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Fifa will announce record $15bn (£11.2bn) revenues from this summer’s World Cup, significantly exceeding the targets set before the tournament.Fifa’s member associations were informed of the boost in income by Gianni Infantino on Saturday. Originally the governing body had projected $11bn in earnings. Sources have indicated that hospitality and ticketing, especially through the steeply priced secondary market, account for a significant amount of the increase. Fifa takes 15% from the buyer and another 15% from the seller on the secondary market.It is likely that football associations will reap the benefits of Fifa’s expanded World Cup pot, although details are yet…

Student Freya Price will be on a night out with her friends, but she cannot truly relax.The 21-year-old is “hyper aware” while in nightclubs – avoiding promoters’ cameras and watching for strangers filming – fully aware that any embarrassing moments could end up as content. Freya said feeling monitored had cheated her out of the carefree night life Millennials enjoyed growing up. While, for previous generations, embarrassing moments may have been talked about or uploaded to a blurry Facebook album, now they can be filmed, shared and viewed by thousands within hours.Neuroscientist and author Dean Burnett said more people were…

By Abdulsalam Olesin Every community has a hospital that tells a story. Some tell stories of neglect, where broken equipment gathered dust, overstretched health workers struggled with limited resources, and patients travelled long distances in search of quality care. Others tell stories of hope, where government investment restores confidence in public healthcare and brings life-saving services closer to the people. For many years, Kwara belonged largely to the first category. Decades of underinvestment left many public health facilities in poor condition. Specialist services were limited, and access to quality healthcare remained a challenge, especially for rural communities. Many residents who…

NewsFeedThe US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed by Iranian strikes in Jordan. President Donald Trump called it ‘swift punishment’, as Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro reports.Published On 19 Jul 202619 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Unlike the compact Apollo landers, which touched down on the pacific plains of the Moon’s equator a generation ago, the colossal new American landers have to navigate the treacherous terrain of the orb’s South Pole, and face a much higher risk of toppling over, say NASA inspectors. Shown here is an artist’s impression of the first time humans walked across the Moon. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)Getty ImagesNASA’s working masterplan for the upcoming lunar landings has a massive fundamental flaw that could prove fatal to the first American astronauts set to touch down on the Moon in 2028, say experts…

The Honda Prologue, you may have heard, is officially dead — a decision the company confirmed to TechCrunch, removing the last all-electric vehicle from the automaker’s U.S. portfolio. The Prologue’s departure signals more than Honda’s EV backpedaling. It also illustrates a broader EV industry retreat from the U.S. market (in stark contrast to the rest of the world). The demise of the Honda Prologue got us thinking: What other EVs have left the U.S., and why? The end of the $7,500 federal tax credit had an outsized effect on EV sales in the United States. But there are other reasons…

A widely available antidepressant may provide meaningful relief for people experiencing persistent fatigue from long COVID, according to a global clinical trial co-led by McMaster University. Researchers found that fluvoxamine (sold under the brand name Luvox), an inexpensive medication already commonly used to treat depression and other conditions, reduced fatigue and improved quality of life in adults with long COVID. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. A Potential Treatment for Long COVID Fatigue Fatigue is among the most frequent and disabling symptoms reported by people with long COVID. For some, the exhaustion is severe…

Just over one month after claiming the NBA championship in San Antonio, the New York Knicks and their fans finally got an opportunity to celebrate ending a 53-year title drought in grand fashion back inside Madison Square Garden. The Knicks’ two biggest stars, NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, not only attended but participated in the latest edition of WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, which emanated from MSG for the first time since 2007.Brunson main evented the show with Roman Reigns, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and one of his favorite wrestlers. (Brunson does a Reigns-inspired handshake with…

Jennifer Finch, the bassist for influential rock group L7, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. She was 59. L7 confirmed Finch’s death in an Instagram post. “With a very heavy heart we announce that our beloved bandmate, friend, and fellow troublemaker Jennifer Finch has passed away today,” it read. “She had a long courageous fight with brain cancer and was loved by many wonderful friends, musical peers and fans worldwide. We love you Jennifer.” The band also issued a statement via their rep, writing: “We are shattered by the loss of our beloved bandmate, sister and friend Jennifer…

By Matilda Ikediobi Tales of students being abducted from schools have become all too common in Nigeria, but  until recently, nothing of the sort had ever been recorded in Oriire Local Government Area of  Oyo State. That changed on the fateful morning of May 15, when gunmen stormed Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School, abducting 39 pupils and seven teachers. As the attackers descended on the schools, pupils writing their tests screamed: “Bandits, bandits.” In this interview with Nigeria Info FM, one of the abducted teachers, Olatunde Zacheus, recounts the dramatic attack, their capture and…