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48 years after Steve Biko died in police custody, South Africa to reopen probe into anti-Apartheid icon’s death
[ad_1] Johannesburg — South African activist and anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko died almost five decades ago at the age of 30 in police custody. Family members and others who saw his body that day said he was tortured and killed by South African police, and that he had not died from the effects of a hunger […]
Keshav Maharaj: Leicestershire sign South Africa spinner
[ad_1] Leicestershire have signed South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj for the first four months of the 2026 season. Maharaj, 35, has taken 313 wickets in 152 matches for the Proteas and is the second overseas player the Foxes have signed for their return to Division One. “Alongside his exceptional cricketing abilities, he will bring […]
Black holes just proved Stephen Hawking right with the clearest signal yet
[ad_1] On September 14, 2015, a signal arrived on Earth, carrying information about a pair of remote black holes that had spiraled together and merged. The signal had traveled about 1.3 billion years to reach us at the speed of light — but it was not made of light. It was a different kind of […]
Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
[ad_1] After more than two years of civil war, more than 25 million people are now acutely hungry and at least 20 million require health services urgently. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) also warned that displaced families in some areas have not received any aid for three months, as it announced that for the first […]
Jota Silva: Nottingham Forest allow Portuguese forward to join Turkish club Besitkas on a season-long loan with the option to buy
[ad_1] Nottingham Forest forward Jota Silva has joined Besitkas on a season-long loan. The Turkish Super Lig club have the option to make the 26-year-old’s move a permanent one at the end of the season. Portugal international Silva joined Forest from Guimaraes in August 2024 on a four-year contract. He scored four goals and provided […]
Tiny skaters beneath the arctic ice rewrite the limits of life
[ad_1] If you pull an ice core from the outer edges of the Arctic polar cap, you might spot what looks like a faint line of dirt. Those are diatoms – single-celled algae with outer walls made of glass. Their presence in ice isn’t new, but because they seemed trapped and dormant, few bothered to […]
Under pressure, EU's von der Leyen gives key speech: Did State of the Union deliver?
[ad_1] It was a keenly awaited speech and the theatrics did not disappoint. Boos and heckles punctuated EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s key address of this new political season, the 2025 State of the Union. At one point the president of the European Parliament had to intervene and threaten some of the more vocal […]
Man Utd goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir keeps place for derby
[ad_1] Altay Bayindir will retain his place in goal for Manchester United in Sunday’s derby against neighbours City – but head coach Ruben Amorim says new arrival Senne Lammens has potential to be first choice “for a number of years”. United signed Lammens, 23, for £18.1m from Belgium top-flight club Royal Antwerp on deadline day […]
After 5 lions kill zookeeper in Thailand, scrutiny on safari park’s animal treatment intensifies
[ad_1] A Thai zoo has temporarily closed its predator zone after lions mauled a zookeeper to death, wildlife officials said Friday, as scrutiny on the park’s animal treatment intensified. Safari World, which claims on its website to be one of Asia’s largest open-air zoos, is controversial for its staged shows featuring kickboxing orangutans and hula-hooping […]
Wearable devices could transform pregnancy monitoring and detect abnormalities
[ad_1] Wearable sensors can track physiological changes before, during and after pregnancy—allowing researchers to analyze associations of those changes with pregnancy-related hormonal fluctuations. Credit: Giulia Milan/Scripps Research. Created with BioRender. A simple fitness tracker might hold the key to revolutionizing maternal health care. Scientists at Scripps Research have found preliminary evidence suggesting that common wearable […]