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Cryptic Crossword JDE 526

Yesterday at 22:39 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.Clue of the week:20 Tobacco is found in geelhout wakis (4)

17 April 2026

Yesterday at 22:29 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 17 April 2026

Pentagon Seeks Help From Ford and G.M.

Yesterday at 22:26 PM, via New York Times

Concerned about the slow pace and high cost of weapons production, Pentagon officials have begun talks with General Motors and Ford Motor about producing certain parts.

Family planning aid dwindles in Uganda

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via NPR

A community health worker in Uganda stopped getting paid after aid cuts but kept checking in on her patients. Many lost access to contraception. Now she’s coaching them through unintended pregnancies.

Europe Has ‘Maybe 6 Weeks of Jet Fuel Left’

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

The head of the International Energy Agency warned that Europe may have only “six weeks or so” of jet fuel left if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted. The Associated Press reports: IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming...

Augustus aiming high in the hope of home advantage

Yesterday at 21:42 PM, via BBC News

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus says it’s important the Irish province keep building momentum in the hope of clinching home advantage in the knockout stages of the United Rugby Championship.

Google, Pentagon Discuss Classified AI Deal

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Alphabet’s Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the Pentagon to deploy its Gemini AI models in classified settings, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The two parties are discussing an agreement that would allow the Pentagon to use...

Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

Yesterday at 20:54 PM, via Wired

Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and social media platforms to start blocking access by minors.

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