NASA May Return Early From International Space Station After Medical Issue
NASA said it canceled a spacewalk planned for Thursday after an astronaut had an undisclosed medical issue on the International Space Station.
THURSDAY, 08 JANUARY 2026, 21:42
NASA said it canceled a spacewalk planned for Thursday after an astronaut had an undisclosed medical issue on the International Space Station.
John Ternus, a low-profile but influential executive at Apple, could be next in line to replace the company’s longtime chief executive, Tim Cook, if he steps aside.

The countdown to the 2026 Winter Olympics has passed the one-month mark, with preparations continuing ahead of the event in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.

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Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral has warned Kaizer Motaung Jr against making January signings.

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China has hacked the emails used by congressional staff on powerful committees in the US House of Representatives, as part of a massive cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon. An anonymous reader shares a report: Chinese intelligence accessed email systems used by some staffers [non-paywalled source] on the House China committee in addition to aides on the foreign affairs committee,...
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Sekhukhune United striker Bradley Grobler has shared his thoughts on Bafana Bafana’s AFCON match against Cameroon.
[Ghanaian Times] An octogenarian and retired business executive, Mr Godwin Kwashie Anagbo, has appealed to the government to totally, or at least partially, wash its hands off mission schools to save money for national development.
Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index just slipped 1.5 points, but the landing spot is the real headline: 40.5, the weakest since April 2020 for the second straight month. Inventories and jobs fell hard, hinting at a manufacturing sector running on fumes.

The African National Congress turned 114 years on Thursday

Premier League leaders Arsenal will look to reinforce their title credentials when they host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.
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City of Johannesburg officials raided a property in Bryanston believed to have been hijacked.