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WEDNESDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2025, 19:41

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

Sudan: Khartoum Wali Reviews With Education Minister Measures to Strengthen and Stabilize the Educational Process

Today at 07:31 AM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] Khartoum, December 23, 2025 (SUNA) – Wali of Khartoum State, Mr. Ahmed Osman Hamza, held a meeting at his office today with Federal Minister of Education and National Orientation, Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zein Hagar, in the presence of the Ministry’s Undersecretary, Dr. Ahmed Khalifa Omar, and the Director-General and Acting Minister of Culture, Information, and Tourism, Al-Tayib Saad Al-Din.

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.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 24 December 2025

Today at 19:07 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

What Rules Govern Hallmark Christmas Movies?

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Hallmark has released more than 300 Christmas-themed TV movies since 2000, and a detailed internal rulebook obtained by film data analyst Stephen Follows explains how the company manages to produce nearly one new holiday film per week during the final quarter of each year without the whole operation collapsing into creative chaos. The document, referred to as Hallmark’s “bible” by writers and...

Science/Tech

25.2% of Energy EU Used in 2024 Came From Renewables

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: In 2024, 25.2% of gross final energy consumption in the EU came from renewable sources, up by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2023. This share is 17.3 pp short of meeting the 2030 target (42.5%), which would require an annual average increase of 2.9 pp from 2025 to 2030. Among the EU countries, Sweden recorded the highest share of its gross final energy...

Science/Tech

YouTube Has a Firm Grip on Daytime TV

Today at 17:01 PM, via Slashdot

YouTube has been winning the streaming wars for years, but its real competitive advantage comes not from prime-time viewing but from its stranglehold on daytime hours when Americans are meditating, exercising, cooking, or simply looking for background noise. At 11 a.m. in October, YouTube commanded an average audience of 6.3 million viewers compared to Netflix’s 2.8 million, according to...

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.