The U.S. Vice President opted for a quintessential British summer holiday with his family and is renting the enormous property in Oxfordshire for £8,000 a week, we can reveal.

The toxic cousin of gourmet fungi may harbor neurotoxins linked to ALS a fatal paralytic disorder, as suggested by a mysterious cluster of cases in a French alpine village.

Palestine Action demonstrators may never be able to visit the US or work in education if they take part in this weekend's protest, the Met Police have warned.

[New Times] When Allen Mutamba returned to work three months after giving birth, she began supplementing breast milk with formula. A mother of three and administrator in Kigali, she adjusted her schedule to ensure she could breastfeed her nine-month-old daughter during lunch breaks.

[New Times] Popular UK-based Nigerian radio and television host and podcaster Adesope Olajide is in Kigali support Bruce Melodie, Joel Brown, and Diamond Platnumz in the cross-continental push for their upcoming collaboration song, «Pom Pom», which is expected to be introduced to the western market shortly after its release.

[Sankofa Book Awards] The Sankofa Book Awards - Kenya 2025 is honored to announce that the winner of this year's edition is Angolan writer Nituecheni Africano, author of The Recluse: The Beginning and the End of an Injustice, a novel.

President William Ruto on Thursday ordered the immediate release of over 9,000 motorcycles impounded by police but not tied to any criminal investigations in what is seen as handing a political olive branch to the country’s expansive boda boda sector.

Beled Hawo (HOL) – Jubbaland regional administration has alleged that the recent escalation of conflict in Somalia’s Gedo region is fueled by external geopolitical agendas, specifically tied to the Nile River dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali police on Thursday seized 189 cartons containing a wide range of narcotics and illicit pills at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, in an operation conducted in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General.

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), says that should his party form the next government, he will be pushing to introduce a mobile ambulance service to provide basic healthcare to elderly...

WESTERN BUREAU: Parliamentarian Homer Davis says the opening of the new Anchovy Police Station is a defining moment for St James South, the constituency which he represents, and a symbol of national progress under the current government. Davis,...

The Government of Jamaica and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct feasibility studies for the proposed extension of the North-South Highway. Under the agreement, CHEC will...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is looking to partner with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to train persons to go on the overseas employment programme. Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thompson, made the disclosure during an...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has marked a major milestone in national health emergency preparedness with the completion of the sixth in a series of capacity building initiatives, dubbed the National Residential Health Emergency Operations...

Erin Patterson 's estranged husband knew his wife was dangerous long before the fateful lunch that claimed the lives of his parents and aunt.

Libreville, 6 août 2025 – En politique, les discours peuvent séduire, mais ce sont les actes qui tranchent. À l'heure où les citoyens attendent des résultats concrets, la comparaison entre les parcours de Loïc Moudouma et Mays Mouissi, deux figures publiques aux trajectoires contrastées, met en lumière deux approches de la gouvernance : l'une tournée vers l'action, l'autre marquée par des revers. Loïc Moudouma : Un style orienté résultats Sous la houlette de Loïc Moudouma, plusieurs (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le 5 août 2025, la Fondation Ma Bannière, sous l'impulsion de sa fondatrice Madame Zita Oligui Nguema, a posé la première pierre d'un projet inédit au Gabon : un centre dédié à l'accueil, la désintoxication, la formation et la réinsertion de jeunes en situation d'addiction. Cet événement fut marqué par la présence des Ministres de la Santé, Pr Adrien Mougougou, des Eaux et Forêts, Le Général Maurice Ntossui Allogo, de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et du Climat, Mays Mouissi, de la (...) - INFRASTRUCTURES / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband Brandon Blackstock has died aged 48.

Chris Bourda, 66, has slammed the Greek police for their lack of urgency in searching for his wife Michele, 59, who disappeared from Ofrynio beach in the city of Kavala at around noon on Friday.

Addiction was the glue that held Elvis Presley and his manager 'Colonel' Tom Parker together during the last few years of the singer's life.

29-year-old Sean Norfleet - who publicly goes by Sean Knight Nicholson - is the eldest of the 88-year-old movie star's grandchildren

Lauren Sanchez showed off a very extravagant €250,000 designer watch she was gifted as a wedding present as she stepped out in Ibiza with her new husband Jeff Bezos on Thursday.

SINGAPORE — Restaurant-bars, pubs, bars and nightclubs in the Boat Quay and Clarke Quay area will be able to apply for extension of liquor licences till 4am on Thursdays and Fridays come Aug 18, as part of a year-long pilot programme aimed at revitalising the area.Businesses will also be allowed to submit proposals for new bars, pubs and nightclubs along the Boat Quay waterfront, Circular Road, Lorong Telok and Canton Street, ending a 16-year moratorium on new nightlife venues in the historic district.Circular Road will soon also resume being a car-free zone for events and pedestrian-friendly activities on weekend evenings and the eve of public holidays.The regulatory changes follow feedback from stakeholders on the vibrancy of the Boat Quay precinct and neighbouring areas, and are in line with ongoing efforts to provide opportunities for businesses in the city centre, said the authorities.Speaking to reporters on Aug 7, Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said the Government had been in discussions with the Singapore Nightlife Business Association (SNBA) and Singapore River One (SRO) on ways to revitalise Boat Quay and Clarke Quay.

SINGAPORE — Marcus Chew and Dominic Han, co-captains of the Singapore men's softball team, remember their 2019 clash against Australia at the Softball World Championship in Prague vividly.Then, they were humbled 10-0, with their loss sealed by a walk-off three-run hit from their opponents.Six years later on Aug 6, the Singaporean team shed tears as they faced Australia again, though this time it was tears of joy after notching a 10-9 win against the two-time world champions at the World Games in Chengdu, China.The victory marked a milestone for the 11th-ranked team, as it was their first over world No. 4 Australia, who were last crowned world champions in 2022.«Several years ago, if someone said we would be beating Australia, it would not have been something believable,» said Han, 32.«We got off to a very huge lead at the start, and then we just hung on for dear life. It was a really exhilarating win for us.»Australia is definitely a superpower in the sport, and I would say we snatched the victory from them. Some of our teammates did shed a tear and for the older ones like myself... it's unbelievable."

A student from Yuying Secondary School was taken to the hospital after being found with a vape and behaving aggressively towards a staff member.A video shared on TikTok showed an ambulance at the school, with a student asking: «He took Kpods ah?»The original video has been deleted but has been shared by separate accounts on TikTok, where one shared on Tuesday (Aug 5) has since garnered almost 30,000 views.In response to AsiaOne's queries, Chong Jack Sheng, the school's principal, said that the incident happened on July 31 and that there is an ongoing investigation by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).Chong said that the police were called after a student displayed aggressive behaviour towards a staff member. The student was subsequently found in possession of an e-vaporiser.«The safety of our staff and students is a key priority,» Chong said, adding that the student is well and that the school is monitoring his well-being.«We take a comprehensive approach towards preventing and addressing vaping among students, including taking appropriate action for discipline and rehabilitation,» said Chong.

The situation with Republika Srpska President’s «persecution threatens the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina,» Russia’s Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said

«Resistance is the only method of defeating occupation,» Osama Hamdan stressed

legally binding agreement on Georgia’s non-use of force against Abkhazia and South Ossetia «will serve not only as a reliable guarantee that the tragic events of August 2008 will not be repeated, but also as a starting point for normalization within the Tbilisi-Sukhum-Tskhinval triangle,» Maria Zakharova said

«Their number is growing, and this is true not only for Russia, but for the rest of the world as well,» Managing Director for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States at Kaspersky Lab Anna Kulashova said

The leaders also exchanged numerous messages through mediators, the report says

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President Trump declared that the U.S. will not engage in trade negotiations with India until the existing tariff dispute is resolved. This decision follows the U.S. imposing a 50% tariff on Indian exports, citing concerns over India's trade imbalance and continued purchase of Russian oil.

Ils sont les 2 vainqueurs des Trials 2025, qualifiés pour la Tahiti Pro. À 12 ans, Kelia Gallina, plus jeune participante sur une épreuve du CT, débute dans la cour des grands. À 29 ans, Mihimana Braye titille les meilleurs du monde depuis des années. Une chose les réunit à la veille du début de la compétition, ils ont tout à gagner. Portraits.