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Pirates poised for title run, undeterred by past misses

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Sounding confident of finally shrugging off their poor reputation by winning what’d be their first championship since the 2011/12 season, Orlando Pirates captain Nkosinathi Sibisi and coach Abdeslam Ouaddou have made it clear that Bucs have no time to ent

Sport

Inspired by Wrexham, Merthyr dream of more glory

Today at 06:28 AM, via BBC News

Merthyr Town are hoping to secure back-to-back promotions just like Wrexham did as they bid to finish inside the top seven of the National League North.

Sport

How ‘clinical’ Tottenham beat Frankfurt

Today at 01:59 AM, via BBC News

Champions League pundits Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Julien Lauren discuss Tottenham’s “clinical ability” to score goals away from home and Thomas Frank’s “great achievement” to handle the pressure.

Education

Mozambique: Govt Postpones Start of School Year By a Month

Today at 06:58 AM, via AllAfrica

[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican government on Tuesday announced that the start of the 2026 school year will be delayed by a month because of the catastrophic flooding that has gripped much of the southern provinces.

Education

Nigeria: Cross River to Restore School Sports

Yesterday at 23:25 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, Lawrence Itanya, has announced plans to revive school sports across the state, describing it as the foundation of sustainable sports development.

Science/Tech

A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars.

The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be 6% larger than Earth.

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Science/Tech

Extremophile Molds Are Invading Art Museums

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

Scientific American’s Elizabeth Anne Brown recently “polled the great art houses of Europe” about whether they’d had any recent experiences with mold in their collections. Despite the stigma that keeps many institutions silent, she found that extremophile “xerophilic” molds are quietly spreading through museums and archives, thriving in low-humidity, tightly sealed storage and damaging...

Science/Tech

Fully Electric Vehicle Sales In EU Overtake Petrol For First Time In December

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Reuters: Fully electric car sales in December overtook petrol for the first time in the European Union, even as policymakers proposed to loosen emissions regulations, data showed on Tuesday. U.S. battery-electric brand Tesla continued to lose market share to competitors including China’s BYD and Europe’s best-selling group Volkswagen, data...