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One of the best deals this ongoing Prime Day has been on Apple’s latest flagship headphones. The AirPods Max 2 are still available for a heavily discounted price of $399 ($150 off) at Walmart, even though they sold out at Amazon.Since the Amazon deal kicked and Walmart is out of stock on one of the Max 2’s five colors, it seems this deal is not long for this world. Even discounted to $399 the AirPods Max 2 are still pretty expensive, but it’s a much better price for some fancy headphones. The sequel version of the AirPods Max look the…

NewsFeedTwo powerful earthquakes have ripped through Venezuela in a rare ‘doublet’ shock – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 striking just seconds apart near the Caribbean coast. Al Jazeera’s @Lina_Serene explains.Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on a nationwide solidarity strike if the ongoing industrial dispute at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) is not resolved. In a statement on Thursday, the health body expressed support for resident doctors who commenced an indefinite strike last week. The association, said the industrial action by the Association of Resident Doctors, OAUTHC (ARD OAUTHC), which began on 22 June, followed months of unresolved welfare and workplace concerns that management allegedly failed to address. NARD described the crisis as avoidable, blaming it on what it called the…

Harmful algal blooms, the most severe ecological hazards worldwide, terminate abruptly within a few days. In this work, we identified that iron-catalyzed active lipid peroxides predominantly trigger individual cell ferroptosis and drive the population …

Steve FainaruJun 26, 2026, 06:30 AM ETCloseWinner, 2008 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting Four-time first-place winner in Associated Press Sports Editors competition Co-author of New York Times best-selling book, “League of Denial”Multiple AuthorsLeer en españolBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — There was something off about the yellow house on Gallardo Street. Teenage boys came and went. Inside, a makeshift pub served fans of the local fútbol club before they filed into the stadium down the street. The house had orange and black stripes, tiny security cameras that twitched like eyes, and, over the entrance, a colorful mural of palm trees and late-model…

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Chairman, Tony Elumelu, has reflected on the intense scepticism he faced early in his career, specifically regarding his acquisition of Crystal Bank in 1997. Speaking in an interview with the US-based media platform, The School of Hard Knocks, the 63-year-old recounted how industry critics dismissed the move at the time, labelling him a “joker” for his bold investment. Mr Elumelu, who rebranded the struggling financial institution as Standard Trust Bank (STB), later led a historic 2005 merger to acquire the larger, more established UBA. Addressing the criticism he faced, he remarked, “You know, when…

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan TPresident Bola Tinubu yesterday said the signs of progress in the country are becoming increasingly evident as the reforms undertaken by his administration are laying the foundation for a stronger, more competitive, and more resilient economy. This is just as he assured  the people    that every realistic measure, including international collaboration, is being taken to ensure that the kidnapped victims in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State are safely brought home without harm or avoidable loss of life. The President said these in his address at the  inauguration  of the newly transformed Premier Hotel in Ibadan undertaken by the…

Last year, FNB launched a local coding programme called the App Academy, and by all accounts, it was a massive success. So much so, that FNB is bringing it back for 2026, along with a new partner in the form of the University of Johannesburg’s Business School (JBS). The partnership will see this iteration of the programme expanding access to university-backed digital and entrepreneurial education for the next generation of South African developers, as FNB terms it. The collaboration also aims to equip more than 50 000 young people with “future-ready skills”, recognised learning experiences, and stronger pathways into the…

‎By Boluwaji Obahopo A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party, effectively nullifying all actions taken pursuant to the ruling. ‎Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling on Friday, held that the court’s December 10, 2025 judgment adversely affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which was not joined as a party in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in obtaining the judgment. ‎Counsel to the applicant (PMP), C. S. Ekeocha,…

Grandparents, young children, siblings.Venezuelans living around the world turned to social media to post photographs of missing relatives, desperately hoping that someone recognized them in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday.Some people finally learned that their loved ones were alive but injured and their whereabouts unknown. Some received news of deaths, and many more were still unaccounted for.Okarina Castaño, who works at a bank in Miami, said her brother, Carlos Castaño, called her early Thursday.Mr. Castaño lived in Los Corales, a coastal area east of the Caracas airport, where heavy damage was reported.“‘I’m alive,…