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IFA is one of the biggest stages for consumer technology, and this year, TECNO is arriving with more than just new smartphones. At IFA ShowStoppers 2026, the technology brand is showcasing a lineup spanning smartphones, laptops, and even gaming PCs, with a clear focus on pushing familiar devices in new directions. From a smartphone with virtually no visible border around its display to a laptop that can fold all the way around, here are five TECNO products worth looking out for at IFA 2026. 1. TECNO Next-Gen Bezelless Concept Phone Smartphone bezels have been shrinking for years, but TECNO is…

Jamaica petitions the British monarch over questions about the legality of the transatlantic slave trade.Jamaica’s campaign for reparations from the United Kingdom is part of a broader push for countries to pay for their roles in the transatlantic slave trade and hundreds of years of slavery.Momentum is building. In March, a United Nations resolution said the claims represent a step towards a remedy for the descendants of enslaved people. Most Western countries abstained from the vote, and the United States opposed it.In June, African and Caribbean nations met in Ghana – where hundreds of thousands of people were forced onto…

Xinhua Hospital in Shanghai, China, hosted one of the gene-therapy trials that led to the death of a child last year.Credit: Costfoto/Sipa USA/AlamyThe deaths of two children in separate gene-editing trials in China raise serious questions about oversight and could have a profound effect on the country’s biomedical industry, say researchers, ethicists and legal scholars.On 5 August, a Shanghai-based gene-editing company, HuidaGene Therapeutics, announced that a young boy had died during one of its trials in 2025. And in July, an investigation by Science and Retraction Watch revealed that a six-year-old girl had died in March last year after receiving…

Nigeria’s teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has been eliminated from the 2026 US Open Junior Championships after losing to South Africa’s Connor Doig in the round of 32 on Tuesday. Ogunsakin, a product of Aurum Tennis Academy, fought for three sets before eventually going down 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to the South African. The defeat ends an encouraging campaign for the 17-year-old, who reached the main draw after an impressive qualifying run and then secured the biggest victory of his Grand Slam career in the opening round. Ogunsakin defeated Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Shou Chen, the No. 15 seed and world No. 16…

After Netflix promised a 45-day theatrical window if had purchased Warner Bros, the streamer will now begin reporting grosses publicly for its upcoming slate of six movies: La Bola Negra, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, Mosquito Bowl, Danny Boyle’s Ink, Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The change of heart, we’ve confirmed, comes from Netflix having two wide releases next year in Narnia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Mind as well, get in the habit of reporting grosses. Up to this point, Netflix has often shielded its tickets sales from being shared in…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has withdrawn its petition challenging the re-election of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke. This comes less than 24 hours after the details of the suit was displayed at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal venue in Osogbo, the state capital. The withdrawal is the latest twists that have followed the 15 August governorship election. APC governorship candidate Bola Oyebamiji already conceded defeat and congratulated Governor Adeleke only for the petition to be filed days later in his name and that of his party. In the unfolding developments, the party’s legal team publicly disowned the…

A 54-year-old Customs officer, Etteng Ise, has died in a lone car accident along the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Cross River State. The accident occurred near Alesi Village in Ikom Local Government Area at about 2:56 p.m. Sunday Eitokpah, the police spokesperson in Cross River, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Calabar on Monday. Mr Eitokpah, an assistant superintendent of police, said Mr Ise, who served at the Mfum Border in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River, reportedly lost control of his vehicle while avoiding a pothole. He said the vehicle veered off the road into the bush…

Healthcare venture capital firm EHA Impact Ventures has announced a $100,000 follow-on investment in medical technology developer Ananya Health. The capital will support efforts to secure product clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The injection marks the third investment by the fund in Ananya Health. The transaction reinforces its strategy of providing patient capital to female-led businesses addressing key healthcare challenges across Africa. Ananya Health is developing a battery-powered cryoablation device designed to freeze abnormal cervical cells before they turn cancerous. Traditional treatment requires specialist physicians, cryogen gas, and high capital expenditure, which restricts preventative care in…

The government proposals have been welcomed by organisations and charities calling for tougher measures and technical solutions to stop children from not just seeing, but also capturing and sharing nudity on smartphones.Ofcom data suggests that a growing proportion of younger children in the UK own a smartphone – and that the number of those do increases with age.According to children’s charity the NSPCC, content filmed on a child’s device can be the starting point for grooming, sexual extortion and other forms of online child sexual abuse.UK police chiefs have previously said restricting the ability of children’s devices to take or…

About 2,300 women and children from dozens of countries are being held at Roj camp in Syria, many of them linked to ISIL. The Syrian government wants to close the camp, but there are currently no formal plans for what will happen to those being held there. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith has an exclusive report from inside the camp.Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026Share Women and children remain trapped in Syria’s Roj camp on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo