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News24 | US troops in Syria killed in IS ambush attack

Today at 20:26 PM, via News24

Two American troops and an interpreter were killed in central Syria on Saturday after an alleged member of the Islamic State group opened fire on a joint US-Syrian patrol, officials said.

Africa

Six players to watch at Afcon 2025

Yesterday at 14:30 PM, via BBC News

BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Sport

West Ham set sights on Sargent – Sunday’s gossip

Today at 22:36 PM, via BBC News

Josh Sargent is a target for West Ham, Manchester City are prepared to sell a trio to boost their January spending, Ibrahima Konate is attracting interest from Europe, plus more.

Science/Tech

The World’s Electric Car Sales Have Spiked 21% So Far in 2025

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

Electrek reports:EV and battery supply chain research specialists Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports that 2.0 million electric vehicles were sold globally in November 2025, bringing global EV sales to 18.5 million units year-to-date. That’s a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2024.Europe was the clear growth leader in November, while North America continued to lag following the...

Science/Tech

How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World’s First Handheld Digital Camera

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

In 1975, 23-year-old electrical engineer Steve Sasson joined Kodak. And in a new interview with the BBC, he remembers that he’d found the whole photographic process “really annoying…. I wanted to build a camera with no moving parts. Now that was just to annoy the mechanical engineers…””You take your picture, you have to wait a long time, you have to fiddle with these chemicals. Well, you know,...

Science/Tech

More of America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants Cease Operations

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

New England’s last coal-fired power plant “has ceased operations three years ahead of its planned retirement date,” reports the New Hampshire Bulletin. “The closure of the New Hampshire facility paves the way for its owner to press ahead with an initiative to transform the site into a clean energy complex including solar panels and battery storage systems.””The end of coal is real, and it is...

Science/Tech

Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds

Today at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain

A recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis does not.

Dr Michael Van Ameringen, a psychiatry professor at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and lead...

Motoring

The worst countries to drive in

Today at 09:00 AM, via TopAuto

The worst countries to drive in for 2025 have been revealed, and South Africa is only ranked fourth.