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Eager to impress, the young soccer players darted and dribbled around the purple cones laid out on the patchy grass. Their speed, control and footwork were all being carefully evaluated — but not by a veteran scout.Not even by a human being.Instead, the Brazilian athletes were being assessed by a mobile app powered by artificial intelligence, part of a handful of new tools promising to revolutionize the way that talent is discovered in the soccer-mad nation.“We’re talking about millions of unseen boys and girls,” said Roger Wittmann, a German sports agent who created Cuju, one scouting app gaining ground in…

By Udeme Akpan,    Energy Editor  Nigeria’s downstream petroleum regulator has approved a fresh round of fuel import permits for major oil marketers as concerns grow over domestic supply level. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) issued the new approvals to selected marketers for the third quarter of 2026, covering the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), or diesel. The latest approvals, which cover the July-to-September period, were granted to companies including Matrix Energy, AA Rano, AYM Shafa, Bono, Nipco and Pinnacle, according to industry sources. The move is…

Scientists from the Universiti Malaysia Sabah have discovered a newly identified “parasite of parasites” in the tropical forests of Borneo. More specifically, it is what the researchers describe as a hyperparasite—an organism capable of parasitizing other parasites. In this case, its targets are zombie fungi.The new fungal species, named Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata for its distinctive horn-shaped structure, has been described in the journal Phytotaxa.The DiscoveryThe new hyperparasite was identified during a series of field expeditions in the remote Danum Valley region of the Malaysian state of Sabah. According to Phys.org, researchers came across Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata almost by chance while examining a…

The Conservatives have said Kemi Badenoch will not apologise for her language after a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions in which she repeatedly attacked government ministers.During the Commons session, Badenoch said Labour MPs were cheering on Sir Keir Starmer despite there being “400 knives stuck in his back”, with Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle calling for a “little bit more decorum and respect”.The Conservative leader also suggested many Labour MPs are “traitors and deserters” before branding Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson a “spiteful class warrior”.Badenoch and Phillipson had a heated exchange in the moments after PMQs, and have since exchanged barbs on social…

Kent Kiehl loves to talk about the criminal defendant who first put his controversial brain research on the map, the serial killer Brian Dugan.“He was just utterly and completely psychopathic. A perfect – I mean, I hate to say this word – specimen.”In 2009, Dugan’s lawyers asked Kiehl to testify about Dugan’s inclination for killing.At the time, a jury in Chicago was deciding whether to sentence Dugan to death for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl. Dugan had already confessed to the murder in 1985, while he was serving a life sentence in state prison for the rape…

Ryan O’HanlonJun 24, 2026, 03:11 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Multiple AuthorsFollowing Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria — after scoring his fifth goal of the tournament, and after breaking Miroslav Klose’s record for most goals in World Cup history — Lionel Messi was asked which goal was his favorite.”Honestly, I don’t remember,” he said. “I’m tired.”And aren’t we all? That’s 48 games in the books, a number we normally wouldn’t reach until the final match of the group stage finished during the 32-team era.…

“Ladies of London: The New Reign,” which premiered in March on Bravo, has been put on pause by the network. “On pause” is a Bravo term of art, since the network rarely cancels shows forever. “Ladies of London: The New Reign” is a good example of that philososophy, since the original “Ladies of London” — a de facto “Real Housewives of London,” without being an official part of that franchise — ran for three seasons from 2014 through 2017, before Bravo announced in May 2025 that it would reboot the series with a new cast. That “Ladies of London: The New…

Udo Emmanuel Sunday Introduction Investment in Real Estate has provided the easiest way to fortune. Unarguably, it has proved the most secure income earning investment available. Real property investment for whatever motive in any known business climate involves the tying up of scarce resources in a venture in anticipation of future capital gains, income or utility. This anticipated gains or income can only be achieved when the property is properly managed. Property letting has become a prominent function of the Estate Surveyor in practice because of the awareness already created and the hard times which have made it imperative to…

10’000 Hours/Getty ImagesNew York’s latest budget includes a modest $2 million investment in a program that could help address one of public education’s most urgent problems: the growing teacher shortage. The initiative, known as Pathways to Teaching, or P-TEACH, will give public high school students interested in becoming educators the opportunity to earn up to two years of college credit tuition-free while still enrolled in high school, creating a direct pathway into a high-demand profession.As schools across the country struggle to recruit and retain qualified educators, New York’s investment may prove far more significant than its price tag suggests.Article continues below…

Israeli defence minister says troops won’t withdraw from southern Lebanon as attacks slow but do not stop.An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least two people despite fighting between Israel and Hezbollah quieting down in recent days after demands by both the United States and Iran for a ceasefire.This comes as officials from Israel and Lebanon meet in the US for another round of talks aimed at ending fighting between the neighbouring countries.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe deadly Israeli attack on Wednesday targeted a vehicle on the Tallat al-Dabsha road near Kfar Reman in…