Guardian

Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice

The record-breaking 252mph winds of Hurricane Melissa that devastated Caribbean islands at the end of October were made five times more likely by the climate crisis. Scorching wildfire weather in...

Science/Tech

Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing

Today at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close

Inside a large greenhouse at the University of Kansas, Professor Liz Koziol and Dr Terra Lubin tend rows of sudan grass in individual plastic pots. The roots of each straggly plant harbor a specific strain of invisible soil fungus. The...

Science/Tech

The Economic Divide Between Big and Small Companies Is Growing

Today at 18:24 PM, via Slashdot

While America’s largest corporations are riding a wave of surging profits and AI-fueled stock market enthusiasm to record highs, small businesses across the country are cutting staff and scaling back operations as years of high inflation, cautious consumers and tariff confusion take their toll. Private firms with fewer than 50 workers have steadily shed jobs over the past six months, according...

Motoring

How to prevent tyre theft in South Africa

Today at 12:38 PM, via TopAuto

Tyre theft is a massive problem in South Africa, but there are a few simple measures you can take to avoid becoming a victim.

Motoring

Trouble for Toyota

Today at 07:34 AM, via TopAuto

Global automakers are facing greater uncertainty as they navigate an environment of trade tensions, regulatory changes and uncertain economic outlooks.