Like many others, I was struck by the strange 'coincidence' that Covid erupted in the city with a secretive lab containing the world's biggest repository of bat coronaviruses.

After all the weeks he had to prepare for his takeover, Andy Burnham seems remarkably unready to govern.

The UK could bake in its fourth heatwave this week with temperatures peaking at 35C (95F), forecasters have warned.

Last September Rachel Reeves, then still the all-powerful Chancellor, sealed her fate with Andy Burnham. He issued a radical call for Britain to stop being 'in hock to the bond markets'.

Organised crime gangs are invading farms and intimidating the owners to stage illegal hare coursing events, a shocking investigation has revealed.

A popular Malawian meat company has thrown open the doors to its latest outlet in Lilongwe’s Area 10, as bosses push ahead with ambitious plans to make their Go Fresh meat products more accessible to shoppers across the capital. House of Meats rolled out the red carpet for the grand opening, with Lilongwe City Mayor […] The post House of Meats opens eighth Lilongwe outlet as bosses treat Mayor, influencers to vouchers appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation, Joseph Mwanamvekha, has described the Catholic Church as a key partner of government in advancing national and human development, speaking at a gala dinner to mark the launch of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe’s Tiyende Limodzi Endowment Fund. The gala dinner followed the fund’s official launch earlier […] The post Lilongwe archdiocese launches K10bn endowment fund as minister Mwanamvekha hails Church ‘partnership’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A cabinet minister has issued a blistering warning to contractors building the K7.4 billion Kapoka Modern Market in Chitipa — telling them they will face penalties if they dare cut corners on the flagship project. Local Government and Rural Development Minister Dr Ben Malunga Phiri delivered the stern message on Saturday during a high‑profile groundbreaking […] The post Chitipa’s K7.4bn market branded a ‘game changer’ — but Phiri warns builders to stay in line appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s decision to halt payments on more than 1,000 government contracts and subject them to a forensic review marks one of the most sweeping interventions in public procurement oversight in recent memory. It is a move that speaks both to the scale of concern within Capital Hill and to the fragility of the systems meant […] The post A reckoning for Malawi’s procurement system as AG opens files on suspended contracts appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi Queens were handed a tough introduction to their Commonwealth Games campaign after falling 65–44 to a clinical South Africa side that controlled the contest from the first whistle to the last. The Proteas came out firing, dictating the tempo early and taking the opening quarter 18–12, their sharp movement and quick ball circulation immediately […] The post Malawi Queens show spirit but South Africa’s accuracy proves decisive appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A diplomatic source says the decision was connected not only with the accusations of sexual harassment against Khan, but also with the loss of confidence in him as a leader

Commissioner for Children's Rights in the region Yulia Sazhayeva says the tragedy in Kirillovka aggravated this statistic

According to experts interviewed by the newspaper, both Washington and Tehran are demonstrating readiness for further escalation, although they are already approaching the limit of what they can achieve by military force

Police spokesman Florian Nath told the news agency that the man is classified as an Islamist militant

Most people were temporarily displaced in the urban districts of Huizhou and Shanwei

Seven in ten Germans do not believe the Bundeswehr is capable of protecting the country, a new YouGov poll shows Read Full Article at RT.com

Nine people, aged between 17 and 55, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in creating shell companies and handing over control of associated corporate bank accounts to an illegal online gambling syndicate.The police said on Saturday (July 25) that the seven men and two women were arrested following a three-day gambling suppression operation conducted between July 22 and 24.The operation, involving officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Woodlands Police Division and Tanglin Police Division, saw raids conducted at multiple locations islandwide, including Upper Jurong Road, Jurong West, Punggol, Geylang, Lengkok Bahru and Toa Payoh.Six people were arrested for their alleged roles in setting up business entities and corporate bank accounts which were believed to have been used by the syndicate to facilitate monetary transactions linked to illegal online gambling activities.Another three individuals were believed to have acted as runners and were arrested for assisting the syndicate in obtaining these business entities and corporate bank accounts.

A total of 60 people, aged between 17 and 79, have either been arrested or placed under investigation for their alleged involvement in illegal online gambling activities and/or misuse of bank accounts.Days before the World Cup started on June 11, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development said in a joint statement that enforcement efforts against illegal gambling will be intensified.On the same evening, the police revealed that they had conducted a gambling suppression operation between June 4 and 11, resulting in a total of 11 people being investigated for offences relating to illegal online gambling and misuse of bank accounts.Providing an update, police said on Saturday (July 25) that such operations were conducted between May 1 and July 20.They added that the efforts were intended to address the elevated risk of illegal betting in the period leading up to, and during the World Cup 2026 season.

Andrey Marochko says Ukrainian troops are now entrenched in reserve positions in the Vasilyevka area

Russian troops established control over the settlement on July 24

Yulia Sazhayeva said Kiev had mercilessly attacked children, specifically to cause a terrible tragedy

One official told the newspaper that the strikes have the opposite effect of what is intended, keeping Iran cohesive and allowing the leaders to focus attention on the external threat

An official at the emergency services said that preliminary reports indicated the victims were from Bosnia

Iran has condemned a Ukrainian strike on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another Read Full Article at RT.com

A van rammed into a crowd during a gay pride parade in Berlin on Saturday night Read Full Article at RT.com

Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea's collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage.

[allAfrica] Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often described as the next industrial revolution. That description is already outdated. AI is rapidly becoming the infrastructure upon which future economies, governments, healthcare systems, education, agriculture, finance and national security will be built. The question for Africa is no longer whether AI will transform the world. The question is whether Africa will help shape that future--or simply consume technologies designed elsewhere.

While AISA, SFI, AISF Supported Dipke & Co, Mother Outfits Goaded Oppn To Back Protest