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Watch: The Monday Night Club

Today at 19:47 PM, via BBC News

Mark Chapman, Rory Smith, Chris Sutton and Shay Given discuss the weekends football.

South Africa

Google.org Backs Wits MIND Institute to Advance AI Research in Africa

Today at 18:18 PM, via iAfrica

The Wits MIND Institute, led by Professor Benjamin Rosman, has secured major support from Google.org to accelerate fundamental research in natural and artificial intelligence. Rosman was recently named to TIME magazine’s TIME100 AI list in the “Thinkers” category. The investment will strengthen the Johannesburg-based institute’s capacity-building programs, cross-disciplinary...

World

Belarus and Russia stage joint military drills

Today at 17:57 PM, via BBC News

The BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, reports from joint manoeuvres by Russia and Belarus, as part of the Zapad 2025 (West 2025) military drills.

Africa

Are we using the wrong world map?

Today at 13:44 PM, via BBC News

This is why the African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world.

Sport

Surrey pace pair run through Notts

Today at 19:30 PM, via BBC News

Matt Fisher and Gus Atkinson share nine wickets between them as Surrey bowl out title rivals Notts for 231 on the opening day of their game at The Oval.

Education

Africa: Liberian Teacher Wins AU ‘Best Teacher Award’

Today at 19:28 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] A Liberian teacher currently teaching physics at the Tappeh Memorial High School in Nimba County has won the African Union Continental ‘Best Teacher Award’ for 2025, having been nominated for the competition by the Education Ministry this year to represent Liberia.

Science/Tech

Alphabet joins the $3-trillion club

Today at 20:14 PM, via TechCentral

Google parent Alphabet hit a market capitalisation of $3-trillion for the first time on Monday.

Science/Tech

SHIB Price Prediction; Shiba Inu News Suggest Prices Could Rally In 2025 But Whales Prefer This Trending Crypto

Today at 20:12 PM, via Tech Financials

The latest Shiba Inu news is giving holders reasons to be optimistic. Analysts suggest the SHIB price could rally in 2025, with support from the Shibarium ecosystem and long-term community confidence. But at the same time, many whales are diversifying into new projects with more utility.  That’s where Layer Brett comes in, a fresh Ethereum […]

Science/Tech

A Third of UK Firms Using ‘Bossware’ To Monitor Workers’ Activity, Survey Reveals

Today at 20:05 PM, via Slashdot

A third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing. From a report: Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that estimates the extent of office snooping. The...

Health

When a Simple Swim Carries a Risk of Dangerous Illness

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects an estimated 200 million people globally, many of them children. But campaigns to identify and treat it face formidable hurdles.