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Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the strait of Hormuz.Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, since the start of the Middle East war to bypass strait of Hormuz closed by Iran.The Saudi foreign ministry condemned “the targeting of the East-West pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions by several drones coming from Iraq, which caused human injuries and damage”.“The pipeline was stopped as…

A collaborative investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, The Examination, The New York Times and Truth Reporting Post into lead poisoning linked to battery recycling in Nigeria has been named finalist in two categories of the 2026 Online Journalism Awards. The investigation was named as finalist for the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, Large Newsroom, and Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships. In the large newsroom investigative journalism category, the investigation is competing against entries from Reuters, Bloomberg News, among others. For the collaboration and partnerships category, it is competing against projects by NBC News Digital and Forbidden Stories. The Online…

Anthropic says it has identified and disrupted attempts to use its AI model for “malicious activity” which could support the development of biological weapons.The findings, made in the firm’s recent threat intelligence report, is the latest in a growing series of warnings from AI researchers and industry insiders about the technology’s potential risks to humanity.The warnings have prompted calls to action, with US Senator Bernie Sanders demanding a pause on advanced AI development and a ban on artificial superintelligence.President Donald Trump has so far rejected such fears, saying on Thursday he was concerned “if we don’t win AI, we’re going…

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Enugu So much has been happening in every sector of Enugu’s economy over the past three years. Development has been taking place at an unprecedented fast pace with modern infrastructures doting the landscape of the Coal City State. That much was affirmed in the recently released 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Momentum Index where Enugu State was ranked as the fastest improving state among the 33 states assessed. The reputable consulting firm explained that the Momentum Index measures the rate at which states improved relative to the national average during the review period. Positive scores indicate above-average progress,…

Sarah Hickey and her team help keep nearly 20,000 acres of upland in the Isle of Man healthy.

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A tragedy. A national disaster. A loss to the cultural landscape that should be discussed in parliament. These were just a few listener reactions when Liza Tarbuck left her Radio 2 show earlier this year. “I was bereft about it, too,” sighs Tarbuck. “I miss angsting over the playlist. I miss the texts and emails. For two hours every weekend, we were a proper gang.”Tarbuck hosted her Saturday evening show for 14 years, building it into the funniest show on British radio. Her riotous mix of freewheeling chat and hand-picked tunes (the music could span nine decades in the same…

Charles Ajunwa The Group General Manager, Continental Hotels, Karl Hala, has said that hospitality is about people and not about building. Hala, who declared this at the AeroWest Summit 2026, which brought together aviation and tourism practitioners in Lagos. The hospitality expert in his presentation titled, ‘Beyond Connectivity — Building the Tourism Capacity and Experiences That Make Destinations Thrive’, said to improve the performance of any hotel, one cannot think only about hotel. “I run hotels. So, theoretically, my job should be simple: fill more rooms, sell more conferences, fill our restaurants and increase RevPAR. “But after many years in…

Colorectal cancer, which affects the colon and rectum, is one of the most common cancers globally, yet it can remain unnoticed for a long time because some people have no symptoms in the early stages. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million new cases of colorectal cancer and more than 900,000 deaths occurred globally in 2022. The agency said symptoms, when they occur, may include blood in the stool, persistent changes in bowel habits, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss and fatigue. Because some people may not notice any warning signs, screening can provide an opportunity to identify possible…

Trump meets Irish president Catherine ConnollyDonald Trump arrived at Áras an Uachtaráin, the Irish president’s official residence, where he was received by Catherine Connolly.Here is a report from PA on the encounter: double quotation markMs Connolly stood at the end of the steps in the Portico to greet Mr Trump and then led the American president down the Francini corridor and into the state reception room. Ms Connolly, a long-standing critic of the US president, invited him to sign the visitors’ book in the state reception room. They then proceeded to the drawing room and into a hallway where Mr…