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South Africa

Banyana Banyana fight back to earn crucial draw against Côte d’Ivoire

Today at 21:36 PM, via SAnews

Banyana Banyana fight back to earn crucial draw against Côte d’Ivoire

Banyana Banyana bounced back from two goals down to secure a crucial 2-2 draw against Côte d’Ivoire in their CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026) Group B clash at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca on Friday evening.

The stakes were high for the women’s national team after suffering a 2-1 defeat...

World

What’s in the Gaza peace deal roadmap?

Today at 18:00 PM, via BBC News

Hamas says it has accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza which will see it lay down its arms and Israeli troops withdraw from the territory.

Sport

Korda produces ‘special’ second round to recover from day one woes

Today at 21:09 PM, via BBC News

World number one Nelly Korda returns to form on day two of the Women’s Open, carding three-under-par 68 to erase her opening round struggles. Her bounce-back leaves her one under par total and just five shots behind leader Haeran Ryu, setting up an exciting weekend chase at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Course.

Education

Squishies and ‘a fuzzy book’: 21 things tweens want for back-to-school season, according to tweens

Today at 21:15 PM, via The Guardian

We asked tweens what is on their school wish list this year – including squishy toys, roller skate shoes and water bottles

Back-to-school sales are unusually early this year. We found the 15 best deals for students and parents

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This fall, gen Alpha heads back to school.

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Entertainment

VAT fraudster jailed for seven years

Today at 21:32 PM, via The Citizen

The man fraudulently amended a company’s records, making himself the sole member of the close corporation.

Science/Tech

Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

Today at 20:14 PM, via Wired

As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.

Science/Tech

Publishers Are Losing Google Traffic As AI Answers Replace Links

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

alternative_right shares a report from Axios: Google has basically stopped sending people to websites (including our site) for answers and information. Instead, it’s using AI to answer them on its platform, in its words. Chartbeat data shared with Axios shows Google Search traffic to publishers fell 34% over the past year. That pain is regressive. Over the past two years, small publishers lost...

Science/Tech

Dili Raises $21.7m from Khosla Ventures to Bring AI-Powered Assurance to America’s Infrastructure Boom

Today at 19:32 PM, via Tech Financials

The company is already working across 700+ federal projects in energy, infrastructure, construction, and manufacturing, catching the errors manual audits miss before they become multimillion-dollar compliance failures  NEW YORK — Dili, the AI-native compliance platform for the industries powering America’s infrastructure buildout, today announced $21.7 million in total funding, including a...

Health

How to advocate for your health

Today at 14:34 PM, via BBC News

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.