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Raducanu pulls out of US matches with foot issue

Today at 20:04 PM, via BBC News

Emma Raducanu will focus on a training camp in Spain rather than travel to the United States to play two exhibition matches next month, as she manages a foot issue.

Sport

Hamraoui files harassment claim against PSG

Today at 20:02 PM, via BBC News

Former Paris St-Germain midfielder Kheira Hamraoui files a £3m claim against the French club, alleging she was forced out after being attacked with an iron bar.

Sport

Mbappe wants £230m from former club PSG

Today at 19:35 PM, via BBC News

France captain Kylian Mbappe is seeking £231.5m from Paris St-Germain, with his former club demanding £211m, as their long-running dispute reaches the Paris courts.

Education

Nigeria: Several Schoolgirls Kidnapped in Attack On School in Northeastern Nigeria

Today at 17:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — An unknown number of girls were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a girls’ school in northwestern Nigeria overnight. The gang members attacked the Maga Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in the Danko/Wasagu district of Kebbi State in the early morning hours of November 17. After killing the school’s deputy principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, who had...

Education

Liberia: ‘Lack of Tvet Hinders Growth’

Today at 17:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Executive Director of the Burphy Cares Foundation, Richlue O. Burphy, is calling for greater prioritization of youth-focused programs and initiatives in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 draft budget, which was recently submitted by President Joseph Boakai to the legislature for scrutiny.

Science/Tech

Take-Two CEO Says Consoles Aren’t Going Away, But Gaming is Moving Toward PCs

Today at 20:01 PM, via Slashdot

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, which operates publishing labels including GTA-maker Rockstar Games and 2K, said on Monday that although gaming consoles are not going away, the industry is moving toward PCs in the next decade. From a report: “I think it’s moving towards PC and business is moving towards open rather than closed,” Zelnick told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “But if you define...

Science/Tech

UK Cyber Ransom Ban Risks Collapse of Essential Services

Today at 19:21 PM, via Slashdot

The UK government has been warned that its plan to ban operators of critical national infrastructure from paying ransoms to hackers is unlikely to stop cyber attacks and could result in essential services collapsing. From a report: The proposal, announced by the Home Office in July, is designed to deter cyber criminals by making it clear any attempt to blackmail regulated companies such as...

Science/Tech

Global Web Freedoms Tumble

Today at 18:41 PM, via Slashdot

Global internet freedom declined for a 15th consecutive year, according to Freedom House’s annual report. Semafor: “Always grim reading,” this year’s is particularly sobering, Tech Policy Press noted, with the lowest-ever portion of users living in countries categorized as “free.” Conditions declined in 27 of the 72 countries assessed, with those in Kenya — where anti-corruption protests were...

Science/Tech

Why Hotel-Room Cancellations Disappeared

Today at 18:04 PM, via Slashdot

Hotel cancellation policies have transformed over the past seven years. Travelers once could cancel reservations up until the day before check-in without penalty. That flexibility has largely vanished. The shift began around 2018 when third-party travel-booking sites deployed “cancel-rebook” strategies, the Atlantic writes. These platforms would monitor hotel rates after securing initial...