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Somalian referee Omar Artan will take charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on Wednesday, completing a remarkable turnaround after he was denied the opportunity to officiate at the World Cup following his refusal of entry into the United States. The 34-year-old referee was thrust into the international spotlight shortly before the World Cup began in June after he was turned away upon arrival at Miami International Airport, despite being among the referees selected by FIFA for the tournament. The incident ended his hopes of officiating at the global showpiece and sparked widespread debate. “It…

Jeremy FowlerCloseJeremy Fowlersenior NFL national reporterJeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com., Dan GrazianoCloseDan Grazianosenior NFL national reporterDan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New…

The 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival will have Oscar royalty in the house on Wednesday evening – well, on its big 8,000-seat square, the Piazza Grande, to be precise. It will bestow its Vision Award, presented by Ticinomoda, upon Rick Baker, a seven-time Oscar winner, a record in the makeup and hairstyling field, and the creator behind some of cinema’s most fantastical creatures. While at the Swiss festival, Baker is also presenting two key films from his career, namely An American Werewolf in London (1981) and The Nutty Professor (1996). The former marked his first Oscar win in 1981, followed by Harry and the Hendersons…

Bloom had finally come around to the genre, he said, after being a little bored by it in his college years. “When I was falling asleep at Wesleyan to silent films in my morning class, I was totally fine with that,” Bloom said. “But now I have extreme affinity for the genre. I’ve gotten into early Lubitsch movies because I find them so intelligent and economical in their storytelling.”As night fell, the moviegoers sat in darkness. Alongside the more intense shorts, the audience was treated to lighter fare, like Brendan McHugh’s “Head Over Heels,” a romance set in Paris, and…

Onuminya Innocent The Agatu West Peace and Unity Forum, AWPUF, has accused Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, of abandoning Agatu Local Government Area to the mercy of armed herders, saying claims that the area has been “reclaimed” are far from the truth. The group was reacting to a report published in Idoma Voice Newspaper on August 5, 2026, headlined _“We Have Reclaimed Agatu From Armed Herders”which was credited to the Agatu Local Government Council Chairman, Ambassador Melvin James Ejeh. In a statement issued in Agatu and signed by its President, Comrade Ebi Lucky, AWPUF said the position of…

Multiple people are feared dead after a boat carrying 95 people sank on Kariba dam in Zimbabwe, with rescue operations under way.Police said 90 passengers and five crew were onboard the vessel when it capsized on Tuesday, but it may have been overloaded, with other reports pointing to a higher number based on the registered ticket sales.The vessel, which had left in the morning in bad weather according to a witness who spoke to AFP, may have been hit by a wave and overturned.Lake Kariba, which straddles the border with Zambia, is one of the world’s largest man-made reservoirs, supporting…

During my years on the global board of The Nature Conservancy, and now as its chair, I have learned to hold urgency and hope at the same time.The urgency is clear. Climate change is intensifying heat, fire, floods, drought, and unstable weather. Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate. Forests, rivers, oceans, and soils face mounting pressure. These changes reach directly into our own lives, affecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and our physical and mental health.Yet I also see a remarkable source of hope: we are entering the greatest philanthropic opportunity for…

Hello, TechScape readers! Danielle Abril, editor of the Guardian’s Reworked series on AI and the future of work, filling in for Blake Montgomery this week. Major legal battles against Meta over child safety are playing out in courts across the US – and the tech giant is losing. Recent rulings raise big questions about social media companies’ responsibility to their youngest users. Meanwhile, more key executives have jumped ship from Google as it battles OpenAI and Anthropic in the race for AI dominance, and Meta’s smartglasses face a fearsome backlash. Let’s dig in!The pressure on social media giants including Meta…

The recent outing by the Chairman of Nigeria Revenue Service, Mr. Zacch Adedeji, on Sunday Politics, was a blanket verdict on the characters of persons in the President Bola Tinubu administration. Olawale Olaleye writes. After watching the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Mr. Zacch Adedeji,  fumble on simple questions around basic principles of good governance and sound leadership, it’s easy to come to terms with the reality that, there are moments in public life when a single sentence tells you considerably more about an official than an hour-long interview ever could. His recent outing on Sunday Politics, a…

Leaving the laboratory to take up a position elsewhere is an exciting milestone for many young scientists. But sorting through years’ worth of samples and data while preparing for your next career stage — and often a move to a different city or even a different country — can be overwhelming.Here are seven tips to smooth the transition and make future lab members’ lives easier.Communicate earlyPip Coen, a neuroscientist at University College London, established his lab in 2023. Although he hopes that none of his four PhD students and postdocs leaves any time soon, he already has a plan for…