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US crude refiners are enjoying some of the best profit margins in years, the latest sign that even as energy shipments pick up through the Strait of Hormuz, there are lingering supply-chain kinks still rippling through global markets.

…Eleven women-led, tech-enabled startups advance to a 12-week accelerator of capacity building and mentorship The Standard Chartered Foundation, in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), Pan-Atlantic University, and Village Capital, has announced the top 11 finalists selected for the Accelerator Phase of the Women in Tech Accelerator Nigeria programme. The annual philanthropic initiative supports young women-led, tech-enabled startups to scale their businesses while driving positive social and economic impact across their communities. The selected founders were chosen from a competitive pool of applicants following an intensive selection process.  The 11 finalists for the Women in Tech Accelerator Nigeria seventh…

NewsFeedAt least 6 people were killed and 22 injured after an explosive device detonated in a café in Damascus’ Al-Hijaz area. Emergency crews, civil defence teams and security forces rushed to the site, imposed a security cordon and began investigating the deadly blast.Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from nothing after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish. To find out how significant this step is, and where scientists hope it will lead, Madeleine Finlay hears from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of genetics at the University of Minnesota

The 10 starters for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game were announced Thursday by the league after a combination of fan, media and player voting. As expected, the group is headlined by reigning MVP A’ja Wilson and star guards Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, the two most recent Rookie of the Year winners. Olivia Miles, the presumptive 2026 Rookie of the Year, was also named a starter, along with teammate Natasha Howard. Those two have been instrumental in the Minnesota Lynx’s surprise 15-4 start, which has them in first place despite Napheesa Collier’s continued absence. The Indiana Fever led the way with three…

Veteran Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku has responded to a viral video showing him in what appeared to be a distressed state, urging Nigerians to focus on the country’s challenges rather than his personal life. The video, which has been widely circulated on social media, captured the actor wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and red sneakers while appearing disoriented and speaking to himself as people gathered around him. In the footage, passers-by were seen discussing what might have led to his condition, while a woman appealed for immediate intervention, saying, “You guys should do something. This is very important”. However,…

Swift has attended fashion’s biggest night, the Met Gala, a handful of times over the years. Perhaps no appearance was more memorable than 2016’s event where it was not her dress, but her hair that made an impact. Swift’s bleached platinum bob at the star-studded fund-raiser that year was part of a short-lived era known as “Bleachella” to some fans.Some fans believe the 2016 event, which both Swift and her ex-boyfriend, the actor Joe Alwyn attended, is where the couple might have first encountered one another. A moment Swifties think the songstress referenced in “Dress,” singing “flashback when you met…

By Jeff Agbodo The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has claimed that suspected Islamic terrorist groups killed 3,610 people and abducted 3,960 others across Nigeria between January and June 2026. The human rights organisation also alleged that about 300 churches were destroyed, while 800 abducted Christian women and children were forcibly converted to Islam during the six-month period. The claims were contained in the group’s mid-year report, signed by its Board Chairman, Mr Emeka Umeagbalasi. According to the report, the organisation documented what it described as 22 categories of international crimes allegedly committed by terrorist…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Tesla’s deliveries jumped 25 per cent in the second quarter, far exceeding market expectations, as rising fuel prices from the Middle East conflict boosted sales of its electric vehicles in Europe. The US carmaker delivered 480,126 vehicles in the three months to the end of June, up from 384,122 in the same period last year and well above analysts’ forecasts of 404,000. Tesla lost its crown as the world’s biggest electric-car maker to China’s BYD last year amid a consumer backlash against chief…

A bitcoin company that Nigel Farage has advertised lost more than 15% of its asset value, prompting finance experts to warn investors against those types of firms.The Reform UK leader has invested £215,000 in a bitcoin treasury company named Stack BTC. A bitcoin treasury buys the cryptocurrency on behalf of its shareholders, and Stack aims to purchase other companies with the increase in value it gets from holding bitcoin.However, the company’s investments have fallen 15.48% since its launch in March this year, which is a loss of £565,000.The Liberal Democrats have called for MPs to be banned from “flogging” specific…