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THURSDAY, 09 APRIL 2026, 23:49

World

A fragile ceasefire and emboldened Iran

Today at 23:14 PM, via NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with International correspondent Daniel Estrin about how the US-Iran-Israel ceasefire is being received in Israel.

World

How did Pakistan bring Iran and the U.S. to the negotiating table?

Today at 22:42 PM, via NPR

Pakistan has acted as a mediator between Washington D.C. and Tehran over the last few weeks, and helped broker the ceasefire agreement this week. NPR’s Juana Summers talks to Elizabeth Threlkeld, a senior fellow and director at the Stimson Center, about why Pakistan decided to step into this role.

Sport

Fury takes aim at heavyweight rivals

Today at 22:53 PM, via BBC News

Tyson Fury on his next return to the ring and the rivals ‘lining up’ to fight him.The Briton will face the Russian at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday in his first fight for 15 months.

Sport

Rogers centre of transfer tug of war – Friday’s gossip

Today at 22:16 PM, via BBC News

Morgan Rogers likely to be centre of transfer tug of war this summer, Juventus gaining hope of signing Alisson Becker, Liverpool owners believe Arne Slot will still be head coach next season, plus more.

Education

Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants

Today at 17:49 PM, via The Guardian

Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligible

More than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money.

About 22,000 students studying for...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 9 April 2026

Today at 22:11 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

Spartans Casino’s $7M Leaderboard is Wiping Out Draftkings and BetMGM: The Ultimate Platform for Real Winners

Today at 23:00 PM, via Tech Financials

Why settle for a platform designed to slowly drain your bankroll? While traditional operators like Draftkings and BetMGM distract players with temporary baseball promos and separate prediction markets, the standard for digital betting has completely shifted. Serious bettors are walking away from these outdated models. Spartans flips the mathematical script, operating as a platform built […]

Science/Tech

Amazon May Sell Trainium AI Chips To Third Parties In Shot At Nvidia

Today at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company may eventually sell its Trainium AI chips directly to outside customers, not just through AWS, which would put Amazon in more direct competition with Nvidia. “There’s so much demand for our chips that it’s quite possible we’ll sell racks of them to third parties in the future,” Jassy wrote in his annual shareholder letter Thursday. He also revealed the...

Science/Tech

OpenAI To Limit New Model Release On Cybersecurity Fears

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

OpenAI is reportedly preparing a new cybersecurity product for a small group of partners, out of concern that a broader rollout could wreak havoc if it were released more widely. If that move sounds familiar, it’s because Anthropic took a similar limited-release approach with its Mythos model and Project Glasswing initiative. Axios reports: OpenAI introduced its “Trusted Access for Cyber” pilot...