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Warner Records has announced a strategic partnership with veteran executive Sickamore and his “creative institute,” Three Times Louder. The imprint will continue its partnership with SoundCloud; Sickamore will continue to work alongside Travis Scott and David Stromberg at Cactus Jack Management, where he co-manages Don Toliver. Brooklyn-bred alternative R&B artist Laila will serve as the flagship artist for the Three Times Louder/ Warner Records partnership, who launches the partnership with her new single “Miss Mango.” Sickamore said, “Laila is the exact archetype of an artist we dreamed of when starting Three Times Louder: resourceful, fearless, and infinitely creative,” said Sickamore.…

Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, has graduated the 16th cohort of its Business Empowerment Programme for Women (BEPW), strengthening its commitment to creating opportunities, empowering communities and driving inclusive economic growth. The BEPW is one of Transcorp Hotels Plc’s flagship sustainability initiatives, reflecting the Company’s commitment to creating long-term social, economic, and environmental impact. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme provides young women with hands-on tailoring training, as well as skills in business, financial management, marketing, and customer service. Established in 2016 in partnership with ACE Charity, BEPW has so far empowered 64 young women…

Hack Core 2026ANNAM.AI — India’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, hosted at IIT-Ropar under the Ministry of Education, Government of India — has launched HACK CORE 2026, a national AI hackathon in collaboration with Syngenta and Google. It invites students, researchers, developers and others from across India to develop AI-driven solutions for crop health, pest management, soil intelligence, climate-resilient farming, and the wider adoption of biological products across India. Deadline to register is July 21. For more details, visit https://www.annam.ai/hack-coreThe IC3 Movement’s 10th Annual Conference and Expo 2026 will be on the theme Looking Deeply:…

Pakistan has warned India over the Indus Water Treaty.The Indus Water Treaty lays out how the river’s resources are to be shared between India and Pakistan.Brokered in 1960, it has survived decades of conflict between the neighbours.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut recently, the agreement was put to the test after New Delhi suspended its participation.That came after an attack India said was carried out by armed groups linked to Pakistan, which it denied.This week, Islamabad has said India cannot suspend the agreement on its own.It says its share of the Indus River is a red line and…

Linus Aleke in Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have repelled another coordinated night attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Mairari, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the insurgents and forcing them to retreat. In a statement, the Acting Military Information Officer of Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni, said the attack occurred on 1 July 2026 at about 11:25 p.m. when the terrorists launched an assault on the military location. He said…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2025.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesWhile investors and businesses spent the early days of April 2025 fretting over the future of global trade and the economy, President Donald Trump was busy buying into the stock market sell-off he created.Trump made 327 stock purchases on April 8, 2025, according to a CNBC analysis of the president’s annual financial disclosure for 2025 that includes trades, income and liabilities and was released on Tuesday. That made April 8 his 11th busiest day for stock buying last year, more than five…

Everyone’s worried about affordability right now, including the companies that make cars. Especially the companies that make electric cars, which cost an average of $55,000.That makes America’s newest and cheapest electric truck a welcome addition to the market—and an odd duck. Officially unveiled last week, the small, modular offering from Michigan-based automaking upstart Slate costs just below $25,000 for its base model, and the base model doesn’t get you much. You’ll have to pay more for everything, from powered windows to speakers.But beyond being bare bones, there’s another hidden quirk that allows Slate to reach a rock-bottom price: a lithium…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed Sen David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Musa Liman, in a judgment, also dismissed the suit filed by Rep. Leke Abejide challenging Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and national secretary of the party for lacking in merit. Justice Liman upheld the preliminary objections filed by ADC, Chief Ralph Nwosu, Mark and Aregbesola, which challenged Abejide’s suit. The judge held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to dabble into the internal affairs of ADC, as the suit was non-justiciable. He also held that Abejide lacked…

The June heatwave is estimated to have killed more than 5000 people in FranceLaurent EMMANUEL / AFP via Getty Images Europe’s most extreme heatwave so far may have killed between 17,000 and 25,000 people, according to an early estimate based on past deaths from heat in the region. “These numbers are preliminary,” says Christopher Callahan at Indiana University. “But they highlight the need for rapid adaptation investments to avoid these impacts in the future.” Callahan’s estimate is based on a study his team published last year. “We’re taking data on temperature and mortality across Europe, and we are correlating how…

Key events90+3 min: Spain substitution Aymeric Laporte and Pedri are replaced by Marc Pubill and Fabian Ruiz.Share90 min Six minutes of added time. Spain have been a joy to watch tonight.ShareThe keeper Unai Simon started the move with a simple pass out from the back. Spain worked the ball from right to left, all in good time, before Cucurella played a sensational pass/cross around the Austria defence. Oyarzabal timed his run perfectly and opened his body to beat Schlager with aplomb. Sheer delightful football.The finish was different but the pass from Cucurella was strikingly similar to his assist in the…